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“Like hot cakes” is relative. > The 512GB Mac Studio was not a mass-market machine—adding that much RAM also required springing for the most expensive M3 Ultra
by appreciatorBus 7mo ago
“Like hot cakes” is relative.
> The 512GB Mac Studio was not a mass-market machine—adding that much RAM also required springing for the most expensive M3 Ultra model, which brought the system’s price to a whopping $9,499.
Number of people willing the number of people willing to spend $10,000 on a computer is pretty tiny. Maybe they are common enough in HN circles, but I doubt any one at Apple is losing sleep over them.
- dangus 7mo agoOf course, $10,000 workstations for a corporation working on AI products might just be a necessary tool. Just a guess, but I think it’s entirely possible that Apple sold through the full production run that they intended for this generation of the machine and they don’t want to order a new batch before the next generation of processors come out. I have to think that Apple is close to replacing the M3 Ultra with an M5 Ultra or something of the sort.
- storus 7mo agoA retailer told me they sold more 512GB RAM MacStudios than any other type. N=1 I know but still...
- __patchbit__ 7mo agoThere is a $6 thousand value add service to configure your Mac Mini with AI and have that accessible over iMessage.