{
  "id": 16935208,
  "title": "Mac Studio M5 Ultra 512GB RAM upgrade costs $15,500 on its own",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/mac-studio-m5-ultra-512gb-ram-upgrade-costs-15-500-on-its-own",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-28T17:38:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/10/28/mac-studio-m5-ultra-512gb-ram-upgrade-costs-15500-on-its-own"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has just announced the option to upgrade the 512GB RAM edition of its latest Mac Studio to an even more powerful configuration with 512GB RAM. This configuration, dubbed the M5 Ultra, comes with a steep price tag of $15,500 on its own. The base model starts at $5,499, featuring 96GB RAM, a 30-core CPU, a 64-core GPU, and 1TB storage. However, the M5 Ultra can be upgraded to a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU model, adding an extra $1,300. The highest configuration, which includes 512GB of RAM, a 36-core CPU, an 80-core GPU, and a maximum storage capacity of 16TB, is priced at a whopping $29,799. This makes it the most expensive Mac ever produced. Pre-orders for this premium configuration are now open and will begin shipping on December 3, 2026.",
  "summary": "Months after Apple launched the latest Mac Studio , it is finally taking orders for one more configuration, the 512GB RAM M5 Ultra. It's extremely costly. Apple is finally taking pre-orders for the 512GB Mac Studio Apple launched the M5 Ultra and M5 Max editions of the Mac Studio in August 2026 , but revealed in barely a footnote that there was one configuration coming later. Even as Apple was…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Apple adds a 512GB RAM configuration for the Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip, starting at $22,299; the M5 Max model maxes out at 128GB of RAM (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/apple-adds-a-512gb-ram-configuration-for-the-mac-studio-with-the-m5",
        "published": "2026-10-28T18:25:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}