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I don't plan on doing much gaming on it. Just regular laptop things.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you're a g*mer or do any work with AI (preferably open-source), pretty much anything relatively recent with a graphics card, used is better for driving down price while still getting a good deal.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

f you're a g*mer or do any work with AI (preferably open-source)

I don't work with AI and I'm pretty much just a casual console gamer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Thinkpad is probably your best option then, I've heard a lot of good things over the years

[–] [email protected] 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

who tf is doing local "work with AI" lol

On a laptop, no less

even the huge models that you can't run locally are kinda mid and hallucinate a lot, why would you run some tiny local thing unless you're generating banned material

[–] [email protected] 5 points 22 hours ago

I use a pytorch accelerator on a laptop.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I use a local llm to re-write the tone of emails for my job so I'm not dripping with hatred and seething contempt

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

this, so much this

you ever seen Sorry To Bother You?

I have an LLM give my emails White Voice and it's helped a lot as someone who can't stand being "professional"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

hahaha yes, this is exactly what I'm thinking when I do it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Please share some links, i need this!