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HP reveals $7,449 price for Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 laptop with 192GB
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Key Points:
- HP has revealed pricing for its new ZBook Ultra G3a workstation through its Local AI Value Calculator, with configurations ranging from $3,899 to $7,449 depending on memory and processor options.
- The top-tier Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 model with 192GB of unified memory and a 512GB SSD is priced at $7,449, highlighting a $1,450 increase over the 128GB version.
- HP's calculator aims to justify the high price by comparing local AI workload costs to cloud expenses, assuming heavy daily usage and factoring in electricity costs.
- Despite the large unified memory enabling support for very large AI models, the ZBook Ultra G3a may not offer the best performance per dollar compared to desktop workstations with multiple GPUs.
- The high cost raises questions about whether subscribing to cloud-based AI services might be more economical and efficient than investing in such an expensive local AI workstation.
