M5 Mac Studio: Why Capacity Beats Speed for Local LLMs
Buying a workstation for local LLMs in 2026? The only metric that truly matters is Unified Memory capacity. Here is why the 128GB Max beats the 96GB Ultra for future-proofing.
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M5 Mac Studio for Local Models: 64GB Max vs 128GB Max vs 96GB Ultra — What to Buy
Of the three M5 Mac Studio configurations worth considering for local LLMs, only one clears the ~70GB bar that current 100B-class models demand. The 128GB M5 Max is also $700 cheaper than the 96GB Ultra.
