2026-09-26 19:27 UTC
As is tradition I now enter the What If phase of my Apple purchasing decision. This year its what if I return the upgraded M5 Max and drive to Microcenter to get a base model.
Pros: I keep my M4 Max and it costs $400 less.
Cons: 36GB and continued storage moving games.
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@paul@tapbots.social 2026-09-28 21:42
The localish Microcenter has a bunch of the base Mac Studios in stock. Doing the math it’s $1700 more for my upgraded one which only adds 512GB SSD and 28GB of RAM. Total insanity even with AI price jumps. Still haven’t decide what to do but it hurts my soul to pay that much for RAM/Storage.