You usually don’t need a PC that small. For this price ($250) you can just get a Beelink with a better CPU. Or an older model mini PC for $120.
Don’t let these manufacturers convince you that you need their latest and greatest whatever.
But the form factor is gorgeous!
That said, do you mind if I pick your brain as you appear to be quite learned on the subject. What do you think of these? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B096FQGLDK
Compare the stats for the CPU, memory, and hard drive. Every one is slightly different, so I can’t tell you what to get.
Form factor usually doesn’t matter. You’re not going to be looking at it all the time and showing it to people. It’s a desktop.
They’re trying to trick you into not just comparing the specs and deciding on price. Pick a decent brand so you know the chipset is good and just look at the stats.
Pick a decent brand so you know the chipset is good and just look at the stats.
Is Minisforum a good brand? Do they use quality parts in their miniPCs?
Thinking of picking up one of those for server duty.
In my head, I just want something I can leave plugged in for a few years. Something that can run Linux comfortably and can let me check out new cool things and do the occasional photo edit. My phone is very much my primary computing device.
Probably no Linux support. That’s always to be expected.
Really? I thought Linux could run on pretty much anything?
According to the other person it comes with Linux installed. But you know, the legacy of not being Linux compatible is a big stain. I just don’t and will not trust.
You’re thinking of Doom.
I’m still on the hunt for an affordable mini PC with a decent GPU. Everything I’ve seen is well into the $1500+ range. I’m not talking about getting a 4090 or anything. Like, if I could find a mini PC with an 8G 2070, I’d be happy.
I just want to play games on my TV for around the same cost of a PlayStation or Xbox… And be able to do it with a mouse and keyboard if I want. If I wanted to use a controller 100% of the time, I’d just get a console, but I don’t.
Dell made something similar about 4 years ago… I am pretty sure it was called an Optiplex 7070 Ultra. They came in an 8th gen i7 that would idle around 5w
I have an 8530 Intel atom, 8gb ram 128gb stick…they’re useless(to me). Very fun to toy with.
Didn’t they just discontinue the NUC?
