Apple’s Mac Studio Pro ends RAM upgrades for good
▼ Summary
– Apple has removed the option to buy the M3 Ultra Mac Studio with 256GB or 512GB RAM, leaving only a 96GB configuration available.
– The removal of higher memory options follows Apple running out of inventory for those configurations.
– Apple expects both the Mac mini and Mac Studio to remain supply constrained for several months.
– Apple also dropped the base storage Mac mini model last week.
– In contrast, the M5 Max MacBook Pro can still be configured with up to 128GB of memory.
Apple has quietly eliminated user-upgradeable RAM from its most powerful Mac Studio, effectively locking the M3 Ultra model into a single memory configuration. The company appears to have exhausted its supply of the two highest memory options previously available for the machine.
The M3 Ultra Mac Studio is now only available with 96GB of RAM. As noted by Basic Apple Guy, Apple has removed the option to purchase the machine with 256GB of memory, a configuration that was already nearly impossible to secure. This follows a move back in March, when Apple stopped offering the 512GB memory option for the same device.
The result is a single, fixed memory tier for the M3 Ultra Mac Studio. If you want one, the advice is straightforward: get it while supplies last.
This shift aligns with broader supply warnings from Apple. Last week, the company signaled that both the Mac mini and Mac Studio are expected to remain supply constrained for several months. Apple also dropped the base storage version of the Mac mini last week.
For comparison, the latest M5 Max MacBook Pro can still be configured with up to 128GB of memory, offering more flexibility than the flagship desktop machine. The move underscores a growing trend within Apple’s lineup: fewer customization options and a tighter grip on component availability.
(Source: 9to5Mac)
