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Qwen3.8-27B on a 24GB Mac: 3 Kernel Panics and the 17.76 GiB Limit Apple Doesn't Print
Your Mac has 24GB of RAM. Metal reports 17.76 GiB as the amount the GPU can use without hurting performance. Comparing a GGUF file size against total RAM is the wrong arithmetic, and that gap is where the kernel panics live. Measured on one M4 Pro, including the runs that failed.
Gemma 4 26B Won't Fit on My 24GB MacBook — Until I Did This
Ollama gives 2 tok/s with broken tool calling. I got 49 tok/s with perfect tool calling using Unsloth Q3_K_XL + llama.cpp. Then I built a Claude Code clone on top of it.
I Tested Every Gemma 4 Model Locally on My MacBook — What Actually Works
Audio ASR in 3 languages, image understanding, full-stack app generation, coding, and agentic behavior -- all on a MacBook M4 Pro 24GB.
The Ralph Wiggum Technique: Autonomous AI Development with Claude Code
Learn how to use the Ralph Wiggum technique for autonomous AI-powered coding. Install the Ralph plugin for Claude Code and let your AI write code while you sleep.
7 Best AI Coding Tools Compared: WindSURF, Cursor, Bolt New, Cline, Roocline, GitHub Copilot, and Replit
Comprehensive comparison of WindSURF, Cursor, Bolt New, Cline, Roocline, GitHub Copilot, and Replit. Learn which AI coding tool best fits your needs in 2025.