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Re:Show HN: Open-source engine running Gemma 4 26B in 2 GB R... by GeekyBear on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @11:44AM (#49099000)
The M5 SSD's performance uplift was fairly substantial, even when compared to the prior generation.

> In the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, the SSD in the M5 MacBook Pro achieved read speeds of up to 6,323 MB/s, compared to just 2,031 MB/s on the M4 MacBook Pro. It's not like the M4 is "slow" in a vacuum, but the M5 SSD is over three times faster, which is a great generation uplift.

https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/macbooks/m5-macbook-pro...

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Re:Show HN: Open-source engine running Gemma 4 26B in 2 GB R... by ambicapter on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @12:17PM (#49099459)
Extremely impressive.
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Re:Show HN: Open-source engine running Gemma 4 26B in 2 GB R... by Barbing on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @01:15PM (#49100283)
Not sure Data (Star Trek TNG) could read that fast.

“Accessing”

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