It’s difficult not to be skeptical. For one thing, IDC has lowered its PC market forecasts yet again, predicting that the days of inexpensive PCs might be over for now. A Ryzen AI Max+ box like the Framework Desktop we reviewed once cost $2,515, but now costs $2,700—and that’s without any storage. You already know that RAM and storage prices are skyrocketing. AI developers with cash to spare might be able to cash out a Bitcoin or two and buy themselves a box to sit on their desk, but the average consumer staring down rapidly rising gas prices might think twice about spending an extra two grand
AMD wants you to buy a $2,000 'agent PC' just for AI… AMD is the latest to step up to the plate with a local AI solution, a mini PC dubbed "Ryzen AI Halo." At first blush it looks mighty appealing: a Mac mini-sized form factor, a powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor with 16 Zen 5 CPU cores and 32 threads upgradable to the bleeding-edge Ryzen AI Ma… …
… AMD's argument is that only the Ryzen AI Max+ is suited to these types of PCs, given the enormous potential amount of memory 128GB such systems can come with. Much of that memory can be configured as VRAM, the space in which AI algorithms work. …