MACO

get an Aoostar MACO with a 6850H it has OcuLink so you can upgrade the GPU with an AG01 later on it should provide better performance than a Steam Deck.

I switched from giant gaming PC to mini (Aoostar MACO AMD R7 6850H with 680m graphics). This model was only $299 and the only downside is that the memory (24GB) is soldered to board so not upgradeable). Barebones, I had 2 M.2 drives so I added those. This model has a built in Oculink port. That, pai

I got the AOOSTAR Maco 8845 recently and i really like it. Barebone for around 300€. Was my first real mini PC going to use it for couch gaming and a plex server in future.

That's not an awful deal, where are you located? there is an AOOSTAR MACO AMD R7 6850H on amazon with 24GB of memory but no ssd for $339. That SHOULD have a 680M in it. I've got an Aooster with a 780M which is I think like 10-20% faster. Running a 2 screen setup at 1080p, I go to around 50-60% GPU u

I would say it boils down to if gaming is more important than features. A lower watt CPU should also run much cooler. That 125H was hitting 90C. The GMKtek does look like its built well. I went with a Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS. Has 2 nvme slots plus Oculink and will smoke the Intel in games. Cost is about

With the way prices are right now, if you don't already have some laptop RAM sticks laying around to drop into a barebones unit, AOOSTAR's MACO 6850H is pretty enticing as a budget option with a solid iGPU. Available for US 300 ish on their website with no SSD installed but the 24GB RAM is soldered

Aoostar Maco $600: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G7DCC2XY?th=1 I really recommend raising your budget a bit for this as long term it will be more expensive increasing your budget by 50 or 100 will get you a better product that will last longer and give better performance.

You can get a Ryzen 7 Pro 8845HS with 32gig and a TB drive for $600 on Amazon. It has all the bells and whistles and nearly as fast as the R9 8945HS. Ive got the MACO with the R9 and its a screamer. https://www.amazon.com/AOOSTAR-PRO-8845HS-OCULINK-HDMI2-1/dp/B0G7DCC2XY?th=1

Got an AOOSTAR Maco 8845.Got it primary for couch gaming with friends etc, its been a blast. I love the device :)

Aoostar MACO 8945HS has similar/slightly better specs for $640 on Amazon. The Oculink does not take up a NVME spot on the MACOs. GMKtek has similar minis between the MACO and Minisforum in pricing. 8945HS and 8845HS are both super close in real world speed and benchmarks. The H255 based minis will b