An iOS developer is weighing a 128GB MacBook Pro to run local coding models
scubascratch · reddit · 2026-07-26
An iOS developer asks whether a 128GB MacBook Pro could replace cloud coding models over the next few years. They’re considering buying the machine mainly to run local models, and want to know if it could ever be comparable to today’s frontier coding assistants like Claude, even if slower.
The post frames the decision as a cost tradeoff: the RAM is expensive, but the buyer expects to use the laptop for several years and thinks that may still be cheaper than paying for cloud AI over time.
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