Refurbished Laptops & Desktops for Local AI
782 refurbished laptops, desktops & mini PCs for running Ollama, LM Studio, Llama 3, Qwen, and Mistral locally — no cloud, no API key. Ships same day from Reno, NV.
Best value picks
Cheapest AI-readyMicrosoft Surface Laptop 3 i7-1065G7 1.3GHz 13.5" Touch 16GB 256GB SSD Win10P+PA
$149.99
Cheapest AI bundleMS Surface Pro 4 1724 12.3"2736x1824 TOUCH m3-6Y30 900MHz 4GB 128GB SSD Win10Pro
$144.98 device + RAM
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782 devices
Llama 3.1 70B Q4 · Qwen2.5 32B Q8· 2–30 tokens/sec
MacBookApple
Apple Macbook Pro 14" 2023 A2779 M2 Pro 10CPU/16GPU 32GB 512GB Sequoia MPHE3LL/A
MacBookApple
147 cycle Apple MacBook Pro 16" 2021 A2485 M1 Pro 10 CPU/16 GPU 32GB 512GB SSD
Other
GIGABYTE AORUS MASTER 16 BYH 16" OLED 240hz Ultra 9 RTX 5080 32GB 1TB SSD Win11H
Qwen2.5 32B Q4 · Llama 3.1 8B Q8· 20–40 tokens/sec
Other
CyberPowerPC C Series 15.6"FHD 143hz Core i7-9750H 2.6GHz 16GB 1TB RTX 2070 8GB
Other
GIGABYTE AORUS 16X ASG 2024 16" 165hz i7-14650HX 32GB 512GB Win11H RTX 4070 8GB
Dell
2026 Alienware 15 DA15265 15.3"FHD+ 165hz AMD Ryzen 7 32GB 1TB RTX 5060 8GB +PA
Lenovo
Lenovo Legion 5 16IRX9 16" WQXGA 240hz i9-14900HX 2.2GHz 32GB 1TB RTX 4070 8GB
ASUS
ASUS ROG Strix G18 G814FM 18"FHD+ 144hz AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX 16GB 2TB RTX 5060 8gb
Other
CyberPowerPC Tracer VIII 16"QHD+ 240hz i9-14900HX 16GB 2TB SSD RTX 4080 12GB W11
Llama 3.1 8B Q8 · Qwen2.5 14B Q4· 20–50 tokens/sec
Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 15.6"FHD Intel i5-1135G7 2.4GHz 32GB 256GB SSD W11P+PA
Dell
Dell Latitude 7420 Touch 14"FHD i7-11th Gen vPRO 3.0GHz 32GB RAM 256GB SSD+PA
Dell
Dell Precision 3551 15.6"FHD i7-10850H NVIDIA P620 2.7GHz 32GB 512GB +Charger
HP
HP Pavilion 15-eh0015cl 15.6"FHD TOUCH AMD Ryzen 7 4700U 2GHz 32GB 1TB SSD +PA
Dell
Dell Latitude 5430 14" FHD i5-1235U 1.3GHz (max 4.4 GHz) 32GB 256GB SSD W11P +PA
Dell
Dell Latitude 5330 13.3"FHD TOUCH i7-1265U 1.8GHz 32GB 512GB SSD W11Pro +Charger
Dell
Dell Latitude 5310 2n1 13.3" FHD TOUCH i7-10 vPRO 1.8GHz 32GB 512GB SSD W11P +PA
Dell
Dell Latitude 5310 2n1 13.3" FHD TOUCH i7-10 vPRO 1.8GHz 32GB 512GB SSD W11P +PA
Llama 3.1 8B Q4 · Qwen2.5 7B Q4· 20–40 tokens/sec via GPU
Dell
Alienware M17 17.3"UHD i7-9750H 2.6Ghz 16GB 512GB SSD NVIDIA RTX2060 6GB 90%Batt
MSI
MSI GF65 Thin 15.6''FHD 144hz i7-10750H 2.6GHz 16GB 512GB RTX 3060 6GB +Charger
Dell
Dell Precision 5750 17" FHD+ i7-10750H 2.6GHz 32Gb 512GB RTX 3000 Win11Pro+PA
ASUS
Asus ROG FLOW X16 GV601RM 16"QHD 165Hz TOUCH AMD Ryzen 9 3.3GHz 16GB 1TB RTX3060
Llama 3.1 8B Q4 · Qwen3 8B· 10–20 tokens/sec
Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 i7-1065G7 1.3GHz 13.5" Touch 16GB 256GB SSD Win10P+PA
HP
HP 14-dq6011dx 14"HD Intel N150 800MHz 16GB 128GB UFS Win11Home 95%Batt +Charger
Dell
Dell Latitude 5410 14" FHD i5 10310U @ 1.7GHz 16GB 128GB eSIM Excellent Battery
HP
HP EliteBook 850 G5 15.6"FHD Intel i5-8250U 1.6GHz 16GB 256GB SSD W11P +Charger
DesktopOther
