Apple has finally delivered the one Mac Studio configuration it left hanging in August.
The company's online store now lets buyers configure the M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 512GB of unified memory, right on the schedule it promised.
The catch is the price, and it is not a small catch: To unlock the option, you first need the top-tier M5 Ultra with a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU, which starts at $6,799 with 96GB of memory and a 1TB SSD. Selecting 512GB then adds $15,500, for a minimum of $22,299.
To even get to the pricing stated above, you first need the top-tier M5 Ultra with a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU, which starts at $6,799 and includes 96GB of memory and a 1TB SSD. Selecting 512GB then adds $15,500, for a minimum of $22,299.
Max out the storage at 16TB and the bill reaches $29,799. Orders placed today are quoted for delivery between late November and early December 2026, so you are in for a bit of a wait even if you are willing to shell out that kind of money.
When Apple unveiled the new Mac Studio, it called the 512GB ceiling "staggering." That adjective, as it turns out, applies to the price just as much as the capacity.
At $22,299, the cheapest 512GB Mac Studio barely undercuts a base 2026 Toyota Corolla LE , which carries a $23,125 MSRP. Spec the SSD all the way to 16TB, however, and the comparison becomes literal. A 2026 Toyota Camry , Toyota's midsize family sedan, lists for just under $30,000 before destination fees, and the Mac Studio, when maxed out, clocks in at exactly the same ballpark.
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