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Sanity Check: $5k on a 128GB M5 Mac Studio for Local AI & Data Sovereignty? 🖥️💸

Hey everyone, I need a sanity check before I pull the trigger on a $5,000 Mac Studio (M5, 128GB RAM). My Background: I am not a developer. I work with Claude Code, Codex, Grokbot, and YouTube tutorials to build automations. I currently rely heavily on the cloud, but I want to take control of my sen…

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  1. 2026-10-29 20:13 · r/LocalLLM
    Sanity Check: $5k on a 128GB M5 Mac Studio for Local AI & Data Sovereignty? 🖥️💸

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