Published May 6, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT Raghav Sethi began his tech writing journey in 2022, contributing to his college’s open-source community blog. Later that year, he joined MakeUseOf, and since then has written extensively about Apple, Android, and AI. His work ranges from hands-on experiments to opinion pieces that explore the bigger picture behind emerging tech trends.  Alongside his work at MUO, you can also find Raghav’s articles at  XDA Developers , where he mainly focuses on Linux and the world of open-source software.  Outside of writing, Raghav enjoys working on coding projects, playing the guitar, and living life on the edge by installing the latest beta software on his daily devices. I have been getting really into local LLMs lately, and I've even built my own local AI server . The problem is that it is an extremely expensive hobby, and I do not have thousands of dollars in hardware lying around to scratch that itch properly.…