- Who else remembers the RAM crisis that killed the uptake of OS/2 ?
- Not sure if it was the RAM crisis, or the general hardware cost of 1990 hardware, but I got a PC 386SX with 2MB and a 20 MB HDD, with DR-DOS 5 and Windows 3.1, on credit.
I could have gotten OS/2 if willing to pay in Escudos, what would be an extra 500 to 1000 euros in today's money, for the additional hardware requirements.
- I doubt it, hope this doesn't happen.
- This kinda makes sense though, as cruel as it sounds.
The base $599 config is 256GB storage and specifically omits parts for the TouchID sensor/keyboard to work. The premium config comes with TouchID and the larger 512 storage out of the box.
They also have just had to re-spin a whole new run of A18 Pro chips just for the Neo due to the demand they didn't expect for their binned chip. This move will mean they only now need to run a single SKU motherboard line (512 + TouchID) for all future Neos and allow them wiggle room with things like new runs of varied colors to be able to still meet the high demand for the larger configuration.
- Thank you AI, for driving up RAM, and GPU costs.
The base price of the M4 Mac Mini is now $799 (was $599) and will take weeks to ship.
If you want the Neo at this price, now is the time to buy it before the price increases.
- in some parts, it’s -$100 with student discount
- If that bubble bursts soon, thinks may get cheaper. So as google and co start to outsource "aicosts" by pushing local models, when will that bill be due?
- "Google" and "local" is an oxymoron. The same goes for Amazon and Microsoft who all sell cloud compute. They'd all prefer that the computers of the future are all dumb terminals that can't do anything without being logged into their platforms.
- Thanks to all the tech bros who have a Mac Mini in their basement so they don’t have to schedule an appointment with the badminton center by themselves.
27 points by pjmlp 1 day ago | 9 comments