Apple Opens Orders for 512GB M5 Ultra Mac Studio at $22,299
Apple made the previously announced 512GB unified-memory option for the M5 Ultra Mac Studio available to order on Oct. 28, with the configuration starting at $22,299 and rising to $29,799 with 16TB of storage. The 512GB option requires the top M5 Ultra chip with a 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU and 1.2TB/s of memory bandwidth, and is limited to that tier since the M5 Max tops out at 128GB. TechRepublic notes 9to5Mac's Oct. 28 report that initial orders showed estimated delivery windows from late November to early December, and that Apple's own July 2026 testing showed a four-system Mac Studio cluster delivering up to three times the AI inference performance of a single system, though that result comes from Apple's own testing.
It gives buyers access to Apple's highest-memory Mac Studio for running large AI models and datasets locally, but TechRepublic argues the $15,500 memory upgrade over the $6,799 configuration only pays off for workloads that genuinely exceed a single machine's capacity, and that Apple's unified memory cannot be expanded after purchase.
At nearly $2,000, a foldable phone has to be useful even when it stays closed.
Apple’s iPhone Duo and Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold approach that challenge differently. Starting at $1,999 and $1,899, respectively, both offer large folding displays, but their designs, cameras, and software create distinct experiences for everyday use.
Choosing between them comes down to how often you unfold your phone, what you want to accomplish on the larger screen, and which features justify the expense.
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- Cameras, battery life, and durability
- What the iPhone Duo offers that the Pixel 11 Pro Fold doesn’t
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