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304 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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Apple
Apple MacBook 12"EARLY-2016 A1534 M3-6Y30 1.1Gh 8GB 256GB MLHA2LL/A SSD Monterey
Tablet/2-in-1
Microsoft
MS Surface Laptop 3 1867:1868 13.5"2256x1504 TOUCH i5-1035G7 1.2Gh 8GB 256GB +PA
Apple
Apple MacBook 12" (Mid-2017) A1534 M3-7Y32 1.2GHz 8GB 256GB SSD Monterey +PowAd
Tablet/2-in-1Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Pro 6 1796 i7-8650U 1.90GHz 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Laptop Win 11Pro
MacBook
Microsoft
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 12.4" TOUCH i5-1135G7 2.4GHz 8GB 256GB Win 11 Home
Microsoft
MS Surface Laptop Go 2 2013 12.4"1536x1024 TOUCH i5-11 2.4GHz 8GB 128GB W11H +PA
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.