If you thought a MacBook Air was going to replace a purpose-built machine learning workstation of course buying it would be a mistake, because it won’t do that.

If you thought a MacBook Air was going to replace a purpose-built machine learning workstation of course buying it would be a mistake, because it won’t do that. It only supports up to 16GB of RAM! But what other computer in that form factor comes close? The argument is that the higher efficiency will translate into more powerful chips in HEDT products too. I wouldn’t take that on faith but I think they have a decent chance of pulling it off. Apple doesn’t do transitions like this is if they don’t think they can knock them out of the park. There have been rumors about them switching the Mac to ARM for nearly 10 years at this point.