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apple silicon.
Everything we've published on apple silicon across guides, agents, hardware reviews and glossary entries — 3 entries in total.
Guides (1)
- GPU vs CPU for self-hosted AI inference — when each genuinely wins in 2026AI Agents · 2026-05-26
When does a GPU actually pay for itself in self-hosted AI inference, and when is a modern CPU genuinely the better answer? Real benchmarks across Mac Mini M4, Intel NUC 13, Raspberry Pi 5, and a single-GPU box. Watts per token, euros per million tokens, and the surprising places CPU wins.
Hardware (2)
- Mac Mini M4 / M4 Pro
The single best small-form-factor host for local LLMs in 2026. Apple Silicon unified memory makes 70B-class models tractable on a desk-sized machine.
- MacBook Air M3 / M4
Fanless laptop with up to 24 GB unified memory. Runs Mistral 7B Q4 silently on the train. €1,299+.