2.5GbE or 10GbE for Local AI? A Practical Home-Lab Network Upgrade
A practical guide to 2.5GbE and 10GbE networking for local AI labs, Mac Minis, NAS model libraries, ComfyUI boxes, and GPU workstations
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Back Up Your Local AI Lab Before the Model Drive Dies
A practical local AI backup and restore plan for ComfyUI, Ollama, model libraries, workflows, outputs, configs, and home-lab storage
Build a NAS Model Library for Local AI Without Slowing Everything Down
A practical NAS guide for local AI home labs, covering shared model storage, ComfyUI and Ollama paths, 2.5GbE vs 10GbE, HDD vs SSD pools, backups, and buying tradeoffs
External SSDs for Local AI: How Fast Your Model Drive Actually Needs to Be
A practical local AI storage guide for Mac Mini, ComfyUI, Ollama, and GPU labs.