When Apple revealed its latest generation of desktop computers, the official spec sheet included a massive upgrade that quickly caught the attention of hardware fans. The early promotional materials clearly stated the machine featured PCIe 6.0 technology for faster storage speeds. Now, the company has quietly updated those press releases to remove any mention of the standard, leaving buyers wondering what internal hardware is actually powering the new Mac Studio.
The company corrects a suspected typo in the announcement
The original press releases for the M5 Ultra computer proudly mentioned PCIe Gen 6 as the backbone of its storage system. Those pages now simply refer to a newer SSD architecture instead. French language versions of the press release still showed the older claim recently, but the English versions have all been scrubbed clean.
This change does not look like a big cover-up to hide secret technology. Instead, someone writing the promotional copy likely just made a mistake or was given the wrong technical details before launch day. The PCIe 6.0 standard is incredibly fast, offering double the transfer speeds of PCIe 5.0, but the company has not actually used it in any Mac products yet.
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While the brand has not officially confirmed which standard the updated machine uses, hardware experts suspect it relies on PCIe 5.0. This is the same technology believed to be running inside the M5 Max MacBook Pro, which already provides plenty of speed for heavy workloads.
Even without the record-breaking PCIe 6.0 speeds, the computer remains an absolute powerhouse for creative professionals. The quiet correction simply brings the marketing back down to reality, reminding us that even the biggest tech brands can let a simple typo slip through the cracks.
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