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Select Stores: Apple Mac Studio Desktop (2026): M5 Max, 48GB RAM, 1TB SSD $2799.99

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Apple Mac Studio Z1U4000E9 (Mid 2026) Desktop Computer; Apple M5 Max 18-Core CPU; 48GB Unified Memory; 1TB Solid State Drive; 40-Core GPU/16-Core Neural Engine

Specs:
  • Apple M5 Max 18-core CPU
  • 48GB Unified RAM
  • Apple M5 Max Chip 40-core GPU
  • 1TB SSD
  • 10GbE, WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6.0
  • macOS
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Apple Mac Studio Z1U4000E9 (Mid 2026) Desktop Computer; Apple M5 Max 18-Core CPU; 48GB Unified Memory; 1TB Solid State Drive; 40-Core GPU/16-Core Neural Engine

Specs:
  • Apple M5 Max 18-core CPU
  • 48GB Unified RAM
  • Apple M5 Max Chip 40-core GPU
  • 1TB SSD
  • 10GbE, WiFi 7 (802.11be), Bluetooth 6.0
  • macOS
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Today 11:30 AM
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cpmcnamaraToday 11:30 AM
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This deal or the one for 36/512 for $1999 for future proofing ?
Today 11:37 AM
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ZornToday 11:37 AM
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Is there anything this one enables that the base model would struggle with?
Today 11:37 AM
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JK1982Today 11:37 AM
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Hmmm recently bought the 36 512gb for 2000. Wonder if this is worth the extra
Today 11:54 AM
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chiropteranToday 11:54 AM
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Quote from Zorn View quoted comment :
Is there anything this one enables that the base model would struggle with?
Running local AI, that extra 12GB of RAM enables a lot of options that are basically unusable with 36GB.

But even then, 48GB isn't going to let you run anything amazing, it's just going to enable some slightly less-bad local models. Worth it for educational purposes, IMO, but for serious AI you would really want a 256GB or 512GB ultra.

Outside of AI, double the SSD space is also pretty nice for long-term use.
Today 12:10 PM
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audiophanToday 12:10 PM
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Quote from cpmcnamara View quoted comment :
This deal or the one for 36/512 for $1999 for future proofing ?
That deal is over.
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Today 12:25 PM
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arcane30Today 12:25 PM
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Quote from chiropteran View quoted comment :
Running local AI, that extra 12GB of RAM enables a lot of options that are basically unusable with 36GB.But even then, 48GB isn't going to let you run anything amazing, it's just going to enable some slightly less-bad local models. Worth it for educational purposes, IMO, but for serious AI you would really want a 256GB or 512GB ultra.Outside of AI, double the SSD space is also pretty nice for long-term use.
Will it able to run qwen3.8 27b with 48GB and leaving some bandwidth for agents harness ?
Today 12:33 PM
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JohnnySlick777Today 12:33 PM
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Quote from cpmcnamara View quoted comment :
This deal or the one for 36/512 for $1999 for future proofing ?
Future proofing doesn't exist in the pc world.
It'll be outdated in a year with something newer, faster, better, next gen this and version 0.0xxx that and build version late 2026 or early 2027!
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Today 12:42 PM
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t99Today 12:42 PM
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First 36gb/512gb, now 48gb/1tb, should be 64gb/2tb next right Stick Out Tongue
Today 12:56 PM
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aecfxToday 12:56 PM
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The 1tb ssd writes and reads speeds are double that of the 512gb ssd
Today 1:01 PM
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BrainDocToday 1:01 PM
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For reference, this is $300 less than Apple's education pricing for this computer.
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Today 1:10 PM
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BrainDocToday 1:10 PM
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Quote from arcane30 View quoted comment :
Will it able to run qwen3.8 27b with 48GB and leaving some bandwidth for agents harness ?
I run qwen 3.8 27b (Q4) on a M5 Max with 36 GB of RAM. It works quickly and well enough for what I need it to do.
Today 1:16 PM
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FancyCemetery555Today 1:16 PM
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Quote from cpmcnamara View quoted comment :
This deal or the one for 36/512 for $1999 for future proofing ?
48GB is more ideal to run local LLM's with lots of context as well as image generation. Generally it's a debate between 32GB vs 64GB configurations - but 48GB is also enough for Qwen 3.8 or Gemma 4 with larger context.
Last edited by FancyCemetery555 October 7, 2026 at 06:33 AM.
Today 1:18 PM
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FancyCemetery555Today 1:18 PM
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Quote from BrainDoc View quoted comment :
I run qwen 3.8 27b (Q4) on a M5 Max with 36 GB of RAM. It works quickly and well enough for what I need it to do.
With qwen 3.8 27b (Q4), how much context can you fit?
Today 1:18 PM
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CalmFlag1332Today 1:18 PM
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Quote from arcane30 View quoted comment :
Will it able to run qwen3.8 27b with 48GB and leaving some bandwidth for agents harness ?
Yes it will, even though the context size will be limited (around 70k)

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Today 1:36 PM
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arcane30Today 1:36 PM
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Quote from CalmFlag1332 View quoted comment :
Yes it will, even though the context size will be limited (around 70k)
Mac mini m4 pro with 48GB 512GB is $1000 cheaper, not sure if this is worth for local llm. Bandwidth and cooling will be a higher in studio. Will Mac mini able to handle decent model

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