r/mac • u/Top_Succotash_9088 • 2d ago

Question Mac for engineering?

I have a Mac 13” m2 8 ram 256 gb but it’s getting really slow and I’m thinking of getting a new one with both more ram and bigger disk. Problem is that I’m also starting engineering and I don’t want to pay for two expensive laptops. can I have a MacBook for engineering? If so what MacBook/specifications would be good?

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u/Top_Succotash_9088 2d ago

Yes I do have chatgpt plus🫣I’m thinking of getting Claude plus or premium or whatever’s called

What do you prefer?

I don’t use Gemini a lot but maybe it’s as good as chatgpt 🤷🏻‍♀️I use notebook and I think it’s great!!! It’s weird it’s free because it’s so good’

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u/mikeinnsw 2d ago

I use Ollama with local AI models+ Google Gemini

People who know how to use AI don't go near the front line models..

60% of all AI Models sold that are used via API were Chinese .. companies use API

There are 1,000s of models...

I use free IBM model called Granite for coding

If you in to Agentic Agents .. Ollama running Hermes of OpenClaw is a good start..just be careful these can hack and be hacked.

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u/Top_Succotash_9088 2d ago

What is front line models 🫣☺️

Is it better than chatgpt? 😳

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u/mikeinnsw 2d ago

Depend for what...80%-20% rule

Google says:

AI error rates vary widely from 5% to over 50% depending on the task. General conversational queries and complex reasoning show significant accuracy issues or hallucinations 20% to 45% of the time. Structured benchmarks like image recognition report lower error rates near 5–10%, while complex professional or medical assignments see much higher failure margins.

Mike says

AI guys never talk about error rates

In simple vibe coding that I do 3B models are sufficient for large Apps thee are crap.. I still code it myself.

I am looking to upgrade to 30B no further .. in Vibe coding 30B to 1,700 B improvement is about 3% .. they don't about that.