A9 Max

$2000 gets you a genuinely great minipc... The GEEKOM A9 Max 2026. Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 with 32GB RAM and a 2TB SSD

You will need to do your due diligence on 32GB builds. Some like the Geekom A9 Max begin shipping with 1x 32GB stick. Single channel mode can easily reduce processing and graphics performance by up to 40%. Purchasing the missing/matching stick can easily break a $1500 USD budget. The Mac Mini M4 Pro

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

As a heads up I've had a few friends with returned Geekom minis like the A8 after finding disappointing performance. Turns out that RAMpocalypse/RAMageddon has them shipping a single stick of RAM with single channel mode reducing processing and graphics performance by up to 40%. One gentleman was ev

MiniPCs are only worth if you are limited in terms of size and despise laptops. Price to performance ratio is almost always worse when compared to a decent laptop or PC for similar price. If you absolutely need minipc and have 1500$ then check out Beelink SER9 with HX 370 and 32gb ddr5. Pretty respe

Thanks for the post! 32GB single channel memory with Gorgon Point Ryzen AI 400 series/Strix Point "refresh" at $1800 USD without a competitive 64GB dual channel auction seems counterproductive at this point. A matching stick of Crucial 32GB 5600 is currently pushing 400 bucks from reputable sources.

There's not a big advantage here what the exception of the XDNA NPU between this and my GMKtec K8 Plus. Mine shipped with a single 32GB stick, not 2x16GB. Free slot for a cheap upgrade later, but out of the box you're running single channel. Single channel memory can easily kill processing and graph

Even the cheapest APU mini PC you can find with HX370 and 32GB RAM is the Geekom A9 max costs $1300. Strix Halo is waaaay above that.

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

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