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Apple Silicon

MacBook Pro 14" M4 Pro (48GB)

$2,499

Chip

Apple M4 Pro

Unified memory

48 GB

Llama 3.1 8B tok/s

42

Max model size

~40 GB

Notes

Excellent for 7B–14B models with MLX
Silent operation, no GPU driver hassle
Unified memory shared with OS — reserve ~8GB headroom

Compare configs

Mac Mini M4 (16GB) — $799
Mac Studio M4 Max (64GB) — $1,999
Mac Studio M3 Ultra (128GB) — $3,999

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MacBook Pro 14" M4 Pro (48GB) for Local LLMs · ClankerBuilder