Best mini-pc on Reddit

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#2

Minisforum

4.4
(35)
"Check out the Minisforum MS-01, 790S7, Asrock Deskmini, Deskmeet with a noctua low profile cooler."
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"All three should do great 1080p and good 1440p gaming."
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"It has a 780m gpu that covers AVI decoding, can do HDR."
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"I personally find that it is a great buy right now and could be better than what others might recommend."
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"Very modern, from a popular brand, with expansion capabilities which should hold up for the next decade."
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"Minisforum. They have a ton of models with different features, form factors, prices etc."
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"Minisforum anything with AMD 6000 series onwards or Intel 12000 series onwards."
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"More than capable for at least 1440 gaming."
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"Minisforum HX99G is one of the very few Mini PC that is equipped with a dGPU."
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"Minisforum HX99G because it includes an AMD dedicated GPU."
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#3

AooStar

4.6
(19)
"If you have the space, with a $1100 budget you could invest in an AooStar GEM10/GEM12."
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"You can do what my son does, and run Bazzite from a 2nd drive, using the mini as a Steam Deck console alternative."
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"A suggestion with the highest iGPU bandwidth support would be the AooStar GEM10 7840HS."
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"One of our family members recently purchased an AooStar GEM10 6800H."
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"For integrated graphics, AMD RDNA3 Radeon RX 780M is one of the best places to start."
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"My son-in-law does day trading, and recently dumped his desktop machine for an AooStar GEM10 7840HS 32GB/1TB."
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"Aoostar GEM 10 with Ryzen 7 7800 or 8800 series."
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"[AooStar GEM10 7840HS 32GB/1TB]"
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"My son & I but I have AooStar GEM10 6800H MiniPCs. He's currently using his as a ChimeraOS Steam Deck console."
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"I have a Ryzen 7 that I bought for $230 and I love it."
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#4

GMKtec

4.1
(15)
"GMKtec G3 should do it just fine."
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"Fantastic for the price, Ryzen 6600."
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"A $150 mini PC with Intel N97 can do that. N97 is significantly faster than N100."
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"GMKtec G5."
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"It's a good mini PC for the price and certainly has enough power for its size."
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"Look at the GMKTEC M6, they’re fairly inexpensive, I am very impressed with mine."
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"This is a pretty good deal **right now** but don't ask about cooling."
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"Will do your job without breaking the bank."
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"I can run Valorant on high settings 1080p."
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"I think those mini pc should be ok for gaming."
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#5

HP

4.2
(12)
"I use these HP EliteDesk mini PCs for Batocera all the time. They're frickin' great."
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"We use the HP EliteDesk and ProDesk mini PCs. I have 8 year old Mini PCs from this product line that are still running 24x7."
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"I'm using this for home assistant and proxmox and its cool i paid for this mini pc ~65 euro"
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"If you want something small and energy efficient and fast then have a look at the HP Z2 minis."
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"Ann HP EliteDesk 800 G2 DM with a Core i5-6500T and 16GB of dual channel RAM and an SSD should be able to handle these tasks."
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"Probably the HP 705 G4."
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"Probably the HP 705 G4"
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"I started with an Elitedesk 2400G 16GB RAM for 18K INR (200€)."
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"[HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Desktop Mini PC Specifications]."
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"For the office, I would look at the Lenovo m720q, Dell 7060/9060 or HP 600 G4 DM from some supplier of used, post-lease computers with a warranty."
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#6

Apple

4.4
(9)
"I just got a Mac mini for video editing."
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"For his use even a base model M1 Mac Mini would be more than he needs and would outperform any minipc in his daily use."
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"Used M1 Mac mini."
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"Mac Mini M4"
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"Mac mini definitely. macOS is really nice to use for software dev."
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"Mac Mini M4. If you are on a tight budget, a used HP EliteDesk 800 G4 for no more than $200."
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"Go mac Mini M4 and use external storage.. Its probably your best option."
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"Mac Mini M4 24GB/256GB + NVMe 1 TB for $900."
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"Mac Mini M4 for sure. I have 8840HS cpu mini pc. It does lag/load for a bit."
#7

Lenovo

4.1
(8)
"The Lenovo IdeaCentre Minis are nice little machines."
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"Lenovo M720q would be my recommendation."
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"Have a Lenovo m710q myself with an i3-6100T, 8 GB of RAM a SSD and a couple of USB HDD, that works wonders running Linux."
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"Got 64gb ram in a Lenovo m720q, and that gives you lots of room to tinker."
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"I use an m720q with an 8400t. Pretty sure it's better than a nuc."
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"For the office, I would look at the Lenovo m720q, Dell 7060/9060 or HP 600 G4 DM from some supplier of used, post-lease computers with a warranty."
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"I would purchase more micro pc like your lenovo or dell optiplex and split the vm on the nodes."
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"Any of those will handle up to ps2 on igpu alone."
#8

N100

4.0
(7)
"I just picked up an N100 mini PC with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for $95 on Amazon."
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"Go for the N100, multiple YouTubers testing the N150 now confirm it’s slower than N100."
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"A N150 CPU with a Coral will probably be a great choice for a few cameras."
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"You're probably barking up the right tree with the N100 mini PC."
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"If you only need ps2 and GameCube grab at the original resolution just grab an n100 mini pc for 100-130$."
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"I would say forget any SBC, not just RPi and just go for a 12-13K INR N100 mini pcs."
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"If you are running it 24/7 then N100 is a best solution in terms of power consumption."
#9

