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M5 Ultra 96GB vs M5 Max 128GB — is 2x bandwidth worth losing 32GB of RAM, with Qwen3.8-Flash-Next dropping tomorrow?

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I’ve been going back and forth on this for a week and I can’t settle it, so I’m hoping someone here has hands-on numbers. The two configs (German prices, dealer quote, incl. VAT): Config Price Mac Studio M5 Max, 128GB / 512GB SSD €5,859 Mac Studio M5 Max, 128GB / 1TB SSD €6,189 Mac Studio M5 Ultra,…

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  1. 2026-08-25 23:16 · r/LocalLLaMA
    M5 Ultra 96GB vs M5 Max 128GB — is 2x bandwidth worth losing 32GB of RAM, with Qwen3.8-Flash-Next dropping tomorrow?

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