New MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max Debuts

: If you're serious about AI, you'd have already splurged on the Pro 6000. If you're short on cash, just rent from vastai for about a dollar an hour—factoring in electricity, it's not much more expensive. If you don't need large VRAM for training or experiments, just buy tokens. Only those with too much time on their hands would bother with something like a B70 plus a second-hand workstation. 真想搞AI的早加钱买Pro 6000了，缺钱就去vastai租也才一刀一小时，算电费没贵多少。不需要大显存训练和做实验的直接买token了，显得慌才弄什么b70+二手工作站

回复 @justaname : "Only a dollar an hour" – you'll know once you actually use it, the money just flies away. Unless you're just dabbling occasionally, the key is that with a physical GPU, you can recoup some cost by selling it secondhand later. With this, you end up with nothing left in the end. “才一刀一小时” 你真用起来就知道了，钱刷刷的掉，除非是偶尔玩票，关键实体 gpu 你未来还能二手回血，这个最后啥也没剩下。

: Miniaturization increases design and engineering difficulty, which is perfectly normal. Laptops are also more expensive than desktops. 小型化会提高设计和工程难度 很正常 笔记本也比台式机贵

回复 @低调的解析几何 : Are you Jiang Qinqin? 难道你是蒋勤勤！！

: Air's personality is way stronger, okay? Air 的性格强太多了好吗

: Asking such a question shows that you don't even need a computer. 能问出这种问题来说明电脑都不需要

: It depends on whether you're just using an API or actually planning to run the model locally. If you're running the model, it's better to stick with NVIDIA graphics cards. If you're just using an API, the operating system doesn't make much difference. 看你只是用api还是真打算本地跑模型了. 要跑模型还是老老实实英伟达显卡, 只是api用什么系统都差不多

: Here's another tip: if you don't have specific requirements for the interface, go for the Air. It's sufficient for your needs and saves you money. If you're under 45, buy the 13-inch Air; if you're 45 or older, go for the 15-inch Air. 再加一条，如果你对接口没要求的话，就选air，够你用还省钱。如果你45岁以下，买13寸air，如果你45岁以上买15寸air。

回复 @匿名用户 : I checked ChatGPT, no need for the pro version, an iPad is enough 查了 ChatGPT，没必要 pro，ipad 就够用了

: Ah, I actually think keeping this is quite good. 啊，我还觉得保留这个挺好的

: For audiophiles or music professionals, buying a good headphone amplifier can cost several thousand yuan. 给hifi发烧友或者做音乐的人用的，你买一个好的耳放要好几千

回复 @低调的解析几何 : It's just a cash grab; the touchscreen version is coming out in the second half of the year. 就是割韭菜，下半年要出触控屏的了😂

: Actually, the update is quite substantial. The M4 generation was already praised as a great deal, and this generation still shows significant performance improvements. It just seems less worth buying because a new design is about to be introduced. 其实更新力度可以的，M4那一代都被说真香，这一代依旧性能进步明显只是因为马上要换模具了显得这一代不值得买。

回复 @匿名用户 : You've got it backwards. What the general public wants is recognizability and stability. Who checks tech news every day to see if the mold has changed? The tech enthusiasts you mentioned are just a tiny fraction of all consumers. 说反了，大众用户要的就是辨识度和稳定性，谁每天追着数码新闻看模具变没变呀。你说的数码粉丝在所有消费者里面只是极小一部分

: Actually, this is Apple's strategy. As long as they don't change the design, the perceived difference between the old and new models remains minimal, which helps prevent the older versions from depreciating too much. This is also a key reason why many "Apple fans" derive a sense of brand value from Apple. 其实这是苹果的策略, 只要一直不换模具, 老版和新版的差异感知就不明显, 这样老版掉价就少. 这也是很多"果粉"对苹果品牌价值感的来源

: After aligning the CPU performance of the Pro with the Max, supporting three external displays and 64GB of RAM, Apple has made it clear that they want everyone who isn't involved in professional video production or has local AI needs to buy the Pro. Beyond these uses, Apple's GPU really doesn't have much of a role to play. Pro的CPU性能拉到和Max对齐，支持3台外显+64G内存之后，苹果就是摆明了让所有非专业影视制作或者本地AI需求的人去买Pro。除了这些用途苹果的GPU真没啥用武之地

: Because the Max version starts with a 2TB hard drive and 36GB of memory. 因为 max 版硬盘直接 2TB 起步，内存 36G 起步。

: After prolonged use, the palm rest becomes greasy and looks absolutely hideous. 用久了掌托打油，丑的要命