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TechNerd10191

Which Mac for LLMs?

Question

For LLM inference (up to DeepSeekV4Flash and MiniMax M2.7), should I get an M5 Max MacBook Pro 16'' with 128 GB of unified memory or a M3 Ultra Mac Studio with 256 GB of unified memory?

Note that my local store has a 256GB unit available and don't need portability.

Posted May 12, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC

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