Yes. At $1,999.99 at Micro Center, the Mac Studio M5 Max 36GB/512GB is a good deal: we gave it a B.
A+A+ means this is the lowest price we've ever recorded, backed by 6+ months of price history.
DealTeacher's grade for the Mac Studio M5 Max 36GB/512GB: B (Buy now). It's $1,999.99 at Micro Center, which matches its 90-day low. Price last checked Oct 27, 2026. This ties the best price we've found on the M5 Max Mac Studio. It went for $2,000 at select stores on Sep 23, so $1,999.99 is about as low as it's been. The catch: Micro Center sells this one for in-store pickup only, with no shipping. If you live near a store and want this config, go for it.
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Lowest recorded: $1,999 on at Micro Center.
Limited history: we have 6 dated prices for this exact model so far. We'll firm up the grade as more come in.
Price history
$1,999.99 ties the lowest of 6 dated prices we've recorded since Sep 23, 2026 (also $1,999 on Oct 23, 2026 at Micro Center). Typical price: $1,999.99.
Price history from Sep 23, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026$1,800$2,000$2,200$2,400Sep 23, 2026Oct 27, 2026 Typical price: about $2,000, the middle half of the 6 prices we recorded.
Every dated price we have for this exact model| Date | Price | Store | Source |
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| $2,000 | Select stores (in-store) | Our price records |
| $1,999.99 | Micro Center | Archived store page |
| $2,299.99 | Amazon | Our price records |
| $1,999.99 | Micro Center | Archived store page |
| $1,999 | Micro Center | Our price records |
| $1,999.99 | Micro Center | Store page, checked by us |
Sources: store pages we checked, archived copies of store pages (Internet Archive), a public price tracker, public deal posts, and our own price records. Only prices for this exact model, new condition, from the last two years.
Dated deal posts for the 36GB/512GB M5 Max Mac Studio: $2,000 in-store at select stores on Sep 23, 2026; $1,999 at Micro Center on Oct 23, 2026. Micro Center page showed $1,999.99 on Oct 27, 2026.
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