https://nimblegate.com/blog/index.html Recent content in Notes from the gate on nimblegate Hugo en Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nimblegate.com/blog/local-ai-office-machine.html Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nimblegate.com/blog/local-ai-office-machine.html <p>Can you run a local AI model smoothly on a used office machine that costs about as much as one year of a chatbot subscription? I was skeptical. Then I tried it, and the machine keeps surprising me. This post is the full setup with real numbers, including the parts that are not impressive.</p> <h2 id="the-machine">The machine</h2> <p>A used mini PC with an i5-10400T: 6 cores, 35 W TDP, no GPU, SATA SSD. I paid 10,500 pesos for the box and 2,650 pesos for 2x16 GB of DDR4, about $214 total at the time of writing.</p>