Best Mini PCs Under $500 for Network Performance

Under $500, Beelink SER5 and Beelink Mini S12 stand out for supported overall performance and value, while AOOSTAR MACO adds supported graphics performance.

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#1
SER5

Beelink

$388.99

SER5

62.7/100
250 opinions

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192 positive0 neutral58 negative
#2
Mini S12

Beelink

$279.00

Mini S12

60.4/100
79 opinions

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68 positive0 neutral11 negative
#3
MACO

AOOSTAR

$469.00

MACO

60.2/100
143 opinions

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132 positive0 neutral11 negative
#4
SER5 Pro

Beelink

$389.00

SER5 Pro

60/100
72 opinions

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58 positive0 neutral14 negative
#5
M5 Plus

GMKtec

$379.98

M5 Plus

57.4/100
63 opinions

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53 positive1 neutral9 negative
#6
Air12

GEEKOM

$299.00

Air12

56/100
66 opinions

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54 positive0 neutral12 negative
#7
GEM12 + AMD R7 PRO 8845HS

AOOSTAR

$359.00

GEM12 + AMD R7 PRO 8845HS

55.5/100
38 opinions

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35 positive0 neutral3 negative
#8
Firewall Mini PC N100

CWWK

$355.91

Firewall Mini PC N100

55.2/100
45 opinions

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39 positive0 neutral6 negative
#9
GEM12 MAX R7 8745HS

AOOSTAR

$299.00

GEM12 MAX R7 8745HS

55.1/100
23 opinions

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21 positive0 neutral2 negative
#10
A5

GEEKOM

$349.00

A5

55/100
105 opinions

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76 positive1 neutral28 negative
#11
UM880 Plus

MINISFORUM

$329.00

UM880 Plus

54.7/100
32 opinions

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30 positive0 neutral2 negative
#12
t740

HP

$279.99

t740

54/100
23 opinions

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17 positive1 neutral5 negative
#13
SER5 5560U

Beelink

$439.00

SER5 5560U

52.3/100
3 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral0 negative
#14
EQR5-5625U

Beelink

$439.00

EQR5-5625U

52.1/100
30 opinions

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19 positive0 neutral11 negative
#15
UM880 Pro

MINISFORUM

$383.00

UM880 Pro

51.8/100
6 opinions

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5 positive0 neutral1 negative
#16
UM870 Slim Mini PC

MINISFORUM

$319.00

UM870 Slim Mini PC

51.1/100
3 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral0 negative
#17
Mini S12 Pro

Beelink

$299.00

Mini S12 Pro

50.9/100
4 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral1 negative
#18
DeskMini B760W

ASRock

$169.99

DeskMini B760W

50.8/100
2 opinions

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2 positive0 neutral0 negative
#19
IT12

GEEKOM

$499.00

IT12

50.7/100
4 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral0 negative
#20
M1

ACEMAGICIAN

$469.99

M1

50.4/100
60 opinions

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24 positive0 neutral36 negative
#21
EQR7

Beelink

$479.00

EQR7

50.4/100
1 opinion

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1 positive0 neutral0 negative
#22
N2 Pro

Origimagic

$449.99

N2 Pro

50.3/100
5 opinions

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3 positive1 neutral1 negative
#23
NUC7i5BNH

Intel

$449.88

NUC7i5BNH

50.3/100
1 opinion

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#24
NUC 11

Intel NUC

$384.00

NUC 11

50.2/100
3 opinions

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2 positive0 neutral1 negative