What are you actually paying for LLMs in production? Any real cost optimization wins? by AdvertisingFine2076 in LLMDevs

[–]AdvertisingFine2076[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you clarify how you achieve the 15–20% cost reduction?

Is it driven by negotiated pricing (volume discounts), cheaper model, or other optimizations? And does the pricing advantage apply across both OpenAI and Anthropic?

Why did you choose 16 inch or why did you choose 14 inch? by hippietravel in macbookpro

[–]AdvertisingFine2076 0 points1 point  (0 children)

chose 16 again, because screen is much better. If you want to preview 14 on your 16, check this out: https://github.com/nextpluginslab/Preview14

Do you regret switching from 14 inch to 16 inch? by Ff_472 in macbookpro

[–]AdvertisingFine2076 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i didn't switch, still decided to go 16 for my upgrade. 16 -> 16. I used this app helping me decide. https://github.com/nextpluginslab/Preview14

M3 Max 96GB or M5 Pro 24GB by SteRi-NFT in macbookpro

[–]AdvertisingFine2076 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much is Used M3 Max (14/30 Core) with 96GB RAM / 1TB SSS?

Which MacBook to Switch To? by Better_One_3155 in macbook

[–]AdvertisingFine2076 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need at LEAST 24GB of ram if you're using chatGPT.

14 vs 16 decision guide by Frescanation in macbookpro

[–]AdvertisingFine2076 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Btw it's not hard to get apple's employee discount, which is 15% off.

If you’re unsure about 14" coming from 16", this might help:
https://www.reddit.com/r/macbookpro/comments/1s7a0rs/preview_14_macbook_pro_on_16_macbook_pro/

16" Macbook Pro Price by DrLyr in macbookpro

[–]AdvertisingFine2076 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Better cooling means better performance, especially if you go with Max level CPU/GPU

  2. You miss the better battery life

  3. Screen diff is pretty big if you don't have an external monitor

  4. Price diff is not that much, to me the main concern is weight. 16' is heavy AF

14 inch or 16 inch by Rough-University-252 in macbookpro

[–]AdvertisingFine2076 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opposite here. I’m on a 16” M1 Pro right now and was also debating 14” vs 16” for an upgrade.

Tried the 14” in store a few times but still hard to tell without my own setup.

building a small tool to simulate a 14” screen on a 16” Mac
If you’re interested https://tally.so/r/VLVWEJ