A9 Max

$250: Beelink S13 $500: Beelink SER5 MAX $1000: Mac Mini M4 $1500: Geekom A9 Max & Mac Mini M4 Pro You can find a helpful breakdown of the best options in this thread

If you’re short on space you could just grab a Mini PC. Something like the GEEKOM A9 Mega with that AI Max+ 395 is a beast if you actually need some real power.

GEEKOM A9 Max AI Mini PC, AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, AMD RADEON 890M, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Win 11 pro $989.10 on eBay. If you want something high end under $1,000 https://ebay.us/m/XsVPab

I bought a GEEKOM A9 Max for myself to game on. My previous mini is good, still is, but my games like Sims and Fortnite were not doing so well anymore on it with the recent updates. My friend said GEEKOM was one of the top recommended PCs on his most trusted PC website for all things computer. This

I came to this thread being extremely annoyed with the fan noise since I'm very sensitive to noise. It's been my only disappointment with the machine. It has already been mentioned but there is a new EC version (0.17) available here:https://service.geekompc.com/a9-mega/ There's not a lot of guidance

Depends on your price comfort level, but there are 2 tiers in your price range. Mid-tier: GMKtec K8 Plus. With the 780M iGPU, you can play every non-AAA game at 1080p resolution. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS is a good CPU years after it's release in late 2023. The multi-core CPU performance is on par with

2x USB4v2 means I think I’m cancelling my GEEKOM A9 Mega 😂

The key is getting 32GB of dual channel RAM while avoiding the crippled Chinese processors. The HX 370/470 has been found to have poor multi-core performance while the slower 5600MHz SODIMM hurts graphics performance. The A9 Max may possibly be worthwhile for some AI models when running a 64GB/96GB/

I went to the SER8 which updated the Radeon to a Radeon 780m, which I then plugged into the TV. My kids use it to play some Steam-based games now because I replaced the SER8 with a Geekom A9 Max I was very lucky to get for $1,000. It has a Radeon 890m. It currently sells for $1399 in the U.S. Beelin

Yeah, I have been thinking about picking up a mini pc for myself, but with the 388 on the horizon I am holding out for now - can't justifiy the price of the 395+. The Geekom A9 Mega with the 388 and 32-64 GB of Ram instead of the 395+ with 128GB for ~1200$ and not 1900-2000$ and I would be sold. Sad