Best minipc on Reddit

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#1

Minisforum

4.4
(23)
"Would highly recommend you this."
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"[https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-01?variant=44480511246581](https://store.minisforum.com/products/minisforum-ms-01?variant=44480511246581)"
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"The M7 wins everywhere, Cooling system & design, CPU, IGPU, Interface."
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"Will run any office tasks easily. I edit and animate video for my living using Adobe Creative apps and it flies through most jobs."
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"Running 2 ms01 for 2 months now - not a single problem."
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"One of the big 3 with a Ryzen 7 CPU."
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"One of the big 3 with a Ryzen 7 CPU."
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"The 0.25 litre, milk carton sized, Minisforum Mercury EM680/32GB."
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"I paid $519 for the barebones MinisForum UM 790 Pro."
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"UM790 Pro has a powerful APU inside."
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#3

Intel

4.5
(6)
"Just buy a $140 n100 box."
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"N100 PicoBox MINI：Now this one has 110 USD off."
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"N100 obliterates RPi 4"
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"Intel NUC11PHKI7C has a 1165G7+mobile 2060 would be inbetween the HX80G/HX99G and UM690."
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"Honestly, I reckon even something like the $150 Nucbox 5 will work for your intended use."
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"Any of the Intel NUC's will work assuming you don't wanna use vis much."
#4

Mini PC

4.3
(4)
"I would go mini pc just because there aren't any limitations."
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"If you can find one in price range get a mini PC with a 5800h it's just better overall."
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"Would be great for that, at a low cost."
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"I'd go Mini PC if only because the x86 architecture, giving more options than the ARM architecture of the Pi."
#5

AooStar

4.0
(4)
"At that point, I still felt that AooStar wasn't a trustworthy brand, and the information he provided helped change my attitude somewhat."
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"I'm running an inexpensive sub $400 USD AooStar GEM10 6800H for the same reasons."
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"[AooStar MG02 eGPU Dock]... [Gigabyte RTX 4060 Windforce OC 8G]"
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"My son has a AooStar GEM10 6800H as a Windows PC connected to a 55" TV."
#6

Apple Mac Mini

4.3
(3)
"Mac mini definitely. macOS is really nice to use for software dev."
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"Macmini is a good candidate if you have the budget."
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"You can even buy older even second hand M mac mini."
#7

AooStar GEM10

4.3
(3)
"My little AooStar GEM10 6800H handles 4K@120Hz."
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"Dirt cheap, around 100$ nowadays for a barebone machine. Jellyfin transcoding works flawlessly."
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"The mini that will boast the greater iGPU performance will be the AooStar GEM10."
#8

Minisforum HX99G

4.0
(3)
"Look for one with dedicated graphics like the HX99G."
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"I recommend maybe a minisforum HX99G or HX100G."
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"Top of the range would be something like an HX99G/77G if you're into gaming."
#9

Minisforum UM790 Pro

5.0
(2)
"I use minis forum um790pro for regular gaming."
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"UM790 Pro has a powerful APU inside."
#10

Apple Mac Mini M2

5.0
(2)
"For video editing, look into the M2 Mac Mini with 16GB of RAM."
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"Best MiniPC for 4K video editing is the Mac Mini M2."
#12

Apple Mac Mini M4

4.5
(2)
"Mac mini m4"
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"Mac Mini M4 24GB/256GB + NVMe 1 TB for $900."
#13

HP

4.5
(2)
"I'm very happy with it."
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"I have one and am very happy with it so far."
#14

Minisforum UM780 XTX

4.0
(2)
"Maybe go with a minisforum UM780 XTX."
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"Maybe a Minisforum UM780 XTX could make sense in this case."
#16

HP EliteDesk 705 Mini G4

4.0
(2)
"The pre-owned HP EliteDesk 705 Mini G4."
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"For your price range, Ebay. HP EliteDesk 705 mini G4."
#18

Minisforum UM350

4.0
(2)
"Minisforum just added refurbished inventory today."
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"The UM350 from Minisforum is for you, cheap enough to watch 4K movies."
#19

GMKtec NucBox G5 N97

4.0
(2)
"Gmktec nucbox g5 n97, just about $170."
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"Gmktec nucbox g5 n97, just about $170."
#20

N100

4.0
(2)
"But you have options when it comes with N100 mini PCs."
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"Get the N100 version. It’ll be powerful enough."
#21

Minisforum UM700

4.0
(2)
"Current price: $231.00."
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"I use a Minis Forum UM700, for data analysis and data viz."
#25

Intel N100

4.0
(2)
"Intel n100 machines offer a lot of performance for their price with modern codec support"
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"Get one with an Intel N100 cpu."
#26

Lenovo

4.0
(2)
"I have multiple Lenovo ThinkCentre Tinys in use in the family. They are great."
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"Lenovo Tiny P330 is my favourite."
#27

Trigkey

4.0
(2)
"I recommend this Trigkey S6 with a Ryzen 6600H for $269."
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"Something like a ryzen 5500U, 5560U, 5600U, 5700U or similar mini pc should be fine."
#28

