Mac Studio M4 Max has user-accessible RAM slots?!

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Mac Studio M4 Max has user-accessible RAM slots?!

Matthew Lynch/The Tech Edvocate

https://www.thetechedvocate.org/product-review-apple-mac-studio-m4-ultra-2025/

2-26-2025

Claims: “The 2025 model now features user-accessible RAM slots, allowing for memory upgrades up to a whopping 512GB”

I have read many recent articles the last few days & nothing says the new Mac Studio M4 Max has user-accessible RAM slots.

I know the release date is 3-12-2025 so not possible to check yet but, I really doubt this is true.

Must pay Apple $200 to upgrade from 36 GB to 48 memory. Or $400 to go to 64 GB memory. Or $4,800 to go to 512GB!

iMac 27″

Posted on Mar 7, 2025 07:37 PM

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Mar 8, 2025 04:14 AM in response to growler62000

You can order up to 128 GB of RAM on a M4 Max Mac Studio, or up to 512 GB of RAM on a M3 Ultra Mac Studio. That doesn't mean that there are RAM slots.

Apple says on their custom-ordering page that "Unified memory is not user accessible. If you think you may need additional memory, it’s a good idea to add it now."

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Mar 8, 2025 04:22 AM in response to growler62000

Note that you can't order 512 GB of RAM unless you order a Mac Studio that has a M3 Ultra and an 80-core GPU. Those two changes make the price jump from $1999 – for the base M4 Max model – to $9499. Before keyboard, mouse, and display(s).

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growler62000 Author

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Mar 8, 2025 04:08 PM in response to Servant of Cats

Thanks for the Apple quote & thanks to everyone who replied.

I thought that article was too good to be true. I have had 2 iMacs and in both cases I ordered with the minimum memory and then bought a large amount of memory from reputable suppliers…such as Crucial… Same as I had done for years when I was using windows PCs.

The cost savings was substantial vs. ordering the Mac with more memory direct from Apple.

When I saw that article, I thought that it was amazing that Apple is allowing customers to upgrade their own memory. A few days ago, when I saw many articles regarding the impending launch date of the new Mac studio M4 Max and none of them mentioned anything about user accessible memory… I thought that article was flat out wrong.

I thought the Apple forums community would be able to give me a definitive answer… And you did!

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Mar 7, 2025 11:37 PM in response to growler62000

For "RAM" ?? I doubt it...

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Owl-53

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Mar 8, 2025 02:49 AM in response to growler62000

Unless there has been a dramatic change by Apple which I doubt

The Unified RAM is Soldered to the LogicBoard

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Mac Studio M4 Max has user-accessible RAM slots?!

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