{"slug": "ask-hn-recommend-a-local-llm-setup-m2-max-9gb", "title": "Ask HN: Recommend a Local LLM Setup (M2 Max, 9GB)", "summary": "A user with a MacBook Pro M2 Max (96GB RAM) seeks recommendations for a local LLM setup to redesign a Shopify store, clean up SKU metadata, and build a photography workflow tool while at sea for a week.", "body_md": "| ||||||||||||\n1 point by |\nI’m going out to sea for a week and was wondering what people might recommend for a local LLM setup? I have a MacBook Pro M2 Max with 96GB (12‑core CPU, 38‑core GPU, 16‑core NE) I’m hoping to redesign and rebuild our very customized Shopify store on a new base template, cleanup all the meta-information for all our SKUs, and create a utility script or desktop app to streamline our photography workflow. Also, please recommend useful resources to further my own education on this front. TIA. | |||||||||||\n|", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-recommend-a-local-llm-setup-m2-max-9gb", "canonical_source": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48855960", "published_at": "2026-07-10 05:11:14+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-10 05:35:49.069859+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["large-language-models", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Apple", "MacBook Pro", "M2 Max", "Shopify"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-recommend-a-local-llm-setup-m2-max-9gb", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-recommend-a-local-llm-setup-m2-max-9gb.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-recommend-a-local-llm-setup-m2-max-9gb.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/ask-hn-recommend-a-local-llm-setup-m2-max-9gb.jsonld"}}