They built their M series chips with this use case in mind. The shared high bandwidth memory was perfect for this.

Glad I was able to grab an M4 Mac Mini earlier this year before all this.

I never needed a Mac mini but looks like I’ll be holding onto my M1 MBP until the wheels fall off. The prices are insane now.

It's MacOS that's now the problem

I guess we can expect some fire sales of used macs some 7-12 months from now?

Caught off guard? I think not. Seems to me it’s more likely that they’re taking advantage of the market and prioritizing the Mac models.