We measure how fast real computers run local AI models and recommend mini PCs, laptops and desktops from the numbers. Tested on our own machines, sourced when we have not.https://www.aipcs.store/https://www.aipcs.store/best/ai-laptops/https://www.aipcs.store/best/ai-laptops/The best AI laptops of 2026: a MacBook Air or Copilot+ PC for AI features, or 48 to 128 GB machines for running LLMs locally, with speed estimates and prices.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/best/computer-for-local-ai/https://www.aipcs.store/best/computer-for-local-ai/What to buy to run AI models on your own computer in 2026, at six budgets from a $550 graphics card upgrade to a $5,400 Mac Studio, with speed estimates.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/best/gpu-for-local-llm/https://www.aipcs.store/best/gpu-for-local-llm/Which graphics card to buy for running LLMs locally in 2026, at today's inflated prices: 16, 24 and 32 GB picks from AMD, NVIDIA and Intel, with speed estimates.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/best/mini-pc-for-ai-agents/https://www.aipcs.store/best/mini-pc-for-ai-agents/What hardware an always-on AI agent like OpenClaw needs, why the Mac mini became the default, cheaper alternatives, and what to buy if the agent should use local models.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/deals/black-friday/https://www.aipcs.store/deals/black-friday/Black Friday 2026 deals on AI mini PCs, laptops and graphics cards, judged against list prices and the prices we recorded, not inflated 'was' prices.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/guides/local-llm-on-8gb-gpu/https://www.aipcs.store/guides/local-llm-on-8gb-gpu/We ran four popular models on an 8 GB RTX 4060. Up to 9B parameters runs fast on the card alone; bigger mixture-of-experts models work by borrowing system RAM.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/guides/npu-tops-explained/https://www.aipcs.store/guides/npu-tops-explained/What TOPS means on AI PC spec sheets, how many you need for Copilot+ features, and why memory bandwidth, not TOPS, decides how fast local AI models run.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/guides/run-ai-without-a-gpu/https://www.aipcs.store/guides/run-ai-without-a-gpu/We ran four popular AI models with no graphics card, on a desktop processor and a budget mini PC. Memory speed decides the result; long prompts are the weak spot.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/research/memory-bandwidth-vs-llm-speed/https://www.aipcs.store/research/memory-bandwidth-vs-llm-speed/The same 7B model on 23 processors and graphics chips, from our tests and published results: writing speed tracks memory bandwidth. The rule of thumb and data.Sat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/best/mini-pc-for-local-llm/https://www.aipcs.store/best/mini-pc-for-local-llm/The best mini PCs for running LLMs locally in 2026, from a 96 GB budget box to 128 GB Ryzen AI Max, DGX Spark and Mac Studio, with speed estimates and current prices.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/compare/dgx-spark-vs-ryzen-ai-max-395/https://www.aipcs.store/compare/dgx-spark-vs-ryzen-ai-max-395/NVIDIA's DGX Spark and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PCs both have 128 GB of fast unified memory. How they compare on speed, software and price in 2026.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/guides/how-much-ram-for-local-llm/https://www.aipcs.store/guides/how-much-ram-for-local-llm/Memory needed for popular local AI models, 4B to 120B, calculated from the model files: graphics card, Mac and PC sizes, and why long chats need more.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.aipcs.store/guides/what-is-an-ai-pc/https://www.aipcs.store/guides/what-is-an-ai-pc/An AI PC is a computer with an NPU, a small AI chip. Here is what that gets you, how Copilot+ PCs differ, and why running AI models locally depends on memory instead.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT