Recommendations for Mini PC?

[SimpleToo]

It is the 2.5 SATA SSD.

normally the expandable slot only support PCIe/nvme ssd… given the limited space of mini pc… if u want to use the ssd just get an enclosure and plug in as external ssd

 

[kevinlaikf]

https://cwwk.net/

This website of the popular mini pc OEM company

 

[derekliu]

$236 kym ?

https://www.amazon.sg/Beelink-Processor-3-4Ghz-Computer-Office/dp/B0B45Z4R5X/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?crid=2MFBH9W6LEIHN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bflZmpzxb-YOQvBlzRqm-CLnNnzmQMmuki9yHokxw7Y4TNdi43PsckhdiLI2bEoTNlGkRT_ckFE3RUX7Skw4g9x11uRTPmMlf_1DViv1tJMUHmRIccr1F5Ov5EWBNK00njZCc6PvwEO5C8qc3bMH332u9XXGhQUmssid8uXkpFq5b8UpEeCeXgsv7NszrX3WJs7IKmmfXF51-4HbOgaNsw.qGNNqnbIzrJc0FSSZUzA8yjEv237Jlp1llEjWmCxyyo&dib_tag=se&keywords=beelink&qid=1738847265&sprefix=beelink+,aps,1559&sr=8-12

the OS dont tink is activated one right? Means i can go carousell and buy the product key to activate?

Pre-installed Wi11 Pro, compatible with Wi10, Ubuntu, Linux

 

[Thoreldan]

the OS dont tink is activated one right? Means i can go carousell and buy the product key to activate?

Pre-installed Wi11 Pro, compatible with Wi10, Ubuntu, Linux

Not sure what you mean.

Come bundled with windows 11 pro liao, why need to spend more money ?

 

[derekliu]

Not sure what you mean.

Come bundled with windows 11 pro liao, why need to spend more money ?

Oh so is activated OS? Ok thanks!

 

[kevinlaikf]

i like this mini pc running opensource NAS-like OS
Such as iStoreOS, iKuai, OpenWRT-fork, Xpenology

 

[treeskull]

Top up abit buy Mac mini

 

[Project_Xco]

Thanks. Will go take a look.

Which N95 mini pc are you using?

Beelink.

 

[The_King]

Beelink, with 680m GPU good enough to run game is enough for me

 

[Alphaen]

Is it a must to do windows reinstall? I see a lot of people recommend to do that first time upon receiving the box.

 

[caterham7]

Is it a must to do windows reinstall? I see a lot of people recommend to do that first time upon receiving the box.

I didn't reinstall, but good to scan for malware just in case
https://www.neowin.net/news/we-test...-mini-pcs-with-several-anti-malware-programs/

 

[archie7]

Top up abit buy Mac mini

tempted to get this
but cannot self upgrade ram and hard disk
shelved the idea

 

[Flanky]

Is the amazon sg

Beelink EQR6 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (8C/16T up to 4.75Ghz), 24G DDR5 RAM 500GB PCIe4.0 SSD Mini Computer, WiFi6, BT5.2, Dual HDMI, Dual 1000M LAN, USB3, Type-C

At $396.24 a good deal?
Or to wait 3.3?
Wasn't monitoring the prices for minipcs.
My almost 10 yrs old laptop suddenly cannot power on so looking for a replacement for net surfing zooming etc

 

[BlackWing1977]

The future of gaming on MiniPC is pretty good with this Strix Halo.

 

[BMWguy]

taobao alot.. just type 迷你电脑

 

[veryatas]

Is the amazon sg

Beelink EQR6 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (8C/16T up to 4.75Ghz), 24G DDR5 RAM 500GB PCIe4.0 SSD Mini Computer, WiFi6, BT5.2, Dual HDMI, Dual 1000M LAN, USB3, Type-C

At $396.24 a good deal?
Or to wait 3.3?
Wasn't monitoring the prices for minipcs.
My almost 10 yrs old laptop suddenly cannot power on so looking for a replacement for net surfing zooming etc

7735hs is 6800hs. it is decent however no av1 encoding, but have decoding. always compare with aliexpress ro see worth

 

[veryatas]

The future of gaming on MiniPC is pretty good with this Strix Halo.

this one not value for money unless you use for ai workload. 16 core and integrated rtx4060 equivalent for more than 2k depending on ram configuration.

alternative is acer laptop with 8 core ryzen, rtx 4060 for around 1.4k.

current 6000/7000/8000 mini pcs in the market considered outdated because weak npu. only buy if you dont plan to use for ai.
mini pc wise 8 core ryzen ai 370 needs to fall below 1k as cheap alternative to ai max. most likely in 2 years time.

or if dont need mini pc, buying a sub $500 graphics card with 16gb of graphics ram is good for AI workload.

 

[naked123]

Is it a must to do windows reinstall? I see a lot of people recommend to do that first time upon receiving the box.

Recommend to install windows 11 LTSC
< 2gb ram usage and around 10gb of storage used

No bloat except edge browser

Use powershell to activate. Go google

 

[BlackWing1977]

this one not value for money unless you use for ai workload. 16 core and integrated rtx4060 equivalent for more than 2k depending on ram configuration.

alternative is acer laptop with 8 core ryzen, rtx 4060 for around 1.4k.

current 6000/7000/8000 mini pcs in the market considered outdated because weak npu. only buy if you dont plan to use for ai.
mini pc wise 8 core ryzen ai 370 needs to fall below 1k as cheap alternative to ai max. most likely in 2 years time.

or if dont need mini pc, buying a sub $500 graphics card with 16gb of graphics ram is good for AI workload.

It is by far one of the most powerful APU for Windows mar (The other one is Apple but... )... this is a new step for APU based MiniPC... this might not be budget friendly but in future more of such APU get released in future generation, is a good thing in general.

 

[Elfblade]

Are you using one too?

This one using N processor, slow until you cannot tahan.