MS-S1 MAX

DGX is not for anything other than AI, and big models at that. It's a 5070ti speed wise. The 5070ti has 896GB/s memory bandwidth while the DGX Spark and the Minisforum S1 Max have 256GB/s memory bandwidth so it's literally 3.5x slower. You don't buy it for that. You buy it to run 200b parameter mode

If 1080P gaming is your goal, it is an exceptional piece of hardware, but that is where the exceptional part ends when it comes to gaming. An RTX 5080 laptop has the absolute raw TDP and graphics hardware to obliterate strix halo. We aren't just talking double digit gaines here. we are talking about

What a ridiculous post. It's not "a bit", and nothing justifies buying it at $3999 vs a Minisforum S1 Max at $2399. Training using the full Nvidia professional stack absolutely justifies it for a certain demographic. You're not it. Sounds gimmicky, for local, NVMe drives are fine and for connectivit

Buying an MS-S1 Max for C++ development is like buying a Bugatti for your work commute Because C++ compilers won't even look at the GPU? They love cores and RAM though. That's what grabbed my attention. But I am very early in my selection process. My current "mainframe" is a headless HM90 with 32 GB

https://www.minisforum.com/pages/new-release-ms-s1-max-ryzen%E2%84%A2-ai-max-395-mini-workstation-minisforum Or the cheaper alternative: https://www.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ai-x1-pro?variant=49821264183602

For that money, would not just get something like an Minisforum MS-S1 Max?

I'm in Dubai. Apple prices are basically US prices plus 5% duty or something like that but strix halo is not available locally. I bought mine on Aliexpress and checked now it's usd 4k there. That's usd 500 less than Mac studio m4 max 128GB 40 cores gpu in Dubai lol. (Minisforum MS-S1 MAX)

I bought a Minisforum 128GB MS-S1 Max Strix Halo yesterday, so don't think of me as a Strix Halo hater. It has a place if the price/performance ratio is right, or for a mixed-use computer. But seriously, if DGX Spark and Strix Halo are close in price and the goal is for a dedicated machine for AI ta

Any of the Ryzen AI 395+ mini PC / hand helds / laptop will put the steam deck to shame. Of course they cost more but not that much more than a scalper Steam Machine Like the GMKtec EVO-X2 AI Mini PC or my favorite cause it has a pciE slot: MINISFORUM MS-S1 Max But they are expensive.

So that's why they're selling the EVO-X2 for 1500 with the coupon... I was stuck choosing between the Framework Desktop and Minisforum MS-S1 Max, and I ordered the latter for 2000 with coupons. Came here looking for reasons not to feel guilty having spent 500 more... and got my answer! Your loss is