Someone already posted the more powerful models, but now there are also some cheaper models of the Minisforum mini PCs on sale.
For example the UM340 barebone for $339 instead of $439. These budget mini PCs are fast enough to make good energy efficient home servers (for which the two ethernet ports are great), media centers that can be individualized more than TV sticks (the mini PC fits onto the VESA mount of a TV) or compact office PCs with up to 3 monitors.
Compared to most single board computer you can connect a m.2 and a SATA SSD directly and the CPU also is quite a bit faster and there are more ports.
This is a barebone PC, so you have to add the RAM sticks and the SSD to use it. But since there are many good deals for these components lately, I think it's worth to buy them separately.
- AMD Ryzen™ 5 3450U 2.1GHz base speed, 3.5GHz boost cores: 4 threads: 8
- Radeon™ Vega 8 Graphics 1.2GHz
- cTDP 12W-35W
- DDR4 SODIMM Slots×2 Supports a maximum of 64GB(32GB x 2) of DDR4
- Upgrade-friendly
- M.2 2230 WIFI Support
- Support 3 monitors at the same time streaming in 4K@60Hz
- M.2 2280 PCle SSD
- Product Dimension 128×127×46mm / 5x5x1.8"
- Net Weight 0.50kg / 1.1lbs
Ports and Buttons:
- RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet Port ×2
- USB3.0 Port ×1 (Gen1, Yellow)
- USB3.1 Port ×3 (Gen2 , Blue)
- USB-C Port ×1(Gen2)
- HDMI 2.0 ×1
- Display Port ×1
- Audio Jack x1
- Digital MIC ×1
- Clear CMOS button x1
Package Content
- 1 * Minisforum DeskMini UM340
- 1 * Power Adapter
- 1 * HDMI Cable
- 1 * USB Cable
- 1 * Mounting Bracket
- 1 * User Manual
https://store.minisforum.com/prod...6660780193
Also on sale, the UM270 with the older Ryzen 2700U CPU (also 4C/8T @ 2.2 - 3.8GHz) for $299
https://store.minisforum.com/prod...2456944801
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Id recommend avoiding them, as they arent worth the hassle.
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Id recommend avoiding them, as they arent worth the hassle.
These mini PCs are basically laptops hardware configured in a little box, without an integrated screen. There might be the one off mini PC with mobile GeForce graphics out there, but it would very likely not be cost effective.
There is the Microsoft released registry hack to install Windows 10, change the registry setting, and then upgrade to Win11. They do not officially support this, even though they published the method.
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