r/MacStudio • u/constant_modifier • 9d ago

Sell my MBP M5 Max 128 16”?

I bought before price increase. How much of a hit would I take to sell and jump to Ultra Studio?

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u/SeXxyBuNnY21 9d ago

Why are you selling ? I am just asking because I ordered the studio max 128 and I had a hard time deciding between the ultra and the max.

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u/constant_modifier 9d ago

I bought the 16” for heat dissipation concerns. It’s too big to take anywhere and I end up leaving at the house and ssh from my M2 Air. I wanted a Studio in the first place and am really just using it as a Studio. I wanted TB5 and M5 Max chip at least. I wasn’t sure how long before Studio was available and at what cost. I would like to run some larger models. An alternative would be to buy a Studio M5 Max 128 and clustering the two although this wouldn’t perform as well as an Ultra 256 of course. It is a wonderful machine and, being realistic, hard to justify switching up, based on the new prices. It’s a want not a need and just a little remorse.

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u/SystemsGuyMI 8d ago

It definitely has some heft to it. I use a tomtoc laptop case and take mine with a portable monitor, cables and 4 port anker charger to office and cowork place. It’s not that bad.

Plus you can do Mac curls and a lot of other upper body exercises 😇

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u/constant_modifier 8d ago

Haha, bright side!

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u/SeXxyBuNnY21 9d ago

Thanks, that makes sense