Running local AI on a MacBook Pro: fan noise fixed by switching to automatic power mode
walkingriver · x · 2026-09-26
A developer shared his experience running local AI models on a MacBook Pro: the biggest complaint was the loud fan. Switching the power setting from "High Power" to "Automatic" quieted the fan enough to sleep at night and think during the day, at the cost of noticeably slower performance — but the flexibility to switch modes on the fly makes it a worthwhile trade-off. A practical note for anyone considering local LLM inference on a laptop.
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