Refurbished Laptops & Desktops for Local AI
61 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.
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Llama 3.1 70B Q4 · Qwen2.5 32B Q8· 2–30 tokens/sec
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Apple MacBook Pro 16" (2021) A2485 M1 Pro 3.2GHz 10CPU/16 GPU 32GB 512GB MK1E3LL
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149 cycle Apple MacBook Pro 16" 2021 A2485 M1 Pro 10 CPU/16 GPU 32GB 512GB SSD
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Apple Macbook Pro 14" 2023 A2779 M2 Pro 10CPU/16GPU 32GB 512GB MPHE3LL/A +PA
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Apple Macbook Pro 14" 2023 A2779 M2 Pro 10CPU/16GPU 32GB 512GB Sequoia MPHE3LL/A
Llama 3.1 8B Q8 · Qwen2.5 14B Q4· 20–50 tokens/sec
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Apple MacBook Pro 16" A2141/BTO 2019 i9-9th 2.4GHz 32GB 1TB Radeon Pro 5300M +PA
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Apple MacBook Pro A2141 16" i9-9880H 2.4GHz 32GB 1TB Pro 5500M 8GB PWR Battery
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Apple MacBook Pro 13"2020 M1 8CPU8GPU 3.2GHz 16GB 512GB Monterey A2338/MYDA2LL/A
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Apple MacBook Pro 16" A2485 2021 M1 Pro 3.2GHz 10 CPU/16GPU 16GB 512GB Silver
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Apple MacBook Pro 16" (2021) A2485 M1 Pro 3.2GHz 10CPU/16 GPU 16GB 512GB MK1E3LL
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Apple Macbook Pro 14" (2023) A2779 M2 Pro 10CPU/16GPU 16GB 512GB Mac OS Tahoe
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Apple Macbook Pro 14" 2023 A2779 M2 Pro 10CPU/16GPU 16GB 512GB Sonoma 100% Batt
Llama 3.1 8B Q4 · Qwen3 8B· 10–20 tokens/sec
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Apple MB Pro A1990 15" (2019) i7-9750H 2.6GHz 16GB 256GB PRO 555X Touchbar/ID
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Apple MacBook Pro 15" Mid-2017 A1707 i7-7th 2.8GHz 16GB 512GB Radeon Pro 555 +PA
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Apple Macbook Pro A1989(2019) 13”Retina i5-8279U 1.6GHz 16GB 256GB SSD / VENTURA
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Apple MacBook Pro 13”(2019) A2159 i5-8257U 1.4GHz 16GB 256GB MUHN2LL/A 283cycles
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Apple MacBook Pro A2251 13" (2020) I5-1038NG7 2GHz 16GB 512GB SSD OS Sonoma +PA
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Apple MacBook Pro A1990 15" 2018 i7-8 16GB 256GB PRO 555X Touchbar/ID 44 cycle
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Apple MacBook Pro 13”(2019) A2159 i5-8257U 1.4GHz 16GB 512GB MUHN2LL/A 291cycles
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Apple MacBook Pro 13 A1706/BTO Mid-2017 Core i7-6567U 3.3GHz 16GB 512GB 4 cycles
Phi-4 Mini 3.8B · Llama 3.2 3B· 10–20 tokens/sec via Metal
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Apple MacBook Pro 13"2020 M1 8/8GPU 3.2GHz 8GB 256GB OS Sonoma A2338 / MYDA2LL/A
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Apple MacBook Pro A2338 13"2020 M1 8/8GPU 3.2GHz 8GB 256GB MYDA2LL/A OS Sonoma
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Apple MacBook Pro 13"2020 M1 3.2GHz 8/8GPU 8GB 256GB OS Sonoma A2338 / MYDA2LL/A
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How to run AI locally
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ollama run llama3
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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.