{"id":283576,"date":"2026-06-29T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/a-maxed-out-16-inch-macbook-pro-now-has-a-5-figure-price-tag\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T08:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:25:08","slug":"a-maxed-out-16-inch-macbook-pro-now-has-a-5-figure-price-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/29\/a-maxed-out-16-inch-macbook-pro-now-has-a-5-figure-price-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"A maxed-out 16-inch MacBook Pro now has a 5-figure price tag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/29\/a-maxed-out-16-inch-macbook-pro-now-has-a-5-figure-price-tag\/\">A maxed-out 16-inch MacBook Pro now has a 5-figure price tag<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/29\/a-maxed-out-16-inch-macbook-pro-now-has-a-5-figure-price-tag\/\">https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/29\/a-maxed-out-16-inch-macbook-pro-now-has-a-5-figure-price-tag\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-29 07:32:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"9to5mac.com\">9to5mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A maxed out MacBook Pro has never been cheap given Apple\u2019s pricing on both RAM and SSD upgrades, but the recent price hikes mean that the 16-inch model now tops out at a five-figure sum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Gruber ran the numbers and noted that while the base model prices only went up by around 14%, there were massive increases to both RAM and storage options \u2026<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-1058786\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gruber showed that the base price increases ranged from 13% to 15% while the hike in RAM upgrade costs went as high as 100%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The base model prices for these M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros only went up 13\u201315%. But RAM and SSD upgrades increased, in most configurations, by a whopping 50\u201367%. The 64 and 128 GB RAM upgrades for the M5 Max doubled in price.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That takes the total price of the maxed out 16-inch model to an eye-watering $10,149.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Admittedly, that\u2019s an exceedingly niche spec:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>M5 Max (with 18-core CPU)<\/li>\n<li>40-core GPU<\/li>\n<li>128GB memory<\/li>\n<li>8TB SSD<\/li>\n<li>Nano-texture display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the same, breaking five figures even for such an esoteric build is pretty wild.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Image: 9to5Mac\/Apple<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Mac as a preferred source on Google\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. 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