'MacBook Ultra' Rumored to Have M5 Ultra Chip Option

[MacRumors]

Apple reportedly plans to release MacBook Pro models with OLED displays by early 2027, and Omdia analyst David Hsieh has predicted that the laptops will have an M5 Ultra chip option.

Given that these MacBook Pro models might actually be branded as "MacBook Ultra" models, it would be fitting if there were configurations with the M5 Ultra chip available. But keep your expectations low, as there has never been a MacBook with an Ultra chip, and a previous report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman only mentioned M5 Pro and M5 Max chips for these laptops.

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[attohs]

I predict they will have the M5 Ultra option with 256GB of Unified Memory, but getting 512GB will remain a Mac Studio exclusive

 

[nickf]

It also doubles as a sandwich toaster, very useful.

 

[Onimusha370]

There’s absolutely no way the chassis could support this thermally. Maybe an 18 inch model with Vapor chambers and some other breakthroughs, but even then…

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Dual purpose laptop and room heater. If true, it'll be interesting to see how they fit the larger CPU and additional cooling into the chassis and still keep it quiet.

 

[Living the Dream]

Starting price $5k

 

[abowlby]

Starting at $9999.99.

 

[Astuces iOS]

This MacBook will be cheap ! Trust !

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Starting price $5k

Think higher. The Mac Studio Ultra starts at 5,499 and that doesn’t have battery or a screen.

 

[Living the Dream]

Think higher. The Mac Studio Ultra starts at 5,499 and that doesn’t have battery or a screen.

Lawd. Complete insanity. I remember when everyone was saying the prices of apples computers would decrease with in-house chips.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Who?
That’s not going to happen

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

Oh, to call thyself an analyst. Where the M5 Ultra Apple Watch?

 

[saberfi]

M5 Ultra in a laptop? And in one that is planned to have thinner chassis than current Pros?

.. come again?

 

[Falco McGregor]

Calling this the MacBook Studio makes more sense in the current positioning than MacBook Ultra. That said, MacBook Neo as a name was on no one's radar ahead of release, so who knows?

 

[kk1ro]

I don't think this is feasible. But a MacBook Pro with this chip and 512GB of RAM would be a (very expensive) dream.

 

[Unggoy Murderer]

Very unlikely unless Apple have figured out a way to pretend thermodynamics isn't a problem.

I'm sure Apple could put an ultra-class chip in a MacBook, but you end up with the problem of trying to dissipate the heat that having two max-class chips brings. Unless the overall volume of the machine increases, I can't see it happening anytime soon.

 

[H_D]

I have the M5 Max and compared to my M1 Ultra the fans are ALWAYS on, despite Chad Kirkpatricks fantastic cooling unit and MacFanControl the MBPs chassis can obviously not really work with a chip like this. 2nm might be different, but ULTRA different? I would love to see this and a mobile with workstation muscles would be very much appreciated, but I have my doubts about this :-D. That thing would glow orange in the dark from the heat.

 

[TVreporter]

Can they add wheels to it to really jack the price up?

 

[BGPL]

For only 1 meeelllion dollars. Seems like they'd have to nerf the Ultra for heat issues.

 

[MayaUser]

impossible , physics
We dont want another i9 intel 16 mbp cooking device

 

[turbineseaplane]

The new MacBook Ultra comes in classic Apple iPod era white!

Love it!

 

[neilw]

Yeah, no.

 

[psingh01]

Make it 18”!!

 

[tipoo]

Doesn’t the Max already throttle quite a bit on the 14” and the 16” just keeps up, I wonder if the cooling is way beefier

I did want to see them move to vapor chambers here too and they started to on the iPad Pro and iPhone pro so maybe

 

[tipoo]

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