Gaming PC i7-3930K 3.2GHz 16GB 2TB nVidia Quadro 4000 WIFi Win10P Liquid Cooling
Dell
Dell Latitude 5411 14”FHD Intel Core i5-10400H 2.6GHz 16GB RAM 256GB SSD+Charger
Dell
Dell Latitude 5400 14" FHD Core i5-8265U 1.6GHz 16GB 256GB SSD Windows11Pro + PA
Microsoft
MS Surface Laptop Go 1943 12.4" 1536x1024 TOUCH i5-10th 1GHz 16GB 256GB W11P +PA
Phi-4 Mini 3.8B · Llama 3.2 3B· 10–20 tokens/sec via Metal
Tablet/2-in-1Microsoft
MS Surface Pro 4 1724 12.3"2736x1824 TOUCH m3-6Y30 900MHz 4GB 128GB SSD Win10Pro
MacBookApple
Apple MacBook Air 13" (2020) A2337 M1 8/7 CPU GPU Cores 3.2GHz 8GB 128GB SSD +PA
Apple
Apple MacBook Air A2337 (2020) M1 8CPU/7GPU 8GB 128GB 13.3" OS Sonoma MGN63LL/A
Apple
Apple MacBook Air A2337 13.3" M1 (2020) 8CPU/7GPU 8GB 128GB MGN63LL/A +Charger
Apple
Apple MacBook Air A2337 MGN63LL/A 13.3" M1 (2020) 8CPU/7GPU 8GB 128GB +Charger
Apple
Apple MacBook Air A2337 13.3" M1 (2020) 8CPU/7GPU 8GB 256GB OS Sonoma +Charger
Add 16GB RAM — AI-ready total from ~$99.99
Tablet/2-in-1Microsoft
MS Surface Pro 4 1724 12.3"2736x1824 TOUCH m3-6Y30 900MHz 4GB 128GB SSD Win10Pro
How to run AI locally
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Install Ollama
Free. ollama.com. 2 minutes.
Pull a model
ollama run llama3
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Nothing leaves your machine.
Common questions
What laptop do I need to run Llama 3.1 locally?
To run Llama 3.1 8B comfortably, you need at least 16GB RAM. For Llama 3.1 70B, you need 32GB+ RAM or a GPU with 16GB+ VRAM. Apple Silicon MacBooks (M1/M2/M3/M4) with 16GB unified memory run 8B models at 20–40 tokens/sec with no setup beyond installing Ollama.
Can I run local AI on a laptop without a GPU?
Yes. CPU-only inference works well for 7B–8B models on any laptop with 16GB+ RAM. Expect 5–15 tokens/sec, which is readable in real time. For faster speeds, a laptop with a discrete NVIDIA GPU (6GB+ VRAM) or Apple Silicon is recommended.
How much RAM do I need to run AI models locally?
8GB RAM is the minimum — runs Phi-4 Mini and Llama 3.2 3B only. 16GB RAM runs Llama 3.1 8B and Qwen3 7B at usable speeds. 32GB runs Qwen2.5 14B and 32B Q4 models. 64GB runs 70B models at full quality.
Do desktops and mini PCs work for local AI?
Yes. A Dell OptiPlex or Intel NUC with 16GB RAM runs 7B models well. Gaming desktops with RTX GPUs (8GB+ VRAM) handle 13B–32B models at 20–50 tokens/sec.
Is Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4) good for running local AI?
Apple Silicon is excellent for local AI. Unified memory means the GPU and CPU share the same RAM pool, so a 32GB M2 Pro can offload a full 32B model to the GPU. Metal acceleration is automatic via Ollama. M1 16GB runs 8B models at 20–30 tokens/sec. M2/M3/M4 32GB runs 32B Q4 models at 15–25 tokens/sec.
How do I start after buying a device?
Install Ollama from ollama.com (free, 2 minutes). Open Terminal and run: ollama run llama3.1:8b — it downloads the model and starts automatically. For a ChatGPT-style interface, install LM Studio from lmstudio.ai. No cloud account, no subscription, no data leaving your machine.