What computer should you buy to run AI models locally?
When choosing a mini computer to run LLMs locally, it can be confusing because hardware specifications use TOPS as an indicator. But this number only tells part of the story.
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What computer should you buy to run AI models locally?When choosing a mini computer to run LLMs locally, it can be confusing because hardware specifications use TOPS as an indicator. But this number only tells part of the story.Federico CargneluttiApr 30, 2026ShareThe new Arduino Ventuno Q (Photo: Arduino)I got into hardware almost by accident while working on a side project. The idea was to build a small device and connect it to my home network so it could run AI agents with OpenClaw and stay in the background doing useful things, nothing complicated.
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