Amazon is selling the Apple Mac Studio M5 Max for $2,299, $200 below its $2,499 list price, as of October 19.
That works out to an 8% discount. The "lowest ever" label comes from the deal write-up's own observation of Amazon pricing. It does not show a price history, so treat it as a claim rather than a verified record. The source also does not say which configuration the $2,499 figure covers, or when the sale ends.
The machine is a 7.7-inch square desktop built around the M5 Max chip. It has Thunderbolt 5 ports (a high-speed connection standard for displays and storage), support for up to eight monitors, onboard USB-A and USB-C ports, and a headphone jack. Apple says it delivers up to 3.9x faster AI performance than previous models. That is the company's own figure, and the source does not say which earlier model or workload it is measured against.
The discount trims the price but does not change who the machine is for. Even at $2,299, this is a purchase aimed at people with demanding workloads who want a small box on the desk, such as multi-display setups or AI work. A sale on one listing at one retailer also says little about how Apple's newest hardware is priced elsewhere, since the source cites no other retailer.
The useful comparison is the one the source leaves out: what the same configuration costs at Apple's own store, and how Amazon's price has moved since the model went on sale.