{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"MacVoices #26241: Live! - New M5 Ultra Mac Studio, M6 Mac mini, and Glyph Keyboards","description":"Apple\u2019s new Mac mini and Mac Studio spark a discussion of the M6 and M5 Ultra chips and how they measure up in performance and &amp;nbsp;upgrade decisions. The panel weighs Mac Studio trade-ins, Mac mini value, on-device AI and large language models, and Apple\u2019s increasingly powerful silicon. They also examine the move to 2-nanometer technology and debate Apple\u2019s redesigned keyboards and glyph-only modifier keys. The panel includes: Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Web Bixby, Eric Bolden, Jeff Gamet, Jim Rea, Marty Jencius&amp;nbsp;  MacVoices is supported by the new MacVoices Merch Store, featuring Comfort Colors t-shirts and sweatshirts, caps, mugs, stickers, and even more items coming. Check it out at store.macvoices.com. Show Notes: Chapters: 00:00 New Mac mini and Mac Studio arrive 00:25 Welcome and catching up 05:03 Apple\u2019s new desktop hardware 05:18 Who is buying a new Mac? 06:30 Configuring an M5 Ultra Mac Studio 07:46 Mac mini versus Mac Studio 09:00 Mac pricing and configuration choices 09:36 On-device AI and large language models 11:02 Choosing M5 Ultra over M6 12:22 M6 and 2-nanometer chip technology 13:57 Putting nanometer scale in perspective 15:00 Trading in older Macs 17:25 Apple introduces redesigned keyboards 18:25 The debate over glyph-only keys 20:40 Learning Apple\u2019s modifier-key symbols 21:24 Lightning, USB-C, and wireless keyboards 22:00 Wrapping up the new hardware discussion Links:  Apple announces updated Mac mini, here\u2019s everything new  https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/08\/25\/apple-announces-new-mac-mini-heres-everything-new\/  &amp;nbsp;  Apple unveils new Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra  https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/08\/25\/apple-unveils-next-generation-mac-studio-with-m5-max-and-m5-ultra\/ Guests: Get detailed bios and contact information about for the panel on the MacVoices Live! Panel page on our web site: https:\/\/macvoices.com\/macvoiceslive\/macvoices-live-panel\/ Support: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/patreon.com\/macvoices &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with&amp;nbsp;PayPal Connect: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Web: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/macvoices.com &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Twitter: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chuckjoiner  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/macvoices &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Mastodon: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/mastodon.cloud\/@chuckjoiner &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Facebook: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chuck.joiner &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;MacVoices Page on Facebook: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/macvoices\/ &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;MacVoices Group on Facebook: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/macvoice &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;LinkedIn: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chuckjoiner\/ &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Instagram: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chuckjoiner\/ Subscribe: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Audio in iTunes &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Video in iTunes &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher: &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Audio: http:\/\/www.macvoices.com\/rss\/macvoicesrss  &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Video: http:\/\/www.macvoices.com\/rss\/macvoicesvideorss ","author_name":"MacVoices","author_url":"http:\/\/macvoices.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42567105\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/205474070"}