Admittedly, I lucked out last year anticipating a major compute resource need for AI.
Looking for a reasonably priced dev computer, I found the only real option was MacBook pros, with used ones in m2 max or better flavor being "reasonable".
I had higher sights set at the time than just swe inference, but I didn't know what I didn't know. Training requires rentals.
it's clear the old model of GPU separation is going to continue but for consumers and massive AI servers only.
Matt Hamilton (npub1gx2…4lmh)
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2026-07-20 16:15:46 UTC
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