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Just for reference, the current version of that laptop costs 4800€ (14 inch macbook pro, m3 max, 64gb of ram, 1TB of storage). So price-wise that is more like f
by diffeomorphism 2y ago
Just for reference, the current version of that laptop costs 4800€ (14 inch macbook pro, m3 max, 64gb of ram, 1TB of storage). So price-wise that is more like four laptops.
- evilduck 2y agoI think they were referring to the form factor not the price. But even then the price of four laptops is not out of line for enthusiast hobby spending. Ever priced out a four wheeler, a jet-ski, a filled gun safe, what a "car guy" loses in trade in values every two years, what a hobbyist day-trader is losing before they cut their losses or turn it around, or what a parent who lives vicariously through their child and drags them all over their nearby states for overnight trips so they can do football/soccer/ballet/whatever at 6am on Saturdays against all the other kids who also won't become pro athletes? What about the cost of a wingsuit or getting your pilots license? "Cruisers" or annual-Disney vacationers? If you bought a used CNC machine from a machine shop? But spend five grand on a laptop to play with LLMs and everyone gets real judgmental.