https://homelab.nbkelley.com/tags/mac-studio/ Recent content in Mac-Studio on homelab Hugo en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://homelab.nbkelley.com/docs/machines/mac-studio/ Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://homelab.nbkelley.com/docs/machines/mac-studio/ <h1 id="mac-studio">Mac Studio<a class="anchor" href="#mac-studio">#</a></h1> <h2 id="what-was-established">What Was Established<a class="anchor" href="#what-was-established">#</a></h2> <p>Mac Studio M1 Max 64GB purchased 2026-04-17 for $2,299 (used/refurbished market). Deployed 2026-04-24 as the primary AI inference node for the homelab, replacing the Pavilion as the fast interactive reasoning machine.</p> <h2 id="hardware">Hardware<a class="anchor" href="#hardware">#</a></h2> <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Detail</th> <th>Value</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Model</td> <td>Mac Studio (2022, M1 Max)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Hostname</td> <td>Legolas</td> </tr> <tr> <td>IP</td> <td>192.168.1.45</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Memory</td> <td>64GB Unified Memory</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Memory bandwidth</td> <td>~400 GB/s</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Purchase price</td> <td>$2,299 (used)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Status</td> <td>Deployed, operational 2026-04-24</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2 id="why-this-hardware">Why This Hardware<a class="anchor" href="#why-this-hardware">#</a></h2> <p>64GB unified memory is the key spec for LLM inference on Apple Silicon. Memory bandwidth determines tokens/second — the M1 Max at ~400 GB/s delivers ~25+ t/s for 27-31B models vs the Pavilion&rsquo;s ~15 t/s CPU-only for E4B. At the time of purchase, 64GB Mac Studio/Mac Mini new from Apple was backordered to late June. The used M1 Max at $2,299 was judged a reasonable buy given scarcity.</p>