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Short answers to common buying questions, recomputed from current prices and public benchmarks every 6 hours.
| Question | Current pick |
|---|---|
| Best mini PC for local LLMs | Framework Desktop 128GB (DIY) |
| Best computer for running gpt-oss-120b | Mac Studio M5 Max 40-core GPU |
| Cheapest 128GB machine for local AI | Framework Desktop 128GB (DIY) |
| Best budget local AI machine (under $3,000) | GMKtec EVO-X2 64GB / 1TB |
| Best Mac for local AI | Mac Studio M5 Max 40-core GPU |
| DGX Spark vs Strix Halo vs Mac Studio | Apple |
| Best GPU for local LLMs | NVIDIA RTX 3090 24GB (used) |
| Best machine for Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B | GMKtec EVO-X2 64GB / 1TB |