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User seeks low-spec LLM recommendations for older hardware

A user on the r/LocalLLaMA subreddit is seeking recommendations for running small, local language models and potentially agentic tasks on older, less powerful hardware. They specifically mention having an older MacBook Pro with an i5 8th gen processor and 8GB of RAM, and are looking for suggestions for models that can run on such a setup. AI

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User seeks low-spec LLM recommendations for older hardware

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Proper_Door_4124 ·

    Dear poor people of this subreddit

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I see people with multi-gpu setups but I'm sure there's a potato LLM runner out there somewhere. </p> <p>I have an old macbook pro (i5 8th gen, 8GB RAM) that I want to turn into a homelab.</p> <p>I want to run a small local model for experimentin…