Onn

5.0
(1)
"The Onn $20 box at Walmart is fantastic."
#29

UM780

5.0
(1)
"Both are a great match for this CPU so your 4060 will be ideal."
#30

AooStar UM790

5.0
(1)
"Go with the um790 for sure. You'll have enough to run eight server instances on it smoothly."
#31

AooStar UM890

5.0
(1)
"The Um890 is one of the best tbh."
#32

Minisforum UM890 Pro

5.0
(1)
"Minisforum um 890 pro."
#33

Intel NUC 13

5.0
(1)
"I have two NUC 13s and have had zero issues."
#34

Neosmay AC-8

5.0
(1)
"Maybe start with fanless N100 options like a neosmay ac-8 or asus pn42"
#35

Asus PN42

5.0
(1)
"Maybe start with fanless N100 options like a neosmay ac-8 or asus pn42"
#37

Trigkey Green G4

5.0
(1)
"Consider fan models like the trigkey green g4"
#38

Acemagician T8 Plus

5.0
(1)
"Consider fan models like acemagician t8 plus or s1"
#39

GMKtec NUCBox G2

5.0
(1)
"Consider fan models like gmktec nucbox g2"
#40

UM560XT

5.0
(1)
"Brand new option, go with UM560XT. Good price, nice performance and looking."
#41

Intel NUC 11 i5

5.0
(1)
"I got the NUC 11 i5 and it’s perfect, I get sub 1ms latency for streaming 1440p @ 165hz."
#42

Apple

5.0
(1)
"Get her a Mac Mini with the older M1 chip with 16GB RAM if your budget allows it."
#43

Kamuri

5.0
(1)
"I just picked up a Kamuri AMR5 with Ryzen 7 5700u."
#44

ACE MAGICIAN

5.0
(1)
"The ACE MAGICIAN AMR5, I got it for $450 from Amazon. Runs Minecraft flawlessly."
#45

Nintendo

4.0
(1)
"A modded Switch might be great! He gets to play all of the latest Switch games."
#46

Orange Pi

4.0
(1)
"If it was available, the Orange Pi Neo, with Ryzen 7840U, RX 780m GPU."
#47

Steam Deck

4.0
(1)
"Why not buying a steam deck? Not much price difference to a decent minipc."
#48

Wyse

4.0
(1)
"Much cheaper and more powerful than a rpi right now."
#49

Dell

4.0
(1)
"Can take up to 64 GB RAM and one M.2 NVMe."
#50

Libre Computer Project

4.0
(1)
"Board runs stable and compatible with raspberry pi peripherals."
#51

ROG

4.0
(1)
"Should be ROG Ally Z1 Extreme."
#52

TinyMiniMicro

4.0
(1)
"You’d be able to get 3x within the price of one ms-01."
#53

AooStar GEM12

4.0
(1)
"Aoostar gem12"
#54

Asrock Deskmini/Deskmeet

4.0
(1)
"Imo i would look at Asrock Deskmini/deskmeet solution."
#55

Dell OptiPlex 3080

4.0
(1)
"Look for something with an i5-10500... you can't go wrong with these."
#56

Intel NUC 8 i3 BEK

4.0
(1)
"I got hands on two Intel NUC8i3BEK and one Lenovo m910x with a dedicated GPU."
#57

AMD Ryzen 5 6600H

4.0
(1)
"You can find a Ryzen 5 6600H with 16GB RAM for around $270."
#58

Geekom A7/A8

4.0
(1)
"Geekom a7 or a8."
#59

AMD 7840HS

4.0
(1)
"Any 7840hs based mini pc."
#60

Raspberry Pi 5 4GB

4.0
(1)
"Raspberry pi 5 4GB or orange pi 5 4GB or better."
#61

AMD Vega 8

4.0
(1)
"Any mini PC with Vega 8 or higher can play LoL at 60fps@max settings."
#62

Trigkey S5

4.0
(1)
"Here's a Trigkey S5."
#63

ThinkCentre M715q

4.0
(1)
"Find some 2ndhand cheap like Thinkcentre M715q"
#64

Dell OptiPlex 3020 Micro

4.0
(1)
"Add an 512GB SSD to this for $50. Then you have a $160 PC for emails and word."
#65

N100/N97

4.0
(1)
"Lookup N100 or N97 miniPCs. They are solid chips for the price."
#66

Intel or AMD

4.0
(1)
"Any intel or AMD based $150-$200 mini pc will do."
#67

Bosgame

4.0
(1)
"Something like a ryzen 5500U, 5560U, 5600U, 5700U or similar mini pc should be fine."
#68

Asus

4.0
(1)
"Something like this, Ryzen 5, 8 GB, 256 GB SSD? Great connectivity."
#69

Amazon Mini PC

3.0
(1)
"I have a cheap 175$ mini pc from amazon that can run older games like killing floor 1."

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