Worker seeks portable local AI solution after company bans cloud services, comparing TinyAI and Mac Mini M4 options under $1500 budget.

User's company banned proprietary data uploads to cloud services for security reasons, requiring local AI infrastructure

Primary need is running 30B parameter models smoothly on portable hardware with ability to run multiple smaller models simultaneously

Evaluating TinyAI (80GB RAM, 190TOPS, compact size) versus Mac Mini M4 64GB (~$1200 after $300 trade-in discount) with $1500 budget

Key concern with TinyAI is startup reliability and on-time shipping despite attractive specifications and portability