Would MBP M5 32GB RAM be adequate for small model post-training and small RL experiments?

Planning to snatch one from BB/Amazon.

I was eyeing a 24GB macbook air configuration that used to go for ~1250 USD in my region, which was a fairly good deal. This went up by 500. I guess I'll be going with a frame.work instead. Was willing to pay the premium for repairability anyways and now this has made the price difference a no-brainer.

I put a iPad Air in my bag on Apple's store yesterday. It went up $135 overnight. Cancelled. I'm not sure I do specifically iPad things on it (YouTube, web). Will look at some Android tablets I think. I don't think an iPad Air is worth 835.

You just know that upcoming OLED Macbook Pro is going to start at 3k for the base configuration.

Some of the price increases seem disconnected from the component cost increases.

e.g. The HomePod and HomePod Mini share the same amount of RAM, but the HomePod is up $50 while the HomePod Mini is only up $30.

The Macbook Pro jump is probably the most meaningful, as it now puts the 16GB/1TB configuration of the 14" at $1999. That is now more than a Framework 13 Pro with Intel Core Ultra 3, 16 GB/1TB, whereas the Framework looked more expensive when it was originally announced.

And in a few years, all the manufacturers will be wondering why those customers don't consume as much any more.

The price increases are absurd for some configurations. Glad I placed my order for a new mb pro a couple days ago.

> We have shielded our customers from these increases so far

Shielding is one way to describe it. Another is that you were overcharging so much earlier that you could absorb it.

Is there anything new actually worth paying for?