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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

The AOOSTAR MACO R9 8945HS is $640ish on Amazon. I have one and it runs well sofar. Its also offered in the R7 6850H, the R7 8845HS and the newer R7 255. The 6850H is 24gig LDDR not upgradable. https://www.amazon.com/AOOSTAR-4-70Ghz-6400Mhz-Supports-Quad-Screen/dp/B0G698213Z The rest use DDR5 sodimm

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

Depends on overall expectations. I know a few people in recent months have bought the Aoostar MACO PRO 6850H "barebones" (soldered memory/missing SSDs) specifically for HTPC/emulation machines. Usually running Windows from one drive slot and Bazzite OS/EmuDeck from a 2nd. These were only $300 a few

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

dell/lenovo/hp are most reliable mini/micro pcs since they are backed large companies and easier to find support ( parts/software/compatibility ) , they are long livers if you are looking for specs regardless of the brand or partsminisforum/ aoostar / gmktec / geekom / beelink i have some lil exprie

This becomes a budget and long term expectations thing. Have someone at church that went through this recently and ended up with the "barebones" 24GB Aoostar MACO PRO 6850H. They were looking for modern performance and both Intel i226V Ethernet and AX200 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth for better Linux distro suppo

The absolute best option I've seen for a starter server is the Aoostar Maco R7. You get a decent 8c/16t CPU with an ok integrated GPU, plus 24GB of LPDDR5 6400, all for only $339 USD on Amazon right now. That CPU with that zippy RAM will outperform anything else near that price point. But you'll nee