M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256GB RAM reviewed: the dream Mac for local AI agents
Scobleizer · x · 2026-09-22
Viticci published an in-depth review of the M5 Ultra Mac Studio with 256GB of unified memory, declaring it "the dream Mac for local AI agents."
- The author says he has gone local-only with his AI agent workflow (Hermes), dropping cloud dependence
- The review features extensive interactive performance charts
- The huge memory allows running large models locally for agentic workflows
A key hands-on reference for using big-memory Macs for local AI inference.
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