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Re:Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production fo... by evanmoran on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @02:56PM (#26959958)
I think it’s mainly for Mac / iOS development CI systems like for CircleCI or Mac Stadium. The hardware just seems too expensive for it to replace more generic arm services that AWS is offering.
Re:Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production fo... by selectodude on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @03:09PM (#26960109)
On-site music and video production. You can rack it in a portable rack with your other racks of music equipment and it fits in the back of a van.
Re:Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production fo... by lukeh on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @07:17PM (#26963253)
Well, if your portable rack happens to be way deeper than most audio racks…
Re:Apple's follow-up to M1 chip goes into mass production fo... by selectodude on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @02:08AM (#26966199)
If you're wheeling around five to six figures worth of audio production equipment often enough to want the rackmount Mac Pro, I think the cost of a new rack is almost a rounding error.