> Oh and don't get me started on MLX...

Your pittance Apple gives you because they refuse to sign CUDA drivers? That MLX?

If you're into LLM's you need to consider using Apple Silicon so you can continue developing on your own machine with MLX. MLX isn't just a replacemnet for CUDA, no way - it's made for the Apple arch. The new M5 chip will likely have serious ANE and ability to use the unified memory. Then we're talking powerhouse. Current Mac Studios are already more cost effective than say RTX 6000.