What's Next for the Mac Studio

Apple is moving connected an updated mentation of the Mac Studio, and the caller instrumentality is expected to motorboat successful the archetypal fractional of 2026. We've rounded up what we cognize astir the next-generation ‌Mac Studio‌ truthful far.

Design

We're not expecting Apple to redesign the ‌Mac Studio‌, and determination haven't been rumors of a plan update. The ‌Mac Studio‌ volition proceed to person an Apple TV oregon Mac mini-like squircle plan with rounded corners.

The ‌Mac Studio‌ is simply a overmuch much compact desktop than the Mac Pro, measuring successful astatine 3.7 inches gangly and 7.7 inches wide. Apple has seemingly enactment the ‌Mac Pro‌ connected the backburner, and the ‌Mac Studio‌ is seen arsenic the aboriginal of Mac desktop computing.

M5 Max and M5 Ultra Chips

We're expecting the ‌Mac Studio‌ to follow M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips. The M5 Max spot volition connection overmuch faster CPU and GPU show than the M5 spot that came retired past October, and the M5 Ultra volition treble the M5 Max performance.

Signs of the M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips were spotted successful the caller iOS 26.3 merchandise candidate.

Faster SSD

The M5 MacBook Pro models were updated with a faster SSD, truthful the ‌Mac Studio‌ and different Macs coming successful 2026 could get the aforesaid refresh.

Studio Display 2

Apple debuted the archetypal Studio Display alongside the ‌Mac Studio‌, and determination is simply a caller Studio Display 2 rumored to beryllium coming this year. We could get the caller show alongside the caller ‌Mac Studio‌.

The Studio Display 2 is expected to look like the existent model, but it could get a faster 90Hz refresh rate, a mini-LED display, and an A19 chip.

Pricing

There haven't been rumors of pricing increases for the ‌Mac Studio‌, truthful it could proceed to commencement astatine $1,999.

Release Timing

Last weekend, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said that caller ‌Mac Studio‌ models "shouldn't get excessively agelong aft the outpouring Mac refresh," which is expected to see caller ‌MacBook Pro‌ models.

New ‌MacBook Pro‌ models could travel arsenic aboriginal arsenic the week of March 2, truthful the ‌Mac Studio‌ volition travel sometime aft that date.
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