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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by nasmorn on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @08:18AM (#46511863)
You could never afford a hyperscaler size data center. You could always just buy a server and stick it into Colo. it’s just not totally the same thing
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by olyjohn on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @08:37AM (#46512051)
I can't afford the ram and storage in the server anymore though. So it kinda is the same thing.
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by conductr on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @09:07AM (#46512407)
Rent vs own isn’t the issue then. It’s the cost of the underlying asset.
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by 9rx on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @09:53AM (#46512997)
I also couldn't afford to rent one.

I can afford to rent fractional use of one, but by that token I could also afford to buy a very small fraction of one too.

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