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This at $340 is more than plenty for basic office computing. Beelink Ser5 Max The non-Max version would work as well at $280. Beelink Ser5 Edit: my bad, just saw the 1tb requirement. Those Beelinks above have a second ssd slot that you could add more storage with. Something like this would work. GMK

With the current RAMpocalypse pre-built mini PCs often make a better investment and AMD Radeon RDNA integrated graphics provided better gaming. If there's a problem with shipping or PC function Amazon Prime with 30-day Free returns makes the can remove "Murphy" from the purchasing equation. From tha

Outside of Apple (No PCIe) and high end Intel offering the proprietary and expensive Thunderbolt has given way to the more standardized and open source USB4 standards. By the time you get to Intel/TB4 in something like a ASUS NUC you're outside your budget in 2026. Swapping TB3/TB4 for USB4 the Geek

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

if you want to save some money go for the gmktec m7 ultra...it comes with an oculink port and would handle the sims just fine...of course, if you wanted to get more out of it you can buy an egpu later on and use it with the oculink port...another option would be the the k8 plus which has a better ch

Here are a few additional options: https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniPCs/comments/1tok82c/comment/oo2ni40/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button I do both Windows & Macs. I've setup a TON of these HP Mini's. They are VERY easy to work on & upgrade! https://yout

AceTragic isn't known for build quality or customer service while the Geekom A5 Pro 7430U (2021 5425U rebadge) has weaker Radeon GCN 5 Vega integrated graphics by 2026 standards. https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/compare/5051vs4685/Radeon-Ryzen-5-7430U-vs-Radeon-Ryzen-7-PRO-6850H With a 10% brand p

450€ is cutting it too close this far into 2026 with the RAMpocalypse. Additionally Zen 3 and older processors like the 5300U/7430U have dual DisplayPort from USB Type C by default without going through a MST controller. HDMI support also reduces DP through USB without a MST controller. One of the b

With modern mini PCs the bottleneck won't be with the processor but the 4GB/s Intel Thunderbolt controller. Something to be aware of is the RAMpocalypse have heavily skewed prices while most minis have moved the the open USB4 standard over Intel's proprietary Thunderbolt. Although USB4 is supposed t

Current best value on Amazon Prime is the 32GB GMKtec M6 Ultra with a 4nm processor with Radeon RDNA3 760M graphics. Also has USB4 missing from cheaper models. With a Amazon Prime 10% brand promotion the 32GB GMKtec M7 Ultra is currently available for $495. Earlier 6nm processor with 8-cores/16-thre