$3,500 local AI PC under fire: only 24GB VRAM and priced below its own parts cost
BLUECOW009 · x · 2026-10-06
Ghost's new Core personal AI computer sells for $3,500 with no subscription, but critics question the economics: it has only 24GB of VRAM alongside 64GB of regular RAM, so runnable models may be weak unless weights stream from system memory — and the price is below the sum of its parts, meaning losses per unit. The staged keynote audience was also mocked.
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