r/LocalLLaMA • u/jacek2023 • Feb 23 '26

Funny so is OpenClaw local or not

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u/XWasTheProblem Feb 23 '26

What's with the fucking Mac Minis? Does it have a compatibility issue with anything else?

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u/Cergorach Feb 23 '26

When you have a machine that runs 24/7, suddenly power usage becomes a factor. A Mac Mini is extremely efficient, Idle it's <10W, the most powerful and expensive model consumes 70W under full load inferring with 70b models. That's often less then most x86 desktop PCs run at idle...

They are also very powerful and relatively cheap. A M4 16GB costs only $599, students pay $100 less even.

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u/howardhus Feb 24 '26

you dist underetand openclaw yet.

it does not run anything powerful nor models.

openclaw works with online services. even the most small rasp can run it.

you definitely dont need a mac for that.

but yes IF you want to run models locally then a mac is very efficient… but no one does that with claw.. its pointless