When a cushion wears out, a battery fades, or a display breaks, there’s a plausible repair ahead of you. But the heat management’s a little more buried.
It’s not a new idea for companies to make a lower end SKU of their product. Don’t pretend like it’s some untested thing. And there’s plenty of people (myself included) who’re wanting to only stream with it.
And it’s not just a $100 off the price tag. I was basing it off RAM prices today. What if RAM prices continue to go up, or if they have a harder time getting more chips at any price?
RAM is currently the limiting resource in building electronics. Any reduction in the need for it in a product means that product can more easily withstand changes in component prices and availability.
It’s not untested or impossible, but clearly they didn’t do it, so there must be a reason.
I’m saying that I think the reason is because it doesn’t make sense to do it, for all the reasons listed above.
And yes RAM is currently the issue, but I imagine they don’t want to make massive changes to their production plans just to accommodate the AI bubble that may or may not pop soon. The same way RAM manufacturers aren’t making massive changes to their plans to ramp up production, because who knows what the market will look like.
And yes RAM is currently the issue, but I imagine they don’t want to make massive changes to their production plans just to accommodate the AI bubble that may or may not pop soon.
At the moment, RAM is projected to be a PITA through at least 2028. If you’re able to produce a chopped down SKU to alleviate that it’s likely worth it, especially if they have issues with filling orders in a reasonable time frame
It’s not a new idea for companies to make a lower end SKU of their product. Don’t pretend like it’s some untested thing. And there’s plenty of people (myself included) who’re wanting to only stream with it.
And it’s not just a $100 off the price tag. I was basing it off RAM prices today. What if RAM prices continue to go up, or if they have a harder time getting more chips at any price?
RAM is currently the limiting resource in building electronics. Any reduction in the need for it in a product means that product can more easily withstand changes in component prices and availability.
It’s not untested or impossible, but clearly they didn’t do it, so there must be a reason.
I’m saying that I think the reason is because it doesn’t make sense to do it, for all the reasons listed above.
And yes RAM is currently the issue, but I imagine they don’t want to make massive changes to their production plans just to accommodate the AI bubble that may or may not pop soon. The same way RAM manufacturers aren’t making massive changes to their plans to ramp up production, because who knows what the market will look like.
At the moment, RAM is projected to be a PITA through at least 2028. If you’re able to produce a chopped down SKU to alleviate that it’s likely worth it, especially if they have issues with filling orders in a reasonable time frame