512gb of unified memory is insane. The price will be outrageous but for AI enthusiasts it will probably be worth it.

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    Well this news means there will be cheaper second hand m1 and m2 machines on the market.

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      Unfortunately that market is already flooded with functionally-useless 8GB machines.

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      my college buddy and startup cofounder had a pathetically slow old laptop. he asks me the other day, “should i buy an ipad pro?” i was dumbfounded. bro you don’t even have a proper computer. we went around a bunch and he kept trying to get really bad ones like a base model mac mini. finally i persuaded him to get a 16" M1 Pro for a grand (about 700 after his trade in) and he couldn’t be happier.

      I’m still using my M1 MBP like 4 years later. Don’t even care to upgrade! these things are great value

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        M2 user here. It is wonderful. You cannot get it to even heat up.

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        Honestly, the base level M1 mini is still one hell of a computer. I’m typing this on one right now, complete with only 8gb RAM, and it hasn’t yet felt in any way underpowered.

        Encoded some flac files to m4a with XLD this morning. 16 files totalling 450mb; it took 10 seconds to complete. With my work flows I can’t imagine needing much more power than that.

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        I thought a few days ago that my “new” laptop (M2 Pro MBP) is now almost 2 years old. The damn thing still feels new.

        I really dislike Apple but the Apple Silicon processors are so worth it to me. The performance-battery life combination is ridiculously good.

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      Yes, that’s how computers work. Like all other depreciating assets.