Compressed RAW + M-series chips: Shifting RAW's Cost-Benefit?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been thinking a lot about how compressed RAW formats, especially with the rise of Apple's M-series chips, have changed the game for shooting RAW. Back when I started, even a few years ago, shooting RAW usually meant huge files, slow ingest, and a dedicated, beefy workstation. It felt like a decision reserved for high-end narratives or commercials with big post budgets.

Now, with cameras like the KOMODO-X offering really efficient compressed RAW, and seeing what an M2 Max MacBook Pro can handle, it feels like the barriers are coming down fast. I've been doing a lot of commercial work lately, often with a V-RAPTOR XL, and I'm finding myself considering RAW on projects where I'd have instinctively gone ProRes HQ before, purely for the turnaround.

So, my question is: how have you seen the cost-benefit analysis for shooting RAW change in the last few years, considering compressed formats and more powerful, accessible integrated chips?