On Tuesday 8/25 Apple announced via press release two new processors (M6 and M5 Ultra) and new Mac mini and Mac Studio systems incorporating them. I will break down the announcements and recommend which ones you should consider buying,
00:00 Intro
00:38 M6
01:55 M5 Ultra
03:39 M6 Mac mini
04:52 M5 Pro Mac mini
05:44 M5 Max Mac Studio
06:46 M5 Ultra Mac Studio
08:55 Who Should Buy These?
11:02 My Very Bad Week
Products featured in this video:
Apple 2026 Mac mini Desktop Computer with M6 chip.
Apple 2026 Mac mini Desktop Computer with M5 Pro chip.
Apple 2026 Mac Studio with M5 Max
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Studio Setup:
Main Camera: Sony FX30 APS-C
Tamron 17-28mm f/2.8 Di III RXD Lens
Portkeys PT5 II 5 inch Touchscreen Monitor
Teleprompter: Elgato Prompter XL (link coming when back in stock)
NEEWER 74″ Heavy Duty Camera Tripod.
B Camera: Sony A7IV Full Frame.
Sigma 24-70mm F2.8 DGDN.
Overhead Cameras: Sony ZV-E10 II APS-C w/16-50mm kit lens
Monitor: FEELWORLD T7 7 Inch IPS 4K
Audio: 2 RODE NTG3B Shotgun Mics
Zoom F6 Multitrack Field Recorder.
Key Light: SmallRig RC 120B 120W Bi-Color
Smallrig RA-D85 Parabolic Softbox.
Fill Light: ZHIYUN Molus G60 Bi-Color.
Rear Lights: VILTROX K90 2 Pack RGB Tube Light, 30W 38inch.
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it's time to upgrade when Gandalf is pitching strongly on new Macs
Question: what are your thoughts on Apple cutting parts of the Vision Pro team? (And the future for the Vision Pro)
cool and fun video / like it / keep it coming doc.
M5 Ultra Mac Studio sounds great. I wonder how much the wheels will cost.
They need to put that M6 into a MacNeo and it would be the perfect starter laptop for a high school or college student doing STEM fields.
M6 Mac Mini will be Apple's only M6 product.
After that crazy week you had, I hope Trails in the Sky 2 treats you well. I haven't started the demo yet but from the few clips I've seen online it looks fantastic. It looks to me they have nailed the early cutscenes. Enjoy!
Consider that someone (ahem) is working on a Rosetta type program to convert CUDA code to native Mac hardware.