Re:New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra
by appplication on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @09:23AM
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I had the same thought, I grabbed a studio two years ago for this reason and it’s been great. 99% of the time lack of portability isn’t a concern. Every now and then (e.g. travel) I notice the limitation, but it’s not much of an inconvenience to just not do some work for a bit.
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Re:New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra
by Gareth321 on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @09:35AM
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Plus remote work is getting easier and easier. There are so few instances when I'm not able to get online. If we lived in a world where hardware were getting cheaper, it might make sense to splurge. In this environment I think the Neo is perfect.
Re:New Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra
by dannyw on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @09:53AM
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Build quality of the Neo is extremely good, I love the keyboard — it’s more tactile and reminds me of early 2010s MacBooks.
I’ll be selling my M4 MBA soon, I genuinely use the Neo more. Huge difference in typing experience.
Great repairability is a plus. It was super easy, and actually fun to open. Felt like unboxing an Apple product. Applied the thermal paste mod for $10 which works excellently; I’ve had it shortly after launch.
And I love the notchless display, even if I wished the color gamut was a bit better.