"Also: Not enough people are talking about the most capable Lenovo laptop right now Boy, was I wrong. This tiny computer packs a wallop and can handle nearly every task you throw at it (within reason). Of course, you're not going to be mining big data or rendering full-length movies with this machine, but as for AI and other tasks, the ER937-AI has all the horsepower you need."
"Okay, I have to get this out of the way. The Minix PC shipped with Windows 11. I fired it up and started to walk through the Windows 11 setup process. An hour later, the upgrade download was at 6%. No thanks. I burned Ultramarine Linux on a USB drive, inserted it, booted the machine, and within ten minutes, I was logged in and ready to go."
The Minix ER937-AI small-form-factor PC shipped with Windows 11 but boots quickly into Ultramarine Linux when installed from USB. Installation of Ollama on Linux is straightforward, enabling local models such as ollama3.2 and qwen2.5:7b to run. The machine produced immediate, responsive answers and sustained performance during testing, demonstrating strong local-AI capabilities. The device handles most AI and general computing tasks within reasonable limits, although it is not intended for large-scale data mining or full-length movie rendering. The compact system offers notable power for local AI workloads despite its small size.
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