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The post explains why Apple Silicon's unified... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/thanks-ai--vu98f17iv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/vU98f17iv.png og:image:alt: Thanks, AI. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Thanks, AI. **[Theo - t3․gg](https://daily.dev/sources/t3dotgg)** · 22 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Apple has significantly raised Mac prices due to a global RAM and NAND flash shortage driven by AI GPU demand. The post explains why Apple Silicon's unified memory architecture makes Macs uniquely valuable for running large local LLMs (models >30GB that won't fit in GPU VRAM), benchmarks a 120B parameter model running at ~100 tokens/second on a 128GB MacBook Pro, and compares alternatives like the Framework Desktop with AMD Strix and Nvidia DGX Spark. Practical buying advice covers Apple's refurbished store deals, model tiers worth considering, and why prices are likely to keep rising. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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