NUC 15 Pro

For non-business users, - BeeLink SER8 - BeeLink SER9 - Asus NUC 15 Pro with an Ultra 7 255H CPU. - M4 Mac Mini for photography or light video editing.

I tried asus nuc 15 pro 225h. It was inaudible for my workload. You can adjust fan curves, thermal targets in bios. I also disabled e cores in bios, effectivly lowering power consumption by a lot and also improve thermals. For my workload it was ideal.

Beelink SER9. 2nd best: Asus NUC 15 Pro with the Ultra 7 255H CPU.

I installed that RAM kit in an Asus NUC 15 Pro+, no problems at all, works like a dream. Kingston makes good gear. Related to the others, dunno why wouldn't be compatible.

For your budget and photoshot needs, go with Asus NUC 15 Pro barebones with Intel Ultra 7 255H. The single core CPU works great for photoshop. Also, similar drivers as your Asus Zenbook laptop. You can add 2 sticks of DDR5 RAM and 1 TB of SSD storage later. You will need to download your OS to a USB

Thank you so much for the detailed suggestion! I hadn't looked into the Asus NUC 15 Pro but it actually sounds like a great fit, especially since I already have an Asus Zenbook and would probably feel at home driver-wise. That Ultra 7 255H looks very appealing for Photoshop and general multitasking,

Im running the i9 Asus Nuc 15 pro plus, it runs amazing https://www.asus.com/displays-desktops/nucs/nuc-mini-pcs/asus-nuc-15-pro-plus/

Best can be expensive, but below are my recommendations: BeeLink SER9. Costs around $1,156 in the USA. Less in places without a Tariff policies. Asus NUC 15 Pro with the Intel Ultra 9 285H CPU. Roughly around $1,200 USD. As you mentioned, the Quick Synch feature helps a lot. Geekom IT 15 with the sa

For those tasks, get the Asus NUC 15 Pro (Ultra 5 225H). You will need 32 GB of RAM and a gen 4 SSD at minimum. The base M4 Mac Mini only has 16 GB of RAM and their SSD is on par with gen 3 SSD. Even with it's amazing CPU, it would struggle.

Beelink SER8 should be decent at $500 to $535 for livestreaming. Better options are the M4 Mac Mini and Asus NUC 15 Pro due to better encoders. The latter option cost a lot more, between $900 to $1,200 USD.