Heb je heel erg veel rekenkracht nodig en een (erg) goed gevulde portemonnee, dan heeft Apple voor jou net de ideale Mac uitgebracht, de Mac Studio met M5 Max, of zelfs met de M5 Ultra. In deze nieuwe Mac Studio is trouwens niet alleen de chip razendsnel, ook de SSD is erg indrukwekkend.

Wil je er meer over weten voordat je overgaat tot de aanschaf, hieronder een bloemlezing van de reviews van dit rekenmonster.







• Frederico Viticci voor MacStories

At the end of this experiment, I have a simple, tangible result: the M5 Ultra lets me run local agents with incredible performance, with less time spent staring at a blank screen and everything happening on a single, compact, cool, and quiet machine on my desk.

This would have seemed impossible a couple of years ago. But here we are.

• Antonio G. Di Benedetto voor The Verge

I’ve never tested anything this fast before. The storage speeds are off the proverbial charts. It renders the classroom test in Blender faster than I can tie my shoes. Our Premiere 4K video export test, which yields an MP4 file of about 1.7GB, is done in about 40 seconds. I can’t get up from my desk and get a cup of coffee that fast without risking a serious burn.

• Roman Loyola voor Macworld

If you’re a Mac Studio user, you need a fast Mac. Apple’s improvements to the SSD are so compelling that even if you have an M4 Max or M3 Ultra Mac Studio, you should consider upgrading. Yes, it’s a pricey proposition, but your workflow will notice the improvement. But if you have a older Mac Studio and working with AI, you could wait for the next generation, because future M-series chips promise to have better AI capabilities. In that case, waiting isn’t a bad idea.

• Jeremy Gray voor PetaPixel

Should You Buy It?

Yes, unless you hate getting work done faster, for some reason.

• Andrew E. Freedman voor Tom’s Hardware

For local AI, the M5 Ultra is seriously impressive, though that may still be a niche use case for some. But in a computer that can reach over $12,000, niche is the name of the game.

This all makes the M5 Ultra version of the Mac Studio an impressive package and further proof of the power and performance Apple can draw out of its own silicon in concert with its own software.

• Brian Westover voor PCMag

Apple's 2026 Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra pushes performance (and pricing) to the limit. The new quad-die chip is a serious powerhouse for top-tier local AI inference, heavy software compilation, and high-throughput video rendering.