Developer Regrets Skipping 512GB Mac Studio, Hoards Cash for Local AI Compute
MannyKayy · x · 2026-08-03
An AI developer expressed regret over not purchasing the 512GB M3 Ultra Mac Studio when it launched, noting it would have paid for itself by now. He is currently holding onto a cash reserve, waiting for powerful personal computing hardware to run open-source frontier models locally.
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