Example: 0.00035 kW x $0.42 = $0.000147 per hour

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MacBook Air

MacBook Air laptop with the superfast M5 chip. Lightweight, with all-day battery life. Built for AI and Apple Intelligence.

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The video provides a practical and cost-saving tip for users looking to run AI agents locally, appealing to a niche audience interested in efficiency and affordability.

Summary

The creator calculates the low monthly cost of running a MacBook Air for agent work, highlighting its efficiency compared to a VPS. They then demonstrate how to disable sleep mode on the MacBook Air using a command.

Structure

1Calculate cost of running MacBook Air
2Compare cost to VPS
3Demonstrate disabling sleep mode
4Show command to re-enable sleep

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This MacBook Air costs about ten cents a month to leave running for agent work. Sometimes the best VPS is the tiny computer already on your desk. #aiagents #macbookair #vps #localai #automation

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Example: 0.00035 kW x $0.42 = $0.000147 per hour 3. Calculate Cost Over Time To find your total, multiply the hourly cost by the number of hours. 1 Day (24 hours): $0.000147 x 24 = $0.0035 1 Month (720 hours): $0.000147 x 720 = $0.105 1 Year (8,760 hours): $0.000147 x 8760 = $1.28 Your exact costs will depend on your specific neighborhood and the PG&E rate plan you are on (such as peak vs. off-peak times). PGE +1 If you want, tell me: The name of your rate plan How many hours a day you use the item I can calculate the exact monthly cost for you. macbook running at 0.35 Watts this the on it's pretty CPU 66% nothing to month 10 damn a 28 MacBook more and M4 leaving m open awake no it's like command disable MacBook Air

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So you'd have to run off for one month for it to cost ten cents. Damn. That's pretty damn good. The whole year is $1.28. Dude, that's why the MacBook Air is so much more clutch than a VPS sometimes and you can get an M4 with hell of RAM. And like a screen that you can use. Are you leaving the M air open awake? No. It's like command disable sleep on the MacBook Air. And then I have alias sss to reenable sleep.