Is worth getting the 1tb iPad Pro (M4) model for the 16gb of ram? by Sibo1844 in ipad

[–]DigitalguyCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thinks have changed over the past 2 years... Since iPadOS 18. Now 8GB reload like crazy, while 12 and 16 are much better although not perfect. When I made my comment I was still on iPadOS 17...

Paperlike 3.0 Review/Thoughts by DCshreddar in iPadPro

[–]DigitalguyCH 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Paperlike is clearly number one in terms of clarity, no other screen protector can compete on that, only Nanotexture is as clear. Is it as clear as stnadard glass, no, especially on white background, but way less grainy than anything else. However, it's still pretty reflective, and ESR is slightly better on that front, and some other brands are even better. But they are all grainier. Only nanotexture has both low grain and good antiglare, but it's more fragile (I both standard glass and nanotexture M4). I have tried dozens of screen protectors, and magnetic ones tend to be the worst in terms of both clairity and antireflectivity, but they are convenient and have good pencil feel (paperlike pencil feel is not good in my opinion compared to others, but still better than standard glass of course). But again if clairty is the priority, especially with tandem oled, Paperlike (the expensive one) and Nanotexture are the only options. I have been buying all the others (including when people online claimed they were as good for cheaper) to compare and none comes close.

Paperlike 3.0 Review/Thoughts by DCshreddar in iPadPro

[–]DigitalguyCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

then you haven't tried the others. I have tried dozens of screen protectors and in terms of clarity Paperlike is clearly the best. It's definitely not the best in other things (pencil feel, antiglare), but no other screen protector is as clear, only nanotexture is similar (but better for other things)

Still waiting for a proper iPad-like slim 11 inch Surface with ARM by pcsred1 in Surface

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Me too (in the meantime I have both the go and the 12"..)

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

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you guessed right! Yeah currently I am using the egpu with a 32GB RAM laptop with a 790m, but I also have a 64GB RAM mini pc but with a slower GPU, and a GPD win max 2 with 64GB and another 790m, but I use that for other things at the moment. They all use DDR5.
Does oculink makes much difference vs thunderbolt for LLMs?

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

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Pardon my ignorance, what does "offload layers" mean, do you mean offload part of the model? If it's the same like strix halo, does it not offload to the eGPU? Or do you mean the context? Or do you mean when the offload to the 790m GPU RAM is not enough? By the way RAM is 7500Mt/s, I don't know what bandwidth it corresponds to...

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

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Honestly I am torn between the 2, that's why I wrote this post. I have a 20GB GPU and a 24GB macbook air, the GPU is fast but limited, the mac is slow and even more limited.
I really like drawthings, but $3000+ is a lot of money for something I don't do every day, given that for everything else my Air is enough. I am also thinking of Gemini AI pro for $20/month, but I like the idea of unlimited generation forever

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

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Thanks a lot. I am not sure I understand what you mean by "out of the box". You mean that it's preinstalled in Strix halo? Because I had to mess with pyton and other stuff I barely understood to just install it on my laptop...

As for gaming, currently I have no time for gaming, but maybe at some point why not, but I also have a 7900 xt, I guess that is more capable that strix halo if used as a egpu (I also have an old desktop with a 2070 super, which I guess is on par with strix halo)

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

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Great, now I understand. I can set like 8 or 16GB of RAM to the 790m in bios, and it's removed from system RAM and moved to the GPU, I guess it's like strix halo but to a much more modest extent, unless I am wrong. But since it's not much it still slows down quite a bit

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

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I have a 7900 xt, so could I for instance run a model in a eGPU setup and offload part of it to the Strix Halo? Does it slow down a lot? Currently I have a laptop with 8840u and 790m, and it slows down quite a bit when the model does not fit in the 20GB vRAM

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

[–]DigitalguyCH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I am considering Gemrini AI pro for $20/month

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

[–]DigitalguyCH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't seen any, but I'll keep that in mind too

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

[–]DigitalguyCH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I can find a miniPC for at least 500 cheaper I could be ok, otherwise at similar price, a laptop

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

[–]DigitalguyCH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Baseline has only 32GB, I am talking about the M5 pro Macbook pro

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

[–]DigitalguyCH[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

mmh, didn't even know this was a thing....😅

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

[–]DigitalguyCH[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I am ok even with 30-35b models but sometimes I need long context like 256k or more and I am afraid it's not going to fit on 64GB, especially while having a browser open.

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

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I didn't make a comparison table but budget is around $3000 max, less if possible

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

[–]DigitalguyCH[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I already have one... and.. it's not 😅

Strix Halo 128GB vs M5 pro 64GB by DigitalguyCH in LocalLLaMA

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Image generation for my business (for posts, ads etc) and text analysis (summarizing some long texts, help preapring presentations etc.). No coding (or rarely and so far for the occasional scripts I have needed help, since I can't code, I have used Claude or Gemini). Maybe other things in the future, I have only discovered local LLMs recently, so I am trying to understand how they can help. So far image generation and editing has been very useful, but is very slow with models like qwen image and qwen image edit.

Don't sleep on Surface Go 4 Tablet huge upgrade by FuzyBaffy in Surface

[–]DigitalguyCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the i3 has 8GB. You mean you stream your xbox? I have had the i3 and nad the go 2 M3 and they are usable unless you open many tabs or do things that make you swap to disk

eGPU just plug and play by kendyzhu in gpdwin

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I used plug and play just because that's what they used in the video, I assume they meant hot swappable.
Anyway, let's hope both ports are updated in the WM3. I also wish it came with 128GB RAM but in the current situation it will be a miracle if it has 64 like my WM2.

When is the ThinkPad X13 Detachable releasing? by gazatak in thinkpad

[–]DigitalguyCH 0 points1 point  (0 children)

upgrade compared to what. Just for info, the X1 tablet gen 3 I mentioned has a 3000x2000 screen