2026-09-24 22:20 UTC
Studio M5 Max review vs M4 Max: Overall responsiveness (single threaded) feels the same. Compilation speed is about 30% faster (nice!). SSD is noticeably faster (not benchmark BS, actually using). Device temperature does seem to get hotter but still can’t hear fans going. mediaanalysisd still wastes a ton of CPU for no apparent reason (but hey now its P cores instead of E cores!).
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@paul@tapbots.social 2026-09-24 22:45
The one thing more interesting than new desktop hardware is the Apple “Lease” program, which isn’t a lease at all. It’s basically 42 months 0% interest purchase program. In other words a good deal. Actually signing up for the plan feels half baked though, you go through the application and then have to enter a credit card # for it to get charged. Except that literally no major credit cards are supported by it. The only thing I could use was the Apple Pay card and I had to hunt for its CVV.