I think the idea is that instead of spending an additional $4000 on external hardware, you can just buy one thing (your main work machine) and call it a day. Also, the Mac Studio isn’t that much cheaper at that price point.
Being able to leave the thing at home and access it anywhere is a feature, not a bug.
I can do that with a laptop too. And with a dedicated GPU. Or a blade in a data center. I though the feature of the DGX was that you can throw it in a backpack.
You're not going to use the DGX as your main machine, so you'll need another computer. Sure, not a $4000 one, but you'll want at least some performance, so it'll be another $1000-$2000.
Because Nvidia is incredibly slow with kernel updates and you are lucky if you get them at all after just two years. I am curious if they will update these machines for longer than their older dgx like hardware.
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I think the idea is that instead of spending an additional $4000 on external hardware, you can just buy one thing (your main work machine) and call it a day. Also, the Mac Studio isn’t that much cheaper at that price point.
In the list price, it's 1000 USD cheaper. 3,699 vs 4,699 I know a lot can be relative but that's a lot for me for sure.
Fair. I looked it up just yesterday so I though I knew the prices from memory, but apparently I mixed something up.
Being able to leave the thing at home and access it anywhere is a feature, not a bug.
The Mac Studio is a more appropriate comparison. There is not yet a DGX laptop, though.
I can do that with a laptop too. And with a dedicated GPU. Or a blade in a data center. I though the feature of the DGX was that you can throw it in a backpack.
The DGX is clearly a desktop system. Sure, it's luggable. But the point is, it's not a laptop.
How are you spending $4000 on a screen and a keyboard?
You're not going to use the DGX as your main machine, so you'll need another computer. Sure, not a $4000 one, but you'll want at least some performance, so it'll be another $1000-$2000.
Why not?
Because Nvidia is incredibly slow with kernel updates and you are lucky if you get them at all after just two years. I am curious if they will update these machines for longer than their older dgx like hardware.