NVIDIA DGX Spark, Framework Desktop Strix Halo, Mac Studio, and compact AI mini PCs for local LLMs, RAG, and private inference.
Desk-sized machines that run real models at home
A GB10 superchip, 128 GB of unified memory, and a 1.2 kg chassis that sits under a display.

Before DGX Spark had a name, the high-memory Mac Studio was the living-room-legal way to run large local models.

A compact Ryzen AI Max box for people who want local models without Framework money or DGX ceremony.

NVIDIA's DGX Spark 64GB arrived Oct 23, 2026 (3,999 to 4,999 dollars). The GB10 desktop AI box and what it signals for CES 2027.

A Windows DGX Station is slated for December 2026. The desk-side AI machine and what it sets up for CES 2027, with analysis clearly labeled.

Most people meet AI agents in a browser tab that disappears when the laptop lid closes. Otto, from The Tokenry, Inc.

NVIDIA's Grace Blackwell desktop machine is now pitched for running autonomous AI agents locally, with bigger DGX Station siblings above it.

Apple's refreshed Mac Studio offers up to 512GB of unified memory, a spec that matters more to local AI than almost anything else.

CES 2027 runs Jan. 6-9 in Las Vegas, with CES Unveiled on Jan. 4 and keynotes from Waymo, Lenovo and Stellantis already locked in.

Lenovo moves its Tech World event to Sphere on Jan. 6, 2027, pitching a 'Human + AI' future built on hybrid AI.

CTA's new Art Tech category for the CES Innovation Awards covers cultural preservation, authentication and art commerce technology.

The GB300-powered deskside system delivers up to 20 petaFLOPS and supports models up to 1 trillion parameters.

NVIDIA's compact developer kit delivers up to 67 TOPS, and existing owners get the speedup with a software update.

ASUS's GB10 system offers 64GB or 128GB of unified memory and clusters up to four units for 512GB.

HP's ZGX Nano pairs an NVIDIA Blackwell GPU with HP's free Z Toolkit and handles models up to 200 billion parameters.

Dell's micro desktop version of the GB10 platform brings ProSupport options to the small AI workstation category.

GMKtec's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PCs start at $2,199.99 for the EVO-X2, with EVO-X3 and EVO-X5 Pro above it.

Apple's refreshed Mac mini offers M6 or M5 Pro with Neural Accelerators in every GPU core for on-device AI.

A buyer's guide to the machines that run AI models at home, built from manufacturer specs.

Four takes on the same NVIDIA superchip, compared on what each maker adds.

Apple's two desktops take different paths to on-device AI. Here is how to choose.

A short guide to desk gear that makes working with AI faster, from magnetic-switch keyboards to a desk robot.

Pairing Open WebUI with the right local machine, from Jetson boards to DGX Station.

Based on what manufacturers are shipping now, here is where to expect the biggest AI gadget news Jan. 6-9.

GMKtec says its EVO-X5 Pro mini PC can sustain 75 tokens per second when running Qwen3.

GMKtec said its EVO-X5 Pro desktop AI supercomputer has achieved roughly a 10-fold improvement in prefill speed and a 1.
