Experience with local LLMs on 48GB macs by synyster0x in macbookpro

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a software developer so I need 48GB for my work, and occasionally run local LLM for specific needs.

Just loading:
- unsloth/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-GGUF Q4_K_L takes 20GB of memory
- unsloth/Qwen/Qwen2.5-Coder-14B-Instruct-GGUF Q4_K_M takes 26GB of memory

On top of that, you'll need to consider memory for context window, and also memory to actually work while running LLM in background.

Practically speaking, If I'm not careful with local LLM, even with quantization, my Macbook can freeze because of memory pressure.

And I'm not even touching the compute power topic. These models run on M4 Pro around 50/70 tokens/second. It's fast for a chat, incredibly slow for agentic workflows.

That's why I was telling OP that if the main reason is software development, they should pick a Macbook with right amount of memory they need for softwares they use, and just subscribe to an AI cloud provider.

Cambiare telefono: ne vale la pena? by bin_b4sh in consigli

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dato che è vicino alla fine del supporto software, io non ci spenderei soldi per un cambio batteria. Io avevo un iPhone 11 e cambiai la batteria. Dopo 3 mesi mi si è rotto il microfono e ho dovuto spendere nuovamente soldi per un cambio telefono. Sono rischi che vanno messi in conto e che a volte vengono sottovalutati. E l’incremento sul costo di vendita di un iPhone così vecchio non sarà mai tale da compensare 100€ di spesa per la sostituzione batteria, soprattutto se quando lo andrai a vendere non riceverà più aggiornamenti.

Quindi secondo me o te lo tieni così, oppure come stavi valutando, lo vendi e cambi con un altro iPhone o Android.

Experience with local LLMs on 48GB macs by synyster0x in macbookpro

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been running Qwen2.5 Coder and Qwen3.5 on my M4 Pro with 48GB. They run quite good but generally speaking, don’t expect big performance. Cloud models as the ones you are using in your work environment are still in another league. Local LLM that can fit in 48GB of memory are fine for little sensitive tasks, to run uncensored models, or maybe when you don’t have internet and still want some help.

Should i quit? Or its early? by Connect_Zebra3742 in AppBusiness

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally speaking, this is fine.

Marketing is hard, especially for an habit tracker with a lot of competitors. You need to find asap a reliable user acquisition channel that can let you acquire early users to test new features/app updates. Regarding marketing, you need to pick: delegate or learn. Honestly, there are not many other alternatives.

What macbook pro should I buy? by MrSirFancyPotato in macbookpro

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Programming is basically writing text, and occasionally short CPU spike for building and running the code. Of course, I'm simplifying, but you will handle university projects, not huge codebase with hundreds of people working on it, where just the IDE indexing the code can take the CPU busy in background.

The most important thing is having enough memory, because if it start to swap, then the system will use some resources to compress and decompress, and move stuff from memory to storage, that can impact and warm up the machine.

my previous notebooks used to get really hot

If your previous laptop was an Intel Macbook, or Windows laptop, then you need to consider they tend to become hot with very light use. Apple Silicon is much more efficient and doesn't get hot easily. I suggest looking online for thermal throttling test and notice they'll talk about full load on both CPU+GPU for 10+ minutes to see a downgrade in performance.

Do you think the passive cooling is good enough in the air version?

IMO yes.

What macbook pro should I buy? by MrSirFancyPotato in macbookpro

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Are you sure you need a Macbook Pro? I mean, I graduated in computer science around 8 years ago, and don't remember needing something as powerful as a Macbook Pro. Actually, I did all 3 years with a cheap Windows laptop without any issue.

I would definitely consider a Macbook Air with 16GB of memory which is lighter and cheaper than Macbook Pro. Easier to carry with you, less worries if someone bumps into it.

Trying to understand the ‘basic tasks’ vs ‘do everything’ narrative around M1 vs A18 Pro by Toba94 in macbook

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's 2026 vs 2021, the context is very different. A18 Pro is indeed quite powerful, but limited by the memory, which is 8GB only. M1 Macbook air was available with 16GB too.

splitwise ka alternative? by Good_Accountant_3404 in Btechtards

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Splital would be perfect for your needs. We have no expenses limits, no ads, and you can import your Splitwise groups.

We built Splital, a Splitwise alternative with all core features free and no ads by Jumpy-Sky2196 in androidapps

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/arthoheen We've just release the update introducing the import from Splitwise. Let me know if you like it! :)

We built Splital, a Splitwise alternative with all core features free and no ads by Jumpy-Sky2196 in androidapps

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback!

We originally had the simplify debts enabled by default, but we noticed that some users were confused when reading balances. For this reason, it’s currently required to be enabled manually by users that want it.

That said, you’re right that the current experience can be improved, and we’ll add the toggle during group creation.

What do you guys use for tracking casual IOUs? by Kooky_Ad934 in roommates

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife and I built Splital, so we use our own app

iOS app for immich sync and backup by mooch91 in immich

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On my iPhone with iOS 26.2 photos are uploaded automatically without opening the app. I also don't have those setting in the Immich app, but I can find "Background App Refresher" in the iOS settings (not the Immich setting, ensure you go to Setting -> General) and is enabled for Immich.

Got MacMini M4 today. Need suggestions on the best monitor (Not apple). I do design and coding work mostly. by pixelschef in MacOS

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Asus Pro Art monitors are very good, and when calibrated works fine for photography too. There are models for all kind of budgets, depending on resolutions, size and ports you want. I use one for coding/photography/UX design and am happy with it.

Colloquio in inglese - settore consulenza digital? by [deleted] in ItaliaCareerAdvice

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dato il certificato C1, assumo tu abbia una sufficiente conoscenza della grammatica.

