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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by cosmotic on Friday November 01, 2024 @02:28PM (#42020063)
Yes, but I suspect the 64GB of memory in the studio compared to 24GB in the mini the is going to make that studio a lot faster in many real-world scenarios.
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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by losvedir on Friday November 01, 2024 @04:33PM (#42021264)
In that case, you can get the mini with 64GB of memory for $1999.
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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by cosmotic on Friday November 01, 2024 @06:28PM (#42022182)
It would be $2,199 for the highest end CPU and the 64GB of memory but I think you're point remains: the Studio is not a great buy until it receives the M4 upgrades.
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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by alsetmusic on Saturday November 02, 2024 @06:48PM (#42029789)
But it was a great buy for the customers who needed it when it was released. I presided over IT at an architecture firm that bought a bunch of Studios when they were new. Just because it's no longer a good buy two and a half years later, when compared to the thing that ships next week, doesn't mean it wasn't a great machine.
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Re:Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer ... by nextos on Friday November 01, 2024 @07:47PM (#42022730)
And the bandwidth. A M4 Ultra would be a nice upgrade for large LLM inference on a budget.
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