On: Ask HN: MacBook vs. Dedicated GPU for LLM

[speedgoose]

The OLED touchscreen MacBook is rumoured to be called MacBook Ultra now, and it has been delayed quite a few times. I will probably cost the same than a decent bike.

[cassianoleal → speedgoose]

> a decent bike

I bought a decent bike a few months ago for a few hundred bucks. I used it for commuting and for when I went to the park.

Of course, it depends on what kind of bike you meant and what you consider decent. Hopefully that illustrates the quality of that comparison.

[speedgoose → cassianoleal]

My commuting bike is okay and in this price range too.

The MacBook Neo is also a good enough laptop.

In my opinion, a decent bike is something that wouldn’t limit you in races. No need to spend enormous amounts of money for marginal gains, but something that would do the job well. That’s an order of magnitude more expensive.

[cassianoleal → speedgoose]

So the MacBook Neo costs the same as a decent bike? What makes you think the Ultra will be in that range as well?

[speedgoose → cassianoleal]

I wouldn’t race on my commuter bike or work professionally on a MacBook Neo.

I guess it could start around 3000€

[cassianoleal → speedgoose]

I think you're still making my point that comparing to "a decent bike" means nothing. It depends on what the bike will be used for, and what "decent" might mean to the person interpreting it.

[gizajob → speedgoose]

MacBook Ultra Expensive (when equipped with 256 or 512 Gb of ram)