Runs 8–14B models — Refurbished devices
68 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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68 devices · Runs 8–14B models
Dell
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1260P 32GB 1TB 13.4in 3.5K OLED Win11Pro+65W Dell PA
Dell
Dell Latitude 7640 16" WUXGA vPro i7-1365U 1.8GHz 32GB 2TB SSD WRNTY-11/26 +PA
Apple
Apple MacBook Air A3114 15.3" M3 8CPU/10GPU 4.05GHz 16GB 256GB macOS Golden Gate
Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 5 16" WQUXGA i7-12800H 2.4GHz 32GB 512GB 5G LTE A2000 8GB
MacBookApple
Apple Macbook Pro 14" 2023 A2779 M2 Pro 10CPU/16GPU 16GB 512GB Sonoma 100% Batt
Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen2 15.6" UHD OLED TOUCH i7-11850H 64GB 512GB RTX A3000 6GB
Dell
Dell Precision 5690 16" Ultra 7 155H 32GB 512GB SSD RTX 1000 Ada Win11P+130W PA
Other
GIGABYTE AORUS 16X ASG 2024 16" 165hz i7-14650HX 32GB 1TB Win11H RTX 4070 8GB
Dell
Dell Precision 7780 17.3"FHD i7-13850HX 2.1GHz 32GB 512GB RTX 2000 ADA WRTY 2027
MSI
MSI Raider GE66 15,6''QHD 240hz i9-12900HK 2.9GHz 32GB 1TB SSD RTX 3070 Ti 8gb
Dell
Dell Pro Precision 5 14S PW514260 Ultra 5 336H 32GB 512GB 90W Charger Wty 2030
Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16"FHD+ Ultra7 255H 32GB 1TB Win11Pro 100% Battery
MSI
MSI Katana 15 B12VFK FHD 144hz Core i7-12650H 2.30GHz 32GB 1TB GTX 4060 W11H+PA
Lenovo
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16" 165hz i7-11800H 2.3GHz 32GB 1TB+1TB SSD RTX 3070 W11P+PA
Dell
Dell Pro 5 14 P514260 14"FHD+ TOUCH Ultra 7 355 2.3GHz 32GB 512GB W11P WRTY2029
ASUS
ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406MA Intel Core Ultra 9 185H 32GB RAM 1TB Win11H + 65W PA
Dell
Dell Pro Max 16 Premium MA16250 OLED 120hz TOUCH Ultra7 32GB 512GB 1000BLACKWELL
Lenovo
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 14" 2.8K 120hz Ultra 7 365 vPro® 32GB 512GB +PA
Dell
DELL PRO MAX 16 MC16250 16"FHD+ ULTRA 9 32Gb 512Gb NVIDIA RTX 2000 WARRANTY 2030
Dell
Dell Pro Precision 7 16 PW716260 OLED 120hz TOUCH Ultra7 32GB 512GB RTX PRO 1000
How to run AI locally
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Install Ollama
Free. ollama.com. 2 minutes.
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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.