Can Non-Coders Run Ollama on Laptops?

This Reddit discussion frames Ollama as more than a developer toy: a non-coder who runs a small business wants a private, local alternative to paid chat products and is asking whether a laptop is enough. The thread’s appeal is the same one driving Ollama’s broader adoption: local LLMs promise privacy, offline use, and control without forcing users into cloud AI subscriptions or data-sharing tradeoffs.