Review: Apple’s hyper-pricey M5 Ultra Mac Studio made me into a vibe coder - Ars Technica — SkimNews
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- Ars Technica reviewed Apple's M5 Ultra Mac Studio as "hyper-pricey" and described the M6 Mac mini as a "nice upgrade" spoiled by a $300 price hike.
- Apple is positioning the new Mac mini and Mac Studio to take on Nvidia and Microsoft in a push to lower AI costs, per Reuters.
Why it matters: Apple is directly challenging Nvidia and Microsoft in the AI-cost race with its new Mac lineup, but Ars Technica's verdict that a $300 Mac mini price hike "spoils" the upgrade undercuts the value pitch the company needs to win price-sensitive AI buyers.
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