| ▲ | jmalicki 3 hours ago | |
Why not a non-mac cheaper desktop/workstation and a Mac laptop for use? E.g. what most major tech companies have - a laptop that is for VSCode via ssh/web browsing, and a beefy Linux dev box you ssh into for everything else? It's way cheaper, and what I use at home too - a lot cheaper than a Mac studio for everything, especially with RAM and storage. | ||
| ▲ | mswphd 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
if you do want to do local LLM stuff, mac studio is significantly better than most linux dev boxes. | ||
| ▲ | dannyw 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
A lot more upgradable too. Those empty DRAM slots can get populated one day! | ||
| ▲ | sylens 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
The unified memory is the big appeal of a beefy Mac Studio | ||