Dell

4.3
(6)
"Go for x86 mini pc, you wont regret it, specially if you get your hands on a fan-less one."
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"Get two Dell Optiplex Micro (i7-8700T or better) and four '8Bitdo Ultimate Bluetooth Controllers with Charging Dock.'"
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"Dell optiplex micro 7020 (14700t) with diy upgraded drive and ram"
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"I prefer Dell Micro's with Intel processors."
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"In the UK you can get Dell OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client PC Pentium Silver N6005 8GB 256GB SSD W10 IoT Ent for £99."
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"For the office, I would look at the Lenovo m720q, Dell 7060/9060 or HP 600 G4 DM from some supplier of used, post-lease computers with a warranty."
#10

Geekom

4.6
(5)
"Got the Geekom Air12 Lite, and it’s perfect for van life—tiny, smooth, and doesn’t hog space."
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"Geekom A8 or BeeLink SER7."
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"I bought a Geekom A8 (Ryzen 9 8945HS - Radeon 780M - DDR5 32 GB - SSD Nvme 2 TB) two months ago on Amazon."
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"If you're planning on going for a mini PC from Geekom then i would suggest going for the A8."
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"Geekom A8 with the Ryzen 7 CPU. Good ports and a good iGPU for 1080p gaming."
#11

Gmktec

4.0
(4)
"Myself a GMKTEC K8 Plus, perfect little box for everything."
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"I can recommend the GMKTEC K8 Plus that I have myself."
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"Gmktec k8 plus it has oculink and two full 40mbps usb4 ports."
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"You should consider the gemktec k8 plus...i just picked it up for $400."
#12

Ace Magician

4.7
(3)
"Ace Magician! - the second option on your list."
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"These are brilliant little machines about 2.5" by 2.5" and 1.5" thick weighing just 200g."
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"Ace Magician T8 Plus N95 8GB / 256GB - about $140 on Amazon."
#13

Intel

4.7
(3)
"Intel Nuc 13 Pro i7 or Geekom A8."
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"I have an Intel NUC 11 with 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 Processor, and it runs ps3 games great."
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"Intel Nuc 13 Pro i7 or Geekom A8."
#14

Nvidia

4.3
(3)
"I have two Nvidia Shield and I love them."
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"Nvidia Shield TV - $200."
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"I'd recommend a Nvidea Shield Pro 2019 or a N100 mini PC."
#15

KAMRUI

5.0
(2)
"The Kamrui model that you have listed has by far a more powerful CPU and IGPU with the 680M."
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"I have purchased Kamrui Mini PCs and Aoostar and they are awesome."
#16

Chatreey

4.5
(2)
"I got Chatreey MiniPC from Temu for $150 here in the U.S last month and very happy."
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"Most finding it satisfactory."
#17

Asrock

4.0
(2)
"If there’s no strict size restrictions, I’d recommend an ASRock Deskmini."
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"Imo i would look at Asrock Deskmini/deskmeet solution."
#18

Steam Deck

5.0
(1)
"I would buy a steam deck. It will do everything a mini pc can do, but its still portable and handheld."
#19

wo we

5.0
(1)
"Get the wo we one for $199 it has a ryzen 5/16gb ram with enough horsepower to comfortably do what you need to do"
#20

Mini S12 Pro

5.0
(1)
"The Mini S12 Pro with N100 processor, 16 Gb RAM, and 512 disk ? Good choice."
#21

Wo-We

5.0
(1)
"Wo-We HU-MNPC07-ACB (Re-badged GMKtec NucBox) 5600U"
#22

Odroid

5.0
(1)
"I'm one happy owner of older H4, be couple of years and the thing is still happily working for me."
#23

S12 Pro

5.0
(1)
"Got a deal of 16gb ram+512 SSD model at $167."
#24

MS-01

5.0
(1)
"I have had really good luck with my MS-01."
#26

AMD Ryzen 7

5.0
(1)
"I recommend a Ryzen 7 mini PC with 32GB RAM."
#27

CompuLab Intense PC 2

5.0
(1)
"I've been running a fanless industrial style intense pc 2 (IPC2) from CompuLab 24/7 for 9 years without issue."
#28

BOSGAME

4.0
(1)
"It has the 6600H CPU and 660M iGPU which should be plenty for your average browsing and streaming."
#29

ROG

4.0
(1)
#30

atomman

4.0
(1)
"I'd be looking at something with a dGPU like the atomman g7 PT."
#31

Peladn

4.0
(1)
"It comes with 780M graphics and DDR5."
#33

ACE Magician

4.0
(1)
"First, use Amazon for your purchase not only for savings but easy returns."
#34

Raspberry Pi

4.0
(1)
"If you’re looking for a budget friendly mini Pc that just needs to handle video streaming and office work, I’d recommend getting a raspberry Pi and a portable monitor."
#35

MINISFORUM

4.0
(1)
"MINISFORUM Mini PC Neptune HX99G AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Barebone"
#36

AsRock

4.0
(1)
"I’d look at something like an AsRock Deskmeet."
#37

UM

4.0
(1)
"UM 890 Pro has an Oculink port for a eGPU setup."
#38

MiniPC

4.0
(1)
"You could run Linux Mint MATE from a [i5-8259U powered $100 MiniPC] and use the pre-installed VLC media player."
#39

EM780

4.0
(1)
"It rocks the Ryzen 7 7840U."
#40

Minisforum UM790 Pro

4.0
(1)
"Seems like a good choice for your needs."
#41

Minisforum UM780 XTX

4.0
(1)
"Should be good for gaming for a while."
#42

HP EliteDesk 800 G3 SFF

4.0
(1)
"Works great for Batocera."
#43

Kamrui

3.0
(1)
"For the month I had this $300 Kamrui it was the fastest PC in the house."

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