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577 points simonw | 1 comments | 29 Jul 25 13:45 UTC | HN request time: 1.73s | source

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slimebot80 ◴[29 Jul 25 23:01 UTC] No.44729252[source]▶

(novice question)

64gb is pure RAM? I thought Apple Silicon was efficient at paging SSD as memory storage - how important is RAM if you've got a fast SSD?

1. nicce ◴[29 Jul 25 23:25 UTC] No.44729399[source]▶

Memory speed is the most important factor with LLMs and SSD is very slow when compared to RAM.

My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now (GLM-4.5 Air)