When the 2019 Mac Pro came out, it was "amazing" how many still photography YouTubers all got launch day deliveries of the same BTO Mac Pro, with exactly the same spec:
18 core CPU, 384GB memory, Vega II Duo GPU and an 8TB SSD.
Or, more likely, Apple worked with them and made sure each of them had this Mac on launch day, while they waited for the model they actually ordered. Because they sure as hell didn't need an $18,000 computer for Lightroom.
Still rocking a 2019 Mac Pro with 192GB RAM for audio work, because I need the slots and I can’t justify the expense of a new one. But I’m sure a M4 Mini is faster.
How crazy do you have to get with # of tracks or plugins before it starts to struggle? I was under the impression that most studios would be fine with an Intel Mac Mini + external storage.
Every time I'm tempted to get one of these beefy mac studios, I just calculate how much inference I can buy for that amount and it's never a good deal.
I doubt many of them are, either.
When the 2019 Mac Pro came out, it was "amazing" how many still photography YouTubers all got launch day deliveries of the same BTO Mac Pro, with exactly the same spec:
18 core CPU, 384GB memory, Vega II Duo GPU and an 8TB SSD.
Or, more likely, Apple worked with them and made sure each of them had this Mac on launch day, while they waited for the model they actually ordered. Because they sure as hell didn't need an $18,000 computer for Lightroom.
Still rocking a 2019 Mac Pro with 192GB RAM for audio work, because I need the slots and I can’t justify the expense of a new one. But I’m sure a M4 Mini is faster.
How crazy do you have to get with # of tracks or plugins before it starts to struggle? I was under the impression that most studios would be fine with an Intel Mac Mini + external storage.
I'm neither and have 2. 24/7 async inference against github issues. Free. (once you buy the macs that is)
I'm not sure who 'home users' are, but i doubt they're buying two $9,499 computers.
Peanuts for people who make their living with computers.
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I wonder what the actual lifetime amortized cost will be.
Every time I'm tempted to get one of these beefy mac studios, I just calculate how much inference I can buy for that amount and it's never a good deal.
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Heh. I'm jealous. I'm still running a first gen Mac Studio (M1 Max, 64 gigs RAM.) It seemed like a beast only 3 years ago.
Interesting. Answering them? Solving them? Looking for ones to solve?
That product can still steal fab slots from cheaper, more prosumer products.
I did. Admittedly it was for video processing at 8k which uses more than 128gb of ram, but I am NOT a YouTuber.
Of course they're not. Everybody is waiting for next generation that will run LLMs faster to start buying.
Every generation runs LLMs faster than the previous one.