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9yrs ?

Yes Gemma is surprisingly good for a small model . But there is a limit to how small a model can go and still be useful / accurate . But even now a good optimised small model can outperform a larger unoptimised one . Biggest isn’t always best - well in llm model world anyway 😉

A reliable source - indicating the ram issues ARE a major factor . Gurman is seen as the number 1 journalist for Apple reporting . So this is a definite indicator of the issues affecting Apple . Man ! October !!!!

Fair points, and I agree Apple is probably too important a customer to be left without supply altogether. My concern is more that AI demand has already distorted the memory market. So even if Apple can get what it wants, it may be doing so at a much higher cost, and that cost is most likely to show up in high-end Mac pricing rather than in total unavailability. In other words, Apple probably still gets the RAM — the question is how brutally it prices the top bins, and whether the niche 256GB/512GB configs end up with longer lead times because Apple allocates supply where it makes the most commercial sense.

But AI cloud buyers have already distorted the RAM market. Apple may be a major long-term customer, but that does not insulate it from higher input costs. If memory prices are pushed up by AI demand, Apple will likely pass much of that on to buyers — especially on high-end configurations. And unlike most consumers, AI cloud operators can justify paying extreme premiums to secure supply. That can also reduce the amount of top-end memory available to Apple for niche high-RAM Macs, leading to longer delivery times or higher bins becoming temporarily unavailable.

Absolutely! . Apple could deliberately up their Apple ram tax even more . This would also push people to take a tier lower I.e I’d love 512gb but if price and delivery is horrible would take 256gb. Think I saw meta have also price increased due to ram shortages/costs on their vr system . My main concern is that AI cloud operators will pay whatever it takes to lock in RAM, while a relatively niche market like Apple’s high-end machines could end up squeezed as a result.

Yes we know that . But you have to factor in global ram supply issues . Come wwdc ( assuming released then ) we will see the real world impact of that on Apple . I think you mis understand me . I want you to be right ! I.e Apple have significantly buffered themselves against ram shortages ( bumped the price a bit already ) - that would mean supply of high memory configs on release day no issue . I want to be wrong . But it simply doesn’t look that way too me .

Lives too short to finish the build ! . I’ll try and do a bit when I get back

You get a (expletive deleted)ing photo for that !

Buy you a drink if you pop over ! Of course if you stopped (expletive deleted)ing about and finish your build …

Clearly you don’t appreciate the spender of an iced latte !

Of course it’s real ! Cornwall that isn’t !

There ! That stopped posts ! 👊🏻

Every post will receive a “ (expletive deleted) off look where I am photo “ 😎😆

Yes ! I responded again so now need another rest !