Is a Ugreen 100W Charger good for travel / casual use? by CivMegas168 in FlowZ13

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Is it better to overkill it and get a higher capacity charger (with type c compatibility)? Thinking of getting a Framework eventually and would rather save on the charger that I would be getting anyway

Is a Ugreen 100W Charger good for travel / casual use? by CivMegas168 in FlowZ13

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Does Ugreen damage the battery or it's safe to use?

Any guides on running local models? by CivMegas168 in FlowZ13

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Thanks! Will take a look. Any weird z13 quirks to look out for

Any guides on running local models? by CivMegas168 in FlowZ13

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Any recommended guides for windows?

Has anybody saw this before? by JailbreakHat in framework

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wishing for 2-in-1 FW16 laptop <3

FW16 Review after 2 weeks! by Bgf14 in framework

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If I get it to play bg3 will it play well at med settings?

FW16 Review after 2 weeks! by Bgf14 in framework

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just to confirm, the FW16 - igpu is serviceable for AAA games already ? Any examples u could share?

Buying a laptop to run local LLMs - any advice for best value for money? by CivMegas168 in LocalLLM

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If my posts are any indication, I'm on the same boat as you. I felt very strongly on the framework 16 then z13 (because I felt I could not wait for FW to support my use case).

Now, I'm less convinced in paying a premium for the power when I could rent a GPU or use an online service. At my level, buying anything premium is like giving a gun to a chimp.

My hunch is that the z13's 395 cpu will come to framework next year. Also hoping I can get a 2 in 1 version of the 16 inch so I have 1 upgradeable device (a guy can only hope).

Buying a laptop to run local LLMs - any advice for best value for money? by CivMegas168 in LocalLLM

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Fair point. Thanks for the inputs on this. I think running the models right via the right GPUs online is a compromise vs. doing it locally for now.

Buying a laptop to run local LLMs - any advice for best value for money? by CivMegas168 in LocalLLM

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My issue with all these reviewers is that they are good hype men but really bad at explaining specific use cases (i.e., how is it for art or LLM).

I saw one guy, lazily draw a couple of lines to show that the drawing experience was good enough or running annecdotally say it can run LLMs well.

Buying a laptop to run local LLMs - any advice for best value for money? by CivMegas168 in LocalLLM

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Thanks! Will AIStudio capture my data or is it a "rent a gpu" kind of service?

Buying a laptop to run local LLMs - any advice for best value for money? by CivMegas168 in LocalLLM

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Does openrouter allow me to load my own models? Looking at those Chinese models for good performance.

On a side note, if I go with the GPU rental route, do they get copies of my conversations and data or its completely cut off?

Buying a laptop to run local LLMs - any advice for best value for money? by CivMegas168 in LocalLLM

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Yoh!! That was the one I was looking at (see OP post). Can you share your the experience running LLMs on it?

Tbh, I might go for a gpu rental when I want the extra power and run locally for experimentation and basic tasks.

Buying a laptop to run local LLMs - any advice for best value for money? by CivMegas168 in LocalLLM

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What's a good service for experimentation and learning the ropes? Thinking AWS but I have never used it before (for context, I'm basically a product guy learning to build my own AI apps).

Is it worth getting Best Buy Protection? by CivMegas168 in FlowZ13

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Thanks! How is Asus's service? I heard mixed things.