PERIPHERALS — PAIRS WELL WITH LOCAL-AI HARDWARE

what: add-ons people buy with an AI box: storage for model files, docks, fast networking, cables, a UPS, input devices
prices: not tracked here — no price history, not part of the index; the link opens Amazon's current listing
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STORAGE
Samsung 990 PRO 4TB NVMe SSD (MZ-V9P4T0B/AM)Model files are big: a 70B Q8 file alone is ~75 GB. Framework Desktop DIY ships without storage.BUY ON AMAZON →
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB NVMe SSD (WDS200T2X0E)Fast PCIe 4.0 drive for a GPU desktop's model library.BUY ON AMAZON →
Crucial T500 2TB NVMe SSD (CT2000T500SSD8)PCIe 4.0 drive for a DDR5 build or a second M.2 slot.BUY ON AMAZON →
DOCKS
CalDigit TS5 Plus Thunderbolt 5 dockOne cable for displays, 10GbE and fast storage on a Mac mini or Mac Studio.BUY ON AMAZON →
CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 dockAdds ports to USB4 Strix Halo boxes and Macs; 18 ports, 98W charging.BUY ON AMAZON →
NETWORK
OWC Thunderbolt 10G Ethernet adapter10GbE to a NAS so model files load fast, on machines without built-in 10GbE.BUY ON AMAZON →
Plugable USB-C 2.5Gb Ethernet adapter (USBC-E2500)Cheap 2.5GbE for machines with 1GbE or Wi-Fi only.BUY ON AMAZON →
CABLES
Apple Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) Pro Cable, 1 mFull-speed Thunderbolt 5 cable for a TB5 dock or drive.BUY ON AMAZON →
Cable Matters USB4 40Gbps cableCertified 40Gbps USB-C cable for USB4 docks and drives on Strix Halo boxes.BUY ON AMAZON →
Cable Matters DisplayPort 2.1 (DP80) cableFull-bandwidth DisplayPort for RTX 50-series and RX 9070 cards.BUY ON AMAZON →
POWER (UPS)
APC Back-UPS Pro 1500VA (BR1500MS2)Keeps a long run or a model download alive through a short outage.BUY ON AMAZON →
CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC sine-wave UPSPure sine wave output, which suits high-power GPU desktops with active-PFC power supplies.BUY ON AMAZON →
KEYBOARD / MOUSE
Logitech MX Keys S keyboardMulti-device keyboard for a headless AI box plus a laptop.BUY ON AMAZON →
Logitech MX Master 3S mouseMulti-device mouse that switches between three computers.BUY ON AMAZON →
COOLING
Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM 120mm fanQuiet 120mm fan; Framework Desktop takes a standard 120mm fan.BUY ON AMAZON →