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$1599 - $1999 isn't really a crazy amount to spend. These are preorder, so I'll give you that this isn't an option just yet.

These are really slow in general for running local models though? Seems like you would be better served with a Mac Mini with 64gb of ram for ~$2000.

These chips are specifically called out for being faster than the M4 (save the max) for running some AI loads.

why is it called DIY?

They disassemble the DIY edition so you can assemble it yourself.

That's AIY?

Does it come assembled? No, you do it yourself.

DIY.

By this logic any equipment is DIY, because you have to take it out of the box, connect to mains, set up.