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AI option For MBP 32gb

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Hey all, I have a M2 Pro with 32GB unified memory here. Want to run a local model for agentic workflows and tool/function calling. Was looking at Qwen 3.8 27B but I know it's a tight fit at 32GB RAM, even quantized. Questions: • Is 27B Q4_K_M realistic here, or will I constantly hit swap? • Would Q…

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