Mac Studio M5 (OT)

jesele · August 25, 2026, 5:11pm

So, finally ordered a new Mac, replacing our 9-year-old iMac 27"
Happy camper, but rice and beans for a while now.

Jesper

judddanby · August 25, 2026, 5:27pm

I imagine that will be a marvelous machine, Jesper — felicitations!

(In the process you made me realize that my M1 Studio is now 5-1/2 years old. “Time flies!”)

jesele · August 25, 2026, 5:30pm

Thanks, Judd. Forgot to say that I ordered a new Studio Display also. Yay.

Jesper

rpearl · August 25, 2026, 5:38pm

What’s wrong with rice and beans? (Long-time vegetarian here…)

jesele · August 25, 2026, 6:06pm

Ha, nothing wrong with that @rpearl. I tried to sell a kidney, but to many beers in my younger days, so it wasn’t sellable.

Jesper

judddanby · August 25, 2026, 6:26pm

Couldn’t even sell that kidney for beans, eh?

jesele · August 25, 2026, 6:26pm

Jesper

kasky1 · August 25, 2026, 7:04pm

I am GREEN with envy! That’s the Mac Studio configuration I wanted last year but couldn’t afford it…good for you!!!

jesele · August 25, 2026, 7:09pm

Thanks @kasky1. Couldn’t really afford it either. Hopefully, you’ll get yours eventually.

Jesper

Romanos · August 25, 2026, 8:19pm

You really are on rice and beans for a while. lol

FredGUnn · August 25, 2026, 8:24pm

Just one?

kasky1 · August 25, 2026, 11:41pm

Now I am PURPLE with envy cause I just can’t stand it! Happy for you!!!

dan_kreider · August 26, 2026, 12:41am

Congrats @jesele! I bought an M4 Mini last year. It’s so fast for everything I need. I’m sure many of us grew up with the gigantic Pentium towers (or worse)… modern compute in such a small form factor is mind-blowing.

arco · August 26, 2026, 3:11am

How much ram, @dan_kreider ?

jesele · August 26, 2026, 3:59am

Ha, indeed @Romanos

Jesper

jesele · August 26, 2026, 4:01am

Ha ha, yes, otherwise, just beans.

Jesper

jesele · August 26, 2026, 4:03am

Thanks, Dan, the Mac Studio is probably overkill, but hoping it will last 8-10 years like our old iMac did.

Jesper

jesele · August 26, 2026, 5:11am

Thanks, Kent.

Jesper

dan_kreider · August 26, 2026, 7:54am

32 GB, plenty of headroom for me; probably could have gone with 24. I have tried dabbling in VSTs in the past and found it much too tedious, so it’s just NP for me, plus Pianoteq and Noisefirm (handbells).

The Mini never really has to exert itself. Sometimes I feel like I should take it for a walk lest it start getting sedentary.

benwiggy · August 26, 2026, 9:01am

Congratulations. That will be a fantastic machine, and definitely will see you through a decade.**

I’m still on an M1 Pro MBP, and an M2 Pro Mini, both with 32Gb RAM and 1 Tb storage. The M1 is still good as a portable, though massive Dorico files do get a bit sluggish. The M2, I have no qualms nor quibbles.

** Assuming the machines don’t rise up against us. I note that the Terminator came back to 1984 from 2029…