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Coding assistant (70B class)

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Coding assistant (70B class)

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MacBook Pro M1 Max 16" (64GB)

M1-Max64 GB Unified Memory Refurbished only

M1 Max with 64GB unified memory and 400GB/s memory bandwidth; primarily available used or refurbished.

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Mac Studio M1 Ultra (128GB)

M1-Ultra128 GB Unified Memory Refurbished only

M1 Ultra with 128GB unified memory and 800GB/s memory bandwidth; primarily available used or refurbished.

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Mac Studio M2 Ultra (64 GB)

M2-Ultra64 GB Unified Memory24-Core CPU60-Core GPU Previous generation

Classic for 70B in 4-bit. Previous generation — cheaper than current alternatives.

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Catalog specifications checked: June 3, 2026. No live price or inventory check. German-market offers: verify US availability, shipping, taxes and warranty.

MacBook Pro M3 Max 16" (64GB)

M3-Max64 GB Unified Memory Refurbished only

M3 Max with 64GB unified memory and 400GB/s memory bandwidth; primarily available used or refurbished.

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Mac Studio M3 Ultra (512GB)

M3-Ultra512 GB Unified Memory

M3 Ultra with 512GB unified memory and 819GB/s memory bandwidth; currently available new.

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Mac Mini M4 Pro (48 GB)

M4-Pro48 GB Unified Memory12-Core CPU16-Core GPU

Sweet spot for local LLMs. 48 GB is comfortable for 30B in 4-bit, 70B is tight.

Amazon DE

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Mac Studio M4 Max (128GB)

M4-Max128 GB Unified Memory

M4 Max with 128GB unified memory and 546GB/s memory bandwidth; currently available new.

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MacBook Pro M5 Pro 16" (64GB)

M5-Pro64 GB Unified Memory

M5 Pro with 64GB unified memory and 307GB/s memory bandwidth; currently available new.

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MacBook Pro M5 Max 16" (128GB)

M5-Max128 GB Unified Memory

M5 Max with 128GB unified memory and 614GB/s memory bandwidth; currently available new.

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Mac mini M5 Pro (64GB)

M5-Pro64 GB Unified Memory

M5 Pro with 64GB unified memory and 307GB/s memory bandwidth; currently available new.

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Mac Studio M5 Max (128GB)

M5-Max128 GB Unified Memory

M5 Max with 128GB unified memory and 614GB/s memory bandwidth; currently available new.

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Mac Studio M5 Ultra (512GB)

M5-Ultra512 GB Unified Memory

M5 Ultra with 512GB unified memory and 1200GB/s memory bandwidth; currently available new.

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