My RTX 5090 can't keep up with Apple Silicon on the biggest local LLMs, and I hate to admit it
… Apple has also started building more explicit tooling for this world with MLX , its machine-learning framework for Apple Silicon. …
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Dell's new XPS 13 price point makes it a MacBook Neo competitor
… It's better than a MacBook Neo More than $100 better, I'd say Obviously, Macs use Apple Silicon, so comparing chips isn't an apples to apples I did that on purpose comparison. …
The Orange Pi Zero 3W beats the Raspberry Pi 5 on paper, but it can't use half its own hardware
… The A733 has an Imagination PowerVR B-Series BXM-4-64 MC1 with full Vulkan 1.3 support, and a VeriSilicon AIPU rated at 3 TOPS for INT8 inference. …
I stopped using my Steam Deck as just a handheld after discovering Desktop Mode
… Leaving your Steam Deck locked in Game Mode means wasting half the value of the silicone you paid for. …
Your guest network is a security nightmare, and splitting it in two actually fixes it
… This lane should be built strictly for silicon. …
Google reveals the Whoop-like Fitbit Air and a redesigned Health app
… There's the Active Band, a sweatproof, waterproof, silicone band, and the Elevated Modern Band, a more fashion-forward bracelet designed for day-to-day use. The wearable's magnetic charger is bidirectional, making it easy to drop the Fitbit Air onto it to charge. …
After a year of self-hosting LLMs, I realized the real bottleneck isn’t the GPU
… Apple Silicon's unified memory architecture means the CPU and GPU share the same high-bandwidth memory pool. A MacBook with 16GB or 32GB of unified RAM can load and run LLMs at speeds that rival or exceed systems with discrete GPUs, making Apple laptops surprisingly competitive for local AI. …
Liquid metal works great as thermal paste, but the hidden costs aren't worth it
… Liquid metal has been emerging as a high-performance alternative for many enthusiasts, particularly those into overclocking and pushing their silicon to the absolute limit. …
Your old GPU can still run big LLMs – you just need the right tweaks
… Apple Silicon's unified memory architecture means the CPU and GPU share the same high-bandwidth memory pool. A MacBook with 16GB or 32GB of unified RAM can load and run LLMs at speeds that rival or exceed systems with discrete GPUs, making Apple laptops surprisingly competitive for local AI. …
Microsoft is quietly walking back Copilot+, but the Googlebook is proof that Google didn't get the memo
… Google watched that retreat, watched Apple win the entry-level laptop market by going the other direction with the MacBook Neo , but decided to double down on a Gemini-based Android laptop. …