[bombcar]

Go look at the upgrade prices - the 128 GB RAM jump on the MBP is now $2k!

[andy_ppp]

I looked recently and a new Macbook 128gb ram was £5500 which was expensive for me but I could consider it! Now it’s £7000 which is absolutely ridiculous. AI is useful but it’s sucking everything out of the economy and destroying it at the same time…

[byzantinegene]

it's destroying consumption before destroying jobs, which is somehow even worse than initially imagined

[cma]

> AI is useful but it’s sucking everything out of the economy and destroying it at the same time…

But did you want the 128GB for AI use?

[andy_ppp]

I’m part of the problem!

[al_borland]

For the average person, I think they would choose lower prices over AI.

[ericd]

Ha, that’s about how much our first computer was, with 128k of RAM. Nice symmetry to it.

[ulfw]

It's really not that useful for the vast majority of people if we are being honest

[oxzidized]

Yes, based on my personal experience, it is much more harmful than helpful to the majority. Most seem to be determined to completely replace their need to think, as opposed to just supplementing or augmenting their thinking with AI.

[psyklic]

and 2tb -> 8tb storage is +$3k!

[labcomputer]

And you can't even upgrade the Studio past 96GB now.

[bombcar]

You can get one on eBay for $car!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/198437319168