Macbook Pro

After successfully installing Ventura on my old Mac (see previous post), I went straight to installing Llama and trying out models. I used the following YouTube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWB9ApTPTv4, which I found to be really good. The Llama documentation is also great: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/README.md. So far, I have tried running Llama 3.2 7B and CodeGemma 7B. After getting used to Chat GPT, this seems like a significant slowdown. However, given that I have specific use cases in mind, it might still be suitable for me. ...

I love my MacBook Pro mid-2012; it served me well until I bought the one with the M1 chip. I waited for a long time to upgrade because each new line of MacBooks seemed somehow worth it. However, I was really frustrated when Apple decided to solder RAM and then removed the ports, which eventually reached an absolute low point when they introduced the useless Touch Bar, removed USB-A and HDMI ports, had problems with the display cable, and featured an awful keyboard. ...