@Tech2Wild: Is Anyone Here Regretting or Regret it ?
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Miro warns that most people will regret buying a Mac or DGX Spark for local LLMs, and recommends the RTX Pro 6000 for serious use.
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Is Anyone Here Regretting or Regret it ?
ミロ (@ml0_1337): 99% of people will regret buying a Mac or DGX Spark just for running local LLMs. If you need a good computer for daily work, you can beef up your Mac’s specs and play with local LLMs on the side. If you seriously want to use local LLMs, the only option is the RTX Pro 6000. The DGX Spark is just an entertainment machine for people who already own a Mac or Pro 6000 to buy for fun.
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