Apple launches upgraded Mac Studio and M6 Mac mini with higher prices and soldered storage

Review: Apple's hyper-pricey M5 Ultra Mac Studio made me into a vibe coder

Ars Technica • 24 sept. 11h00

Apple's new Mac Studio equipped with the M5 Ultra chip offers doubled CPU, GPU and memory bandwidth compared with the previous generation, but its base price starts at $12,299, reflecting a significant increase amid a broader AI-driven memory shortage.

New Mac Mini Has Two Storage Downsides, Including Unremovable SSD

MacRumors • 23 sept. 03h23

The latest Mac Mini with M6 and M5 Pro chips has non-upgradeable, soldered NAND storage, and its 256 GB configuration uses a single NAND chip that delivers lower read/write speeds than larger-capacity models.

Apple M6 Mac mini review: $300 price hike spoils a nice upgrade

Ars Technica • 21 sept. 13h00

The new Mac mini, equipped with Apple’s first M6 processor, starts at $899, a $300 increase over the previous model while retaining the same memory and storage options.

Huge AI And Graphics Power At A Huge Premium

Engadget • 21 sept. 13h00

The new Mac Studio models feature M5 Ultra and M5 Max chips, offering up to 30% higher performance than the previous generation, but the top-end Ultra configuration carries a price tag of $11,299.

The Best Compact Desktop Is No Longer A Great Deal

Engadget • 21 sept. 13h00

Apple's latest Mac mini, equipped with an M6 processor, starts at $899 and offers modest performance gains, but its higher price marks a shift away from the model's previous value positioning.

M5 Ultra and M6 Chip Benchmark Results Reveal Graphics Performance

MacRumors • 18 sept. 19h55

Early Geekbench 7 results indicate the M5 Ultra delivers up to 59% higher Metal performance than the M3 Ultra, while the M6 posts a 34% improvement over the M5.

M5 Ultra Chip's Impressive Performance Boost Revealed in First Benchmark Result

MacRumors • 15 sept. 18h00

An early Geekbench 7 benchmark for Apple's M5 Ultra chip indicates roughly 30% higher single-core and 35% higher multi-core scores than the M3 Ultra, with the top-end Mac Studio starting at $6,799.

M6 benchmarks reveal how far Apple's boosted the Mac mini

appleinsider.com • 15 sept. 17h51

Initial Geekbench 7 results indicate the M6-powered Mac mini delivers notable improvements in single-core and multi-core performance over earlier models.

M6 Chip Benchmark Surfaces Ahead of New Mac Mini Launch Next Week

macrumors.com • 15 sept. 16h38

A single Geekbench 7 result for Apple’s new 2nm M6 processor shows roughly 12% higher single-core and 27% higher multi-core scores than the M5, supporting Apple’s performance claims ahead of the Mac mini launch.

M5 Ultra Demolishes The 96-Core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX CPU In New Geekbench 7 Scores; Obtains 11% Higher Multi-Core Score With Less Than Half The Number Of Cores

Wccftech • 15 sept. 13h42

Apple's M5 Ultra chip achieved a 10.8% higher multi-core score than AMD's 96-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX in Geekbench 7, while using fewer cores.