TechReview: Apple’s Hyper-Pricey M5 Ultra Mac Studio Made Me a Vibe Coder

Apple has officially ended the Mac Pro. The article argues that Apple Silicon’s integrated CPU, GPU, and memory interface makes the traditional expandable tower unnecessary and effectively impossible, while its fast CPU, capable GPU, and unified memory are well suited to demanding professional workloads such as running language models and agents locally.

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AArs Technica★★☆☆☆2026-09-24 11:00Original