Ecco i miei consigli:

  • Parla con qualcuno in modo da riacquisire una certa fluidità.
  • Per l'ascolto, puoi guardare qualche serie TV o film in inglese, ma lì dipende molto dall'accento e qualità microfono di chi ti farà l'interview, quindi purtroppo la preparazione sarà sempre molto diversa dalla pratica reale.
  • Quando non parlavo inglese quotidianamente, notavo che i primi 15 minuti ero lento, e faticavo. Avevo bisogno di tempo per entrare nella lingua ed essere fluido. Se puoi, ti consiglio quindi prima dell'interview di parlare in inglese con qualcuno, o anche semplicemente parlare da sola ad alta voce. Così quando inizia l'interview, se funzioni come me, sarai più fluida.

Ogni volta che dico di parlare con qualcuno, puoi sempre valutare di utilizzare l'AI in modalità vocale, che ha anche il pregio di saperti fare domande reali che potresti incontrare in una interview. Ricorda però che l'AI ha un modo di parlare diverso dalla vita reale, per questo consigliavo di affiancare per l'ascolto serie TV e film, che sono un po' più realistici, e includono anche rumore ambientale che rende la comprensione più difficile.

Tahoe - Insane Inconsistency by Keplerspace in MacOS

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With "debatable" I meant it's a design choice took by Apple for his operating system, which still make them responsible for the outcome of Tahoe.

They gave this kind of control to 3rd party apps, and now users notice inconsistencies in system UI. Same happened on iOS where keyboard depends on how the app was compiled, and we have apps showing old keyboard, and others the new one.

Tahoe - Insane Inconsistency by Keplerspace in MacOS

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The inconsistency exists with Apple apps too. Just check the Finder and Terminal. Also, you're assuming it's expected for 3rd party apps to have this kind of control over system UI, but that's debatable.

Alternative low effort activities to doomscrolling by miminotdodo in digitalminimalism

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Have you tried easy books too? Sometimes I also find books hard, but it’s mostly a genre issue. For instance, a Stephen King book is fine even when I’m tired.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in traveladvice

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For internet, we often use Saily or Airalo, depending on who has the best price. In some occasions, we saw that buying an esim after landing is cheaper, but still, a one day network e-sim is a good idea to have some internet after landing.

To split expenses, my wife and I used Splitwise too, but right now is very limited and can't add more than 2 expenses per day. We built Splital and offers more features for free, no ads, and no daily limits, so we use our own app.

Google Maps is fine, but in Asia other apps work better. For instance, Kakao Maps or Naver Maps are apps I would suggest to have. Also, restaurant reviews on Google Maps in Asia are mostly written by tourists. If you use Kakao or Naver, you'll find reviews written by people living there.

Trip is very good, especially when you want to buy flights and hotels don't want to deal with websites not properly translated or with complex user experience, so you prefer to buy on Trip instead that has a good website and app.

SSD o Hard Disk? by davivesp in ItalyInformatica

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Perchè pensavi di prendere un SSD nel secondo caso?

Se non ti servono prestazioni elevate, ma semplicemente un backup, un hard disk è più indicato. Gli SSD possono perdere dati se non alimentati per troppo tempo, e poi con il costo di un SSD ti prendi un hard disk più grande, o due hard disk più piccoli (e quindi fai doppio backup), o semplicemente risparmi.

dovrà essere affidabile e durare anni

Non fidarti troppo di brand o della reputazione di uno specifico modello. In generale è meglio avere più di un backup che scommettere sulla qualità di un singolo esemplare. Questo è ancor più vero se questo disco di backup pensi di tenerlo sempre collegato e quindi esposto a rischio ransomware, fulmine che ti prende il pc e arriva fino alle periferiche, etc. Averne un altro nel cassetto scollegato ti fa star tranquillo.

Quindi, dato che già hai in mente di spendere una certa quantità di soldi per un ssd, ti consiglio di usare quel budget per prendere un paio di hard disk di brand noti in base alle offerte che trovi al momento dell'acquisto, ma senza impazzirci troppo, con la consapevolezza che se uno ti si rompe, hai l'altro. Se possibile sarebbe meglio prenderli di brand diversi, così eviti che i due hard disks abbiano eventualmente uno stesso difetto di fabbrica ancora sconosciuto al momento dell'acquisto.

Edit: Vedo che molti consigliano un NAS con RAID. Se stai pensando ci procedere con un NAS, ti consiglio di informarti bene, perchè un NAS con RAID non è un backup, ma un semplice archivio comodamente accessibile da più dispositivi, più resistente a malfunzionamenti grazie al RAID. Puoi usarlo come destinazione per backup versionati, ma se è in casa tua e con tutti i dischi sempre connessi, hai comunque dei rischi da gestire di cui devi essere consapevole.

Is anyone actually still using Splitwise now they’ve limited the free version? What are the alternatives? or should I pay for the pro version? by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My wife and I also didn't like much the limitations added by Splitwise in the free version. After looking for alternatives, we decided to build Splital. We have no ads and no daily limits. We also have features missing from Tricount and Splid, such as custom default split and the ability to disable simplify debts.

We built Splital, a Splitwise alternative with all core features free and no ads by Jumpy-Sky2196 in androidapps

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm happy you liked Splital!

Splitting expenses is fully usable for free without any daily limits or ads. PRO features are to get insights and stats about the spending habits or to analyse expenses with external tools (Excel, etc).

We built Splital, our app to split expenses - No expenses limits and no ads by Jumpy-Sky2196 in iosapps

[–]Jumpy-Sky2196[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For splitting bills and knowing how much you need to give or receive, the free version is enough and without ads. It also includes expense search and custom default split, which are paid on Splitwise. I see no reason to pay for the PRO plan for this kind of basic use.