To emphasize this point further, at least with my efforts, it is not even possible to buy a 64GB M4 Pro right now. 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB are all sold out.
We can say that 64GB addressable by a GPU is not exceptional when compared to 128GB and it still costs less than a month's pay for a FAANG engineer, but the fact that they aren't actually purchasable right now shows that it's not as easy as driving to Best Buy and grabbing one off the shelf.
They're not sold out—Apple's configurator (and chip naming) is just confusing. The MacBook Pro with M4 Pro is only available in 24 or 48 GB configurations. To get 64 or 128 GB, you need to upgrade to the M4 Max.
If you're looking for the cheapest way into 64 of unified memory, the Mac mini is available with an M4 Pro and 64GB at $1999.
So, truly, not "exceptional" unless you consider the price to be exorbitant (it's not, as evidenced by the long useful life of an M-series Mac).
thank you for providing that extra info! i agree that $2000-4000 is not an absolutely earth shattering price, but i still wonder what the benefit one receives is when they say "2.5 year old laptop" instead of "64GB M2 laptop"
We can say that 64GB addressable by a GPU is not exceptional when compared to 128GB and it still costs less than a month's pay for a FAANG engineer, but the fact that they aren't actually purchasable right now shows that it's not as easy as driving to Best Buy and grabbing one off the shelf.