6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (247+ words) A note on the numbers below: retail M6 units aren’t widely available yet, so these are early engineering-sample results pulled from third-party CPU benchmark databases (Geekbench Browser, cpu-monkey, etc). We’ll update this post once updated numbers are available. Before the benchmark…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (294+ words) Apple has refreshed two of its most versatile desktop computers with a clear emphasis on local artificial intelligence and professional performance. The new Mac Studio, available with M5 Max and the all-new M5 Ultra, and the updated Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (491+ words) It places immense AI, graphics and video capacity inside the same 7.7-inch-square enclosure. There are two routes into that performance. M5 Max starts at $2,499 and covers demanding creative, development and engineering work. M5 Ultra begins at $5,499, doubling major parts of the architecture…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1432+ words) Mac Studio M5 Ultra vs DGX Spark comes down to how you use local AI. Apple offers up to 512GB unified memory and 1.2TB/s bandwidth, while NVIDIA gives you 128GB memory, Blackwell compute and CUDA for development, fine-tuning and multi-user inference. Apple did…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1078+ words) NVIDIA DGX Spark: $4,699. 128GB of memory, shared between the CPU and GPU. Memory bandwidth of about 273GB/s. It has been shipping and available to buy since late 2025. Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 36-core CPU / 80-core GPU, 256GB): $10,799. 256GB of memory. Memory bandwidth of about 1.2TB/s (roughly…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (629+ words) I wanted to find out whether a laptop can make an animated short with AI. Not "can a model generate a picture" — the whole thing: music, voices, character art that stays the same person across shots, and motion. The machine…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (506+ words) Apple has unveiled its new desktop processors with the M6 and the M5 Ultra. We’ve compared the processors below, noting the differences between the two and which chip you should go for, depending on your needs. Read on to learn more about…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (159+ words) ilounge.com The Mac Studio and Mac Mini have finally been announced by Apple, the company looks to have been caught off-guard by the strong unexpected appetite for hardware for AI. Usually, Apple releases new models for the Mac in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (572+ words) Martin Cid Magazine Press Enter to Search The standard picture of AI training infrastructure involves GPU clusters, server rooms, and Nvidia hardware costing tens of thousands of dollars per card. OpenAI just bought tens of thousands of consumer Macs and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1768+ words) Mon Aug 31 2026, 02:39 PM EDT · 6 minute read Why AI is increasing, not driving, demand for Mac mini and Mac Studio You may have noticed that the lead times on both the Mac mini and the Mac Studio have been a bit…...