WEIDIAN Mini PC Mini Computer Windows 11 Pro 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD Core i7 10510U Desktop Computer with HD/TPC/DP Ports, Dual Band WiFi, BT 4.0, 4K HD, SATA 3.0 for 2.5 Inch HDD/SSD

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I'm a lifetime New Yorker, a graduate of New York University's journalism program, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Yet MSI's Pro DP21 delivers surprisingly perky performance in a petite package that can rest on your desk horizontally, perch on edge in the included stand, or hide behind a monitor or cling to the underside of your desk thanks to a VESA mount. Both ready-made and bare-bones kit NUCs come without an operating system, so you'll have to budget for a copy of Windows unless you want to dive into Linux or Chromium.

With 16GB of RAM, mini PCs can be a great way to reduce clutter in your home or office, while still having the power to do the tasks you need. Last year, it became the first company to license Intel’s Next Unit of Computing (NUC), and at CES 2024, Asus released its first line of the new mini PCs. Separate from those is a host of PCs that are undeniably small but follow their own shape and size rules. For instance, if you want to change HP’s Flexible Port to the USB-C option that allows you to power the whole device from a compatible monitor, you have to go through HP’s customization menu.Subscribe to the What’s The Best Newsletter to keep up to date with more of the latest reviews and recommendations from the rest of the What’s The Best team.

The system also has plenty of ports, room for up to three storage drives, and requires less assembly than most bare-bones kits—you must install your own RAM and solid-state drive, but a Windows 11 Home license is included. The thing is, if you're sticking with a truly small PC, a dedicated graphics chip is seldom an option, simply because of space and thermal-design reasons. times faster GPU performance over the M1 model, we are keeping the Mac mini at the top of our best computers for the business list, including the best mini PC of the year, especially when we compare it to more expensive machines or less powerful ones. You can also find a slew of mini PCs sold with more limited Intel Celeron and Pentium processors, which might be fine for emulating games from older consoles but don’t meet the processing-power threshold that we set for daily use.The Beelink U59 is easily one of the better NUC-sized machines we’ve seen, and it’s cheap enough for even the tightest budgets. A mini PC should have at least two ports for connecting to monitors—any combination of HDMI, DisplayPort, and USB-C is workable for most people. Having the latest Windows antivirus updates and Windows security updates means your mini PC is far more secure than previous operating systems which may not even receive updates any more.