Best Mini PCs Under $500 for Software Compatibility

Under $500, Beelink SER5 brings supported overall performance and value, while AOOSTAR MACO adds supported graphics performance alongside value.

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#1
A5

GEEKOM

$349.00

A5

55/100
105 opinions

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#2
Firewall Mini PC N100

CWWK

$355.91

Firewall Mini PC N100

55.5/100
45 opinions

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13 positive0 neutral1 negative
#3
SER5

Beelink

$389.00

SER5

62.8/100
250 opinions

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39 positive0 neutral13 negative
#4
MACO

AOOSTAR

$469.00

MACO

60.2/100
143 opinions

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7 positive0 neutral1 negative
#5
GEM12 + AMD R7 PRO 8845HS

AOOSTAR

$359.00

GEM12 + AMD R7 PRO 8845HS

55.5/100
38 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral0 negative
#6
UM880 Plus

MINISFORUM

$329.00

UM880 Plus

54.7/100
32 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral0 negative
#7
SER5 Pro

Beelink

$389.00

SER5 Pro

60/100
72 opinions

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16 positive0 neutral8 negative
#8
Mini S12

Beelink

$279.00

Mini S12

60.4/100
79 opinions

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10 positive0 neutral4 negative
#9
EQR5-5625U

Beelink

$439.00

EQR5-5625U

51.9/100
30 opinions

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5 positive0 neutral1 negative
#10
GK3PLUS

KAMRUI

$449.99

GK3PLUS

48.9/100
116 opinions

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12 positive0 neutral9 negative
#11
t740

HP

$279.99

t740

54/100
23 opinions

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5 positive0 neutral2 negative
#12
Air12

GEEKOM

$269.10

Air12

56/100
66 opinions

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9 positive0 neutral7 negative
#13
M1

ACEMAGICIAN

$476.99

M1

50.2/100
60 opinions

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6 positive0 neutral6 negative
#14
M5 Plus

GMKtec

$379.98

M5 Plus

57.5/100
63 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral2 negative
#15
GEM12 MAX R7 8745HS

AOOSTAR

$299.00

GEM12 MAX R7 8745HS

55.4/100
23 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral2 negative
#16
SER5 5560U

Beelink

$439.00

SER5 5560U

52.3/100
3 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral0 negative
#17
UM880 Pro

MINISFORUM

$383.00

UM880 Pro

51.8/100
6 opinions

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#18
UM870 Slim Mini PC

MINISFORUM

$319.00

UM870 Slim Mini PC

51.1/100
3 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral0 negative
#19
Mini S12 Pro

Beelink

$299.00

Mini S12 Pro

50.9/100
4 opinions

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3 positive0 neutral1 negative
#20
ThinkCentre M720 Tiny M720q

Lenovo

$486.91

ThinkCentre M720 Tiny M720q

50.8/100
10 opinions

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7 positive0 neutral3 negative
#21
DeskMini B760W

ASRock

$99.99

DeskMini B760W

50.8/100
2 opinions

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2 positive0 neutral0 negative
#22
IT12

GEEKOM

$499.00

IT12

50.7/100
4 opinions

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4 positive0 neutral0 negative
#23
EQR7

Beelink

$479.00

EQR7

50.4/100
1 opinion

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#24
N2 Pro

Origimagic

$449.99

N2 Pro

50.3/100
5 opinions

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3 positive1 neutral1 negative