Macs/Mac mini M4 (16GB)

Mac mini M4 (16GB)

Fair value: about $550($480–$650). Key for local AI: 16GB unified memory (M4). Sample eBay low BIN: $700 (27% over fair).

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Fair value

$550

eBay low BIN

$700

Unified memory

16GB

Chip

Local AI notes

Entry local AI Mac. Fine for 7B–8B class models via Ollama/MLX. Not ideal if you want 30B+ resident — step up RAM.

Unified memory helps large models load without a separate VRAM ceiling. NVIDIA usually wins tokens/sec and CUDA tooling. See Mac vs GPU for local AI.