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		gck1 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Running local LLMs offline on a ten-hour flight I don't use my M3 Max in public, but running local models on it makes me uncomfortable because of fans too. I also have a Dell laptop that spin up fans if I open a text editor, and it feels normal, but on Mac, I feel like fans spinning up is me somehow abusing it and shortening its lifespan.

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aitchnyu 1 day ago [–]

Reminds me of a previous generation (plastic shell) MBP drawing both AC and battery for sustained peak performance, fans spinning.

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