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This is such a left-field comparison. One H100 costs $25,000, whereas one Macbook Pro/iMac/iOS device costs roughly a tenth of that. It's not at all surprising
by sangnoir 2y ago
This is such a left-field comparison. One H100 costs $25,000, whereas one Macbook Pro/iMac/iOS device costs roughly a tenth of that. It's not at all surprising that it's cheaper to rent something that has CapEx costs 2 orders of magnitude less than that of 8xH100 ($200k for the GPUs alone).
- hamandcheese 2y agoI think the point was a $4-$8/hr VM is pretty small potatoes compared to other common corporate expenses.
- sangnoir 2y agoThe H100 was a terrible example to support that point because it has a much better (rent vs buy) value proposition.
- Almondsetat 2y agoThe problem is that H100s are enterprise products while Apple ones aren't. If you have trouble with your H100s how does it compare cost-wise with having trouble with your consumer Apple hardware?
- eru 2y agoDepends on the kind of trouble you are having. Many corner stores can fix a smashed iPhone screen.