> Apple's Mac mini and Mac Studio have become the machines of choice for running AI agents, according to Doug Brooks, Apple's senior product manager of Apple silicon.

This is mostly an US phenomenon, no Mac mini nor Mac Studio around here.

Only Thinkpads and Macbooks laptops talking to hyperscalers.

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esskay 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Around where? They're pretty popular for it in the UK right now given our obscene energy pricing as they end up being one of the best low power options for local llm. If you're not in the local llm space you obviously wouldn't see it. It's like saying Tennis isnt popular around here then admitting you dont frequent a tennis court so wouldn't even know.

	▲	pjmlp 7 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Around here in my German office, and down in my home country Portugal, even less, given the average salaries.
	▲	walthamstow 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		So, when you said pretty popular, you meant in the local LLM space, which is a niche of a niche.