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It's funny to read about folks on HN where the audience is likely in the top eschelons of earning percentiles complain about a bespoke vertically integrated sol
by gigatexal 5y ago
It's funny to read about folks on HN where the audience is likely in the top eschelons of earning percentiles complain about a bespoke vertically integrated solution like the Apple computers. Sure you can build a bespoke, quiet, watercooled or aircooled, system for a fraction of the Mac Studio but that's not the audience the thing was designed to target. Its existence does not prevent one from doing just that, finding parts, and building a pc oneself. This is for folks that need OSX, that like the build quality, and want ARM performance without the hassle. :Shrug:
- LeifCarrotson 5y agoOr you can buy one off the shelf from, say, Puget Systems. They're not vertically integrated, they're sourcing and assembling the same parts you and I could get (and some we can't: they have graphics cards in stock!) That's for folks that don't need OSX, that like build quality in the form of sturdy, repairable, maintainable tools rather than glossy but glued-together disposable ones, and want Ryzen or Intel performance that will beat a Mac Studio without the hassle.
- walrus01 5y ago> It's funny to read about folks on HN where the audience is likely in the top eschelons of earning percentiles complain about a bespoke vertically integrated solution like the Apple computers. Just because you can afford an absurd $4000-8000 Apple computer doesn't mean you want to waste your money on it. I have a finite amount of money and choose to spend it on other things. Apple is fine for like, a $1500 laptop. The macbook air is a fine product. Not for an actual workstation.
- gigatexal 5y agoDepends on how much you value the exclusive[1] ability to run OSX. [1] hackintoshes need not apply.