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7B or 8B MLX Model for M1 MacBook Air with 16 GB RAM / Unified Memory? Use Cases: Background Tasks, Coding, RAG, ChatBot

Hey guys :) i'm pretty new-ish to the local LLM thingy. I'm using my MacBook Air M1 with 16 GB of unified memory as a playground for testing, getting used to it, playing around, etc. I have a gaming PC with a 3070 (8 GB VRAM + 32 GB RAM) too, but that thing's loud, and often in use. I'll eventually…

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  1. 2026-10-04 09:31 · r/LocalLLM
    7B or 8B MLX Model for M1 MacBook Air with 16 GB RAM / Unified Memory? Use Cases: Background Tasks, Coding, RAG, ChatBot

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