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Apple's Mac Mini and Mac Studio are facing severe supply chain challenges, leading to months-long shipping delays and substantial price increases. The issues stem from high demand for local AI processing and a critical global shortage of memory components.

So, you're looking for a top-tier media streaming and local playback solution for your living room, and you're an Apple enthusiast? While the Apple TV 4K is a popular choice, Apple's oft-overlooked Mac mini might

This article details setting up Ollama with Gemma 4 26B on an Apple Silicon Mac mini for an always-ready local LLM environment. It covers installation, model pulling, and advanced configurations like auto-starting Ollama, preloading the model using `launchd` agents, and keeping models loaded indefinitely with `OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE` to leverage fast inference on Apple Silicon. Practical takeaways emphasize the benefits for developer workflows and memory management considerations.