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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    3 days ago

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

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      3 days ago

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

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      3 days ago

      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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        3 days ago

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

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        3 days ago

        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.