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I wonder if my Mac Studio Ultra (128GB and 8TB SSD) is a one trick pony like my 2013 trash can Mac Pro was? I just checked and the BTO times are getting longer (nearly a month out)..

 I was able to upgrade the 2013 Mac Pro to 128GB of Ram and a 2TB SSD. For lots more money, the video and processor cards could also be upgraded by OWC.

The Sonnet xMac Studio/Echo III with a 3U rack mount enclosure has a Thunderbolt to PCIe expansion system with three PCIe slots (one x16 and two x8 slots) and these can be full height cards for about $1,649.99 plus shipping and taxes. Perhaps one of their desktop expansion would work?

https://www.sonnettech.com/product/thunderbolt/pcie-card-expansion-systems.html

So depending on the work being done, the current Mac Studio is not exactly a slouch machine and it is based upon the Apple silicone. It is currently capable of power that exceeds the base current Mac Pro by quite a margin.

So with a little research, one can find ways to expand the current Mac Studio capabilities with off the shelf products for much less money than a upgraded current Mac Pro.

It is not all bad in Apple land.

Was looking at my old saved links last night. This one is very interesting:

https://www.sonnettech.com/home.html

Scroll own a bit and see a Mac Studio inside an expansion chassis that can have up to three full length PCIe cards. Maybe this is an economy Mac Pro?

The old saying still applies: I did not loose anything there so no need to go looking for it....

Forget the Rolex and iWatch and wear a $20 Timex. We have done that for years when traveling into third world countries. From what we read everyday, the USA is rapidly dropping towards that status, what with all of the "mass" shootings every week or so.