Product Reviews

Mac Mini for Local AI: 7 Proven Facts and 1 Surprise

Mac mini for local AI: the M6 is newer and slower at generation than the M5 Pro, plus the memory ceiling that costs $1,000 to cross.

RX 9070 XT for local AI: ROCm 7.2 finally works, Vulkan beats it by 29%, and the 16GB cliff that drops throughput to a fifteenth.

Beelink GTR9 Pro review: the best-built Strix Halo box with dual 10GbE, the board revision you must ask about, and why the price you saw is wrong.

AI inference API comparison: Groq, Cerebras, Together, Fireworks and DeepInfra on real pricing and throughput, and why cost per token misleads.

Lambda vs Hetzner GPU cloud: hourly training-focused cloud against monthly dedicated EU servers, and which billing model actually fits your workload.

Best storage for local AI: how much space models take, where speed actually matters, and whether you need RAID or a NAS.

Dual-GPU AI build guide: PCIe lane allocation, PSU sizing, thermal stacking and model splitting, the parts nobody warns you about.

Jetson Orin Nano Super review: 67 TOPS and CUDA for $249, what 8GB realistically runs, and where this edge AI board fits.