{
  "id": 16937473,
  "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",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-28T18:25:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/28/mac-studio-m5-ultra-512gb-ram/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Apple has officially revealed pricing for a new 512GB RAM configuration for the Mac Studio featuring the M5 Ultra chip. According to Techmeme, this configuration starts at $22,299 in the U.S. 9to5Mac reports that when Apple announced the M5 Max and M5 Ultra Mac Studio configurations in August, the company stated this 512GB RAM option would be available in October.\n\nAppleInsider notes that while the base M5 Ultra model includes a 30-core CPU, 64-core GPU, and 1TB of storage for $5,499, only the version with a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU can be configured with 512GB of RAM. AppleInsider also states that upgrading storage from 1TB to a maximum of 16TB costs an additional $7,500, and that the most powerful configuration has reached a price of $29,799. Pre-orders for this configuration are expected to arrive on December 3.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "AppleInsider",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-28T17:38:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}