... this community: if local AI catches up to cloud AI in quality, does anything keep you on a subscription? Comment from tpae(@tpae): @chrismessina  Super fast. 31 tok/s, and sub 1 sec TTFT. I'm on my 48GB MacBookPro M4 Comment from Andrea J(@andrea_j): I'm beginning to think some are a waste of money. Where's the best place to look at benchmarks and how well it will operate on my machine? I like ...

... usually just means I haven't deleted anything in months. And the upgrade isn't free. The SSD is soldered to the logic board, so it's a once-at-purchase decision at Apple's price: on the M5 MacBookPro, 1 TB 2 TB is $400 and 4 TB is $1,000. The same capacity as an external SSD runs about $70 110 per terabyte, roughly 4 7 retail. Storage is cheap leans on you not doing that division ...

... last 6+ years I've been curating amazing WFH setups in a weekly newsletter called Workspaces (500+ interviews and counting!). I'll start: 2024 14-inch MacBookPro (personal) 2024 13-inch

... Wednesday, Apple announced three new products that look very much like three existing products: the iPad Pro, MacBook

... should have access to my desktop" and "You should also have access to my file system". I told it what to do: "Fully install this for me using a local model that will perform well on an M4 MacbookPro with 25GB of RAM. I'm currently using Aqua and would like a similar level of performance. https://github.com/HeroTools/ope... " Troubleshoot! From there, it pretty much almost instantly worked. Here are some follow up commands I did Can you look ...

... Bonus points for chairs because I would need something more convenient than I currently have ) My tech stack: HARDWARE: Rode Wireless Go II microphone Hyperx Solocast secondary microphone Sony Alpha A7 III + SONY FE 28 70 mm f/3.5 + 50mm MacBookPro Apple M1

... zone. Whatever it is, it just works. Shameless plug for my referral link, where you can try it for 30 days instead of the standard 14 https://my.brain.fm/payment?exte... . Enjoy! Comment from Harold Gary(@harold_gary): On my MacBookPro, I use a lightweight yet powerful tool called iBoysoft MagicMenu to enhance the Finder context menu and make file management more efficient. For example, previously, if I needed to create a new Word file, I had to open the Word ...

... StopAd: https://www.producthunt.com/prod... StopAd saves me valuable time by easily blocking pop-ups, banners, and autoplay ads on YouTube and other websites when using browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, etc. iBoysoft MagicMenu: https://www.producthunt.com/prod... On my MacBookPro, I also use this lightweight yet flexible productivity app iBoysoft MagicMenu to boost work efficiency. With just one click, I can manage files, quickly access frequently opened documents, create new files, move/cut files, copy file paths, take screenshots, record ...

... that-knows-everything to smaller models for certain use cases. For example, Qwen2.5-Coder:32B had almost similar performance to 4o in coding when it was first introduced. And it only takes ~20 GB GPU memory to run it. Any MacBookPro with Apple Silicon and 32GB RAM can run it pretty well, and if not, you can always use the model with fewer parameters (7B and 14B also are good) The same way I feel about phi4 - yeah ... ... easily switch among all those latest models for FREE , even reasoning models like deepseek r1 and openai o3-mini, all in a pretty nice editor where you literally can quote any part of the doc (chatgpt canvas

... Anthropic worth the extra credit spend? Does @DeepSeek work well enough to save some credits? Is it worth trying any of the @ChatGPT by OpenAI models? Comment from Sergei Zotov(@zot): @admiralrohan  since I'm using a MacBookPro to run these models, the cost isn't being added much. You can check its power consumption via Google, I guess. I don't even know the number - my bill changes way more due to A/C usage ... ... though Comment from Andr J(@conduit_design): Not O1 mini. O1 Regular (~$100 a day). It's hellish expensive. But packs more punch for more complex higher level tasks. I wrote a bit about when I use deluxe models

... periods for different tasks and focusing on one thing at a time, I can significantly reduce distractions and stay clear on priorities. Another habit is using handy tools to streamline tasks. For example, I installed iBoysoft MagicMenu on my MacBookPro to personalize the right-click menu, making it suit my workflow and save time. Specifically, it helps me quickly create new files, move or copy documents, access files (software, URLs), copy file paths, find duplicate files, uninstall apps, compress ...

... there! I need your help: my MacBookpro was used to a very tempered climate (aka weather) but I recently moved to a warmer region and it's clear that my laptop is not enjoying it at all. How do you keep your laptop from turning into a helicopter on fire? All recommendations welcomed (except the ones suggesting a new laptop ) Thank ...

... setups in a weekly newsletter called Workspaces. I'll start here: - 2020 M1 Mac Mini - LG UltraFine 4K Display - cheap Logitech wireless mouse - Apple Magic Keyboard - AirPod Pros - Lots of books (Founders at Work, Disrupted, Creativity Inc, etc) - Old MacBookPro - Logitech C920x HD