@siracusa I’m predicting you’re gonna go with base M5 ultra (which comes with 96gb memory to match your Mac Pro) and 8tb storage and you’ll do it on a monthly lease (which we U.K. citizens don’t get sadly) which comes in at a $184.55 on Apple Upgrade

@siracusa Don’t worry, John - I am sure that as you paid absolutely through the nose for that Mac Pro, Apple will give you top dollar on the trade in.

😂

@siracusa Now we know why they started offering leases.

@siracusa Wow. 😉 😆 Looks like you'll need to wait until late October though.

@siracusa Ouch so the previous price increase was just to add a slight cushion to the actual price increase 😱

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Oh, has the new decade commenced, indeed?

@siracusa The M4 iMac i put in my recording studio is more power than i'll ever need for a goddamn decade and a half. 10 cores, 32GB of RAM, purchased before Trump's tariffs in 2024. The Intel i5 iMac I had in there prior worked fine until the new OSs broke it.

You don't need this, just air gap your shit and freeze it in time. The only updates to creative software like video editors, graphic design, audio workstations, etc. Is AI bloat that doesn't functionally improve UX.

@siracusa I learned recently that “Ultra” was the name for the Allied code breaking operation at Bletchley Park where the first electronic computer was developed during WWII. There is something nice about Apple using the term Ultra for its best chips (and best laptop??), albeit surely coincidental. [en\.wikipedia\.org/wiki/Ultra\…](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_(cryptography)

@siracusa I know how the next @atpfm is going to go.

@siracusa Indeed. Studio Ultra with 96 GB of RAM and 2 TB hard drive on order myself. Finally moving on from Intel (goodbye, 27" 2020 iMac).

@siracusa Is this the first new machine with their ‘lease’ option?

Also historically you’ve always wanted ‘mac pro’ level machines for options and longevity… but stuff’s changed… you’re now forced into dongletown, stuff’s super fast, even external storage. Would leasing make sense now, and just upgrade every 36 months, or keep a $8k machine for 7+ years?

Now that I’m retired, my m1 ultra is still ‘just fine’.

@siracusa 😭 😭 😭

@siracusa Baseline M5 ultra with 30-core CPU and 64-core GPU, 96GB of RAM, 8TB SSD = $8999. 16TB SSD would be 4000 bucks extra as would 256GB RAM.

@siracusa Finally a new Mac ₘᵢₙᵢ ₘ₅ Pro!

@siracusa you going to pre-order?

@siracusa but it’s a quad!

@siracusa "512GB memory option for M5 Ultra coming late October"

@siracusa dammit I mount have to reup my membership to hear this thought process.

@siracusa I could probably get a decent summer house here in Sweden for the same price as a maxed out Ultra. 😁

@siracusa If a new Mac drops in a forest, but nobody can afford it..?

To upgrade my M4 Mac Studio - which Apple insultingly values at just $1,660 - to the new model would cost $12k. Welcome to hell.

@siracusa Is it a Ferrari now? Is this where they're forcing you to pick the Accord?

@siracusa I have a M2 max with two TV storage. If I trade it into Apple, I can end up with the same as I have now but the M5 max chip and more ram for under $2500 plus tax.

Would you trade in your Mac Pro and if so, how much would Apple give you for it or would you keep the Mac Pro for gaming?

@siracusa Hmm. 512 GB Memory option "coming late October".

There was 512GB Memory in the beginning of 2026. Will the RAM situation improve for Apple until October? Weird.

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@siracusa I am in Italy and have not heard last weeks show but I can already hear @caseyliss on your next show.