Literally an hour ago Apple took the wraps off the updated Mac Studio — and this is not just 'one more upgrade', but a reset of the idea of the 'desktop tower'. Inside — fresh M5 Max and M5 Ultra, and the top configuration now reaches a mind-boggling 512 GB of unified memory. If you thought 192 GB in the previous generation was already overkill, just give yourself a hug.
Pre-orders are already open, but finding the new unit 'in hand' in the first weeks will not be easy: such launches every time turn into a battle for the queue even at official resellers. And that is understandable — the Mac Studio remains the main workhorse for 8K editing, heavy 3D and scenes with multitracks, where memory gets eaten faster than we manage to buy more of it.
If you are eyeing a 'room to grow' configuration — get it with headroom. And if your battle buddy is already working for you and needs maintenance or a storage upgrade — our master in armour is always in touch. But let's be honest: on announcement day we all just stare at the display case and dream.