One USB-C cable turns an iPhone into a 24GB MacBook's extra memory, running local Qwen 27B 40%+ faster
TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-10-05
A Reddit project uses a single 10 Gb/s USB-C cable to turn an iPhone into extra memory for a 24GB MacBook, effectively using the phone as a secondary memory pool for running local Qwen 27B models.
Long-context inference speeds reportedly improve by 40%+, offering a cheap workaround to Apple's expensive, soldered unified memory for local LLM enthusiasts.
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