Minipc reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 155 Reddit reviews across 15 subreddits and 81 posts to rank the best Minipc brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/MiniPCs, r/HomeServer, r/minilab, r/selfhosted, r/homelab. Top-rated brands include Minisforum (4.3/5), Beelink (4.0/5), HP (4.6/5).

Stats
Reviews155
Subreddits15
Posts81
Brands67
Products48
Top communities
r/MiniPCs118r/HomeServer7r/minilab6r/selfhosted5r/homelab5
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#1

Minisforum

4.3
(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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"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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"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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"The UM560 and UM690 are our best selling machines."
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"The Minisforum ms-01 has dual 10gbe SFP+ ports and 3 m2 ports."
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#3

HP

4.6
(5)
"The pre-owned I'd suggest is a Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE HP EliteDesk 705 G5."
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"I’d go with HP EliteDesk 800 G5 - they usually have a few refurbished options on amazon."
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"I'm very happy with it."
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"I picked up a few HP Elitedesk 800 G4 with Core i5 8600T's for ~$75 a piece."
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"I have one and am very happy with it so far."
#4

Intel

4.8
(4)
"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."
#5

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."
#6

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."
#7

Dell

4.0
(4)
"Depending on what you want to do with it, I'd recommend something with at least a 7th gen Intel cpu."
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"I've got a Optiplex 5050 sff and I'm happy with it."
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"Can take up to 64 GB RAM and one M.2 NVMe."
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"A mini pc is also in the ballpark of $200 or less second hand"
#8

GMKtec

3.5
(4)
"A GMKtec M7 6850H with 680M iGPU is enough for you. Cheaper than K8 Plus too if budget is a concern."
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"I like the GMKtec NucBox K8 Plus which will do all you require and more."
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"I think you can mod it for maybe < $50 to get better cooling, though the power concern is real."
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"This is a pretty good deal right now but don't ask about cooling."
#9

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."
#10

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."
#11

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."
#12

MinisForum

4.0
(3)
"My config is a UM890 Pro (8945HS with a 780M), 64GB RAM (with 16GB allocated to the GPU), and running TrueNAS + ROCm Docker containers."
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"My config is a UM890 Pro (8945HS with a 780M), 64GB RAM (with 16GB allocated to the GPU), and running TrueNAS + ROCm Docker containers."
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"Gaming, any mini-PC with a dedicated GPU or an AMD iGPU. Minisforum HX99G for dedicated GPU, and Beelink SER9 for iGPU."
#13

Lenovo

3.7
(3)
"Lenovo M920Q is a good one, as it has PCIe lanes that you can use."
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"You may also consider some Lenovo models with a p suffix in order to have a vPro (remote management)."
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"Lenovo Tiny P330 is my favourite."
#14

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."
#15

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."
#17

Apple Mac Mini M4

4.5
(2)
"Mac mini m4"
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"Mac Mini M4 24GB/256GB + NVMe 1 TB for $900."
#18

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."
#19

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."
#21

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."
#22

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."
#25

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."
#26

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."
#28

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."
#30

P360

5.0
(1)
"It does for everything I want, incl running Elasticsearch clusters (as VMs)."
#31

GEEKOM

5.0
(1)
"$130... https://www.amazon.com/GEEKOM-Mini-MiniAir11-Computer-Windows/dp/B0BNPNXBZM"
#32

Unraid

5.0
(1)
"Easiest option for you will be unraid, give the trial a chance, runs off a usb and then into ram so less read / writes and has native docker containers for everything you need with a great ui accessible with a website to manage it all."
#33

Onn

5.0
(1)
"The Onn $20 box at Walmart is fantastic."
#34

UM780

5.0
(1)
"Both are a great match for this CPU so your 4060 will be ideal."
#35

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."
#36

UM560XT

5.0
(1)
"Brand new option, go with UM560XT. Good price, nice performance and looking."
#37

GMKtec NUCBox G2

5.0
(1)
"Consider fan models like gmktec nucbox g2"
#38

Acemagician T8 Plus

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

ETA Prime

5.0
(1)
"There's a great youtubechannel called ETA Prime, he does a lot of videos about gaming on smaller formfactor type PC's."
#40

ThinkPad

4.0
(1)
"I did this with an old ThinkPad, worked great."
#41

SER7

4.0
(1)
"The Mini PC would be the better choice since you can get a decent margin over a SteamDeck's spec's."
#42

MS

4.0
(1)
"Its CPU is replaceable and upgradeable."
#43

QNAP

4.0
(1)
"I ran Plex off my QNAP TS-853 for many years; it worked great."
#44

Nintendo

4.0
(1)
"A modded Switch might be great! He gets to play all of the latest Switch games."
#45

Orange Pi

4.0
(1)
"If it was available, the Orange Pi Neo, with Ryzen 7840U, RX 780m GPU."
#46

Steam Deck

4.0
(1)
"Why not buying a steam deck? Not much price difference to a decent minipc."
#47

Wyse

4.0
(1)
"Much cheaper and more powerful than a rpi right now."
#48

Raspberry Pi

4.0
(1)
"You can use a raspberry pi or whatever sub $50 SBC to achieve the goal."
#50

Ryzen based mini PC

4.0
(1)
"12b at 8tps could be run on CPU on a $250 minipc, with a non-Atom CPU. You may try some Ryzen based one with rocm."
#51

Intel NUC

4.0
(1)
"Seems like the perfect trade-off between performance and not having a 747 on your desk."
#52

AooStar GEM12

4.0
(1)
"Aoostar gem12"
#53

MKTec M6

4.0
(1)
"MKTec M6 is totally capable to run 4k 120hz with R660M."
#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

Mele

4.0
(1)
"The mini-pc (Mele Quieter series) seems to be the version most Astro photographers use."
#66

Dell Wyse 5070

4.0
(1)
"The Dell Wyse 5070 can be had for like 50 bucks."
#67

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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