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Mac Studio is covered through reports detailing retail price reductions and hardware configurations. Hitechreports summarizes news regarding local model execution and retail markdowns for the desktop.
Apple has begun selling the Mac Studio with 512GB of RAM, exclusive to the top M5 Ultra chip. The upgrade costs $15,500 extra, pushing the starting price to $22,299, with units shipping late November.
Micro Center is selling the 2026 Mac Studio with Apple's M5 Max chip, 36GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD for $1,999 with free in-store pickup, according to a Slickdeals listing posted Friday.
9to5Toys reported a $900 discount on a high-end MacBook Pro configuration Thursday, part of a weekly roundup that also cuts prices on the M5 MacBook Air, M6 Mac mini, Mac Studio and AirPods Pro 3.
Apple has expanded its Self Service Repair Store to cover the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, M5 Mac Studio and M6 Mac mini, letting owners buy genuine parts and rent tools for do-it-yourself fixes.
Amazon has dropped prices on Apple’s newly launched M6 Mac mini — $119 off the 16GB/256GB model ($779.99), $149 off the 16GB/512GB version ($949.99). The M5 Max Mac Studio (36GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is $200 off at $2,299. All deals are live on Amazon US now.
Apple’s 2026 Mac Studio — M5 Max, 18-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36GB RAM, 512GB SSD — is $2,299 on Amazon. That’s $200 off the $2,499 launch price. No other markets’ prices are cited.
9to5Mac's weekend deals roundup, published Saturday, lists up to $200 off the M5 MacBook Air and Mac Studio, $150 off the M6 Mac mini, and discounts on AirPods, Apple Watch Series 12 and new Magic accessories.
Apple and Meta teamed up to run the 816-billion-parameter Muse Spark Open AI model on linked M5 Ultra Mac Studios via Thunderbolt 5, though the required memory setups carry five-figure price tags.
Meta has released Muse Spark Open — a new open-weight AI model built for desktop agentic work — and says it runs best on Apple’s Mac Studio with M5 Ultra chip.
Amazon has cut prices on Apple's newest Mac mini and Mac Studio configurations, with savings of up to $149 on the mini and $200 on the Studio, MacRumors reported Saturday.
The M6 Mac mini saw discounts reaching $150 when retailers extended weekend promotions on Saturday, joined by price drops on the Mac Studio and Galaxy Z Fold 8.
A weekly Apple deals roundup from 9to5Toys lists up to $150 off the M6 Mac mini and $200 off the Mac Studio, alongside cuts on AirPods Max 2, Apple Watch Series 12 and more.
Apple's desktop lineup has a new M6 Mac Mini and M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio models, according to Wired's testing, while the iMac remains unchanged since 2024 with an M4 chip starting at $1,499.