I tried building a small RAG search node for Qwen3.8 27B using a fake AliExpress Mini PC... and Intel sent me back to 2018.
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SummaryA Reddit user attempted to run a Qwen 27B RAG search node on a budget AliExpress mini PC and reported that Intel CPU performance felt like 2018-era hardware.
Why it mattersFirsthand cautionary note on cheap mini PC viability for local LLM RAG; useful negative evidence for buyers of budget AI workstation hardware.
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