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The Ultimate AI Laptop? | Unboxing MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB 40-Core GPU | M4 Max AI Series

The Ultimate AI Laptop? | Unboxing MacBook Pro M4 Max 128GB 40-Core GPU | M4 Max AI Series

Ray de Guzman

Video Description

Join me as I unbox and explore the new MacBook Pro M4 Max with 128GB RAM and 40 GPU cores - a powerhouse for local AI applications. Discover why I upgraded from my trusty M1 MacBook Air and what exciting AI capabilities this machine unlocks. From running larger language models to faster AI image generation, we'll dive into the potential of this beast. Whether you're a tech enthusiast, digital creative, or AI aficionado, this video showcases the future of portable computing. Don't forget to comment with your AI use case ideas! (Not Sponsored)

Chapters

00:00 Preview
00:19 Why buy the M4 Max 128GB RAM 40-Core GPU?
02:00 Unboxing
03:50 Final Thoughts


Transcript

Exciting AI Gear Update

Hey guys, I've got an exciting AI gear update today! I have a new MacBook Pro M4 Max with 128 gigabytes of RAM and 40 GPU cores. This is particularly exciting because it unlocks a bunch of AI use cases locally on my machine, so I can do this offline and keep everything private.

My Journey from M1 MacBook Air

Since I started this channel about 6 months ago, I've been using an M1 MacBook Air with 16 gigabytes of RAM. It's honestly been quite shocking how powerful this little laptop has been since day one, and I still can't believe that it could run a lot of local AI use cases like running a local LLM and even some AI image generation.

However, I started to get some FOMO with all of the cool AI use cases and even just being able to run larger language models on my computer, as well as getting faster speed with local AI image generation.

Why I Decided to Upgrade

Although this machine has been keeping me productive and still able to accommodate AI use cases, I thought, "Okay, I've been running this channel for six months now. I've proven to myself that I'm in this for the long haul, and I think it's justified now to invest in a new machine and unlock new use cases that I could share with you guys and demonstrate."

So that's why I got this upgrade, and I'm going to unbox it for you now. You can look forward to a lot more updates testing this machine and testing more AI use cases. If you have any ideas or things you want me to test, definitely comment below!

The Unboxing Experience

Here's the moment of truth - the MacBook Pro! We've got the 14-inch model, and let me show you what's inside. Look at this beauty! The 14-inch MacBook Pro is quite light, and it comes with the braided cable and instructions. Since we're in Thailand, we got this style of plug.

I didn't get the matte finish because I heard that it scratches easier, but this is looking beautiful. That keyboard is gorgeous!

What's Next

So you saw the unboxing, and I have my new MacBook Pro here now. I'm going to be setting this up and I'm super excited to get this thing up and running so I can show you some new AI use cases and share what I'm using it for.

Are you guys upgrading your equipment? Anything you want me to test out for AI use cases? Comment below, and if you want to support the channel, consider giving a like, subscribe, and sharing with a friend. I really appreciate you guys, and I'll see you in the next one!