Users mock AMD and Nvidia pricing as Mac Studio touted for AI value
firstadopter · x · 2026-08-26
Twitter user @qubitium heavily criticized AMD and Nvidia for pricing themselves above Apple regarding AI bang-for-buck, suggesting Mac Studio M5 Ultra's unified memory and CPU cores offer crazy value that could eat into DGX B10 sales. @firstadopter countered by noting that high-memory Mac Studios were nearly impossible to buy this year due to availability issues.
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