Hacker News with Generative AI: Mini PCs

Linux on Chuwi MiniBook X N150 TwinLake 2-in-1, 10" 2K, 12GB RAM, Intel TXT (taoofmac.com)
The netbook era has come and gone, but I am one of the many people who miss small form factor laptops (12” or smaller), and I’ve found it somewhat frustrating that they’ve been nowhere to be found in mainstream offerings.

Linux, Laptops, Mini PCs, Hardware, Reviews

7 points by transpute 4 days ago | 0 comments

Cheap mini PCs have gotten good (world.hey.com)
For the past week, I've been working off the Minisforum UM870. A tiny mini PC with an 8-core/16-thread AMD 8745H CPU, which retails for $343 (or €379) as a bare-bone unit, and stays below $550, even after adding 48GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. I'm shocked to report that I really don't need more than this!

Mini PCs, Hardware, Technology, Reviews

16 points by tosh 5 days ago | 4 comments

Asus' Latest NUC Mini PC Is Exceptionally Powerful (howtogeek.com)

Mini PCs, Asus, Hardware, Technology

14 points by teleforce 8 days ago | 1 comments

Mini PC with Ryzen 9 9955HX and 10 GB networking goes on sale for $839 and up (liliputing.com)

Mini PCs, Hardware, Ryzen, Networking

5 points by PaulHoule 19 days ago | 2 comments

My new Alpine-Linux kiosk miniPC (€189) boots in ~3 seconds (giuliomagnifico.blog)
I got a new little toy: a miniPC for €189 that serves as a kiosk, instead of the Raspberry PI 4B, which had become a bit too slow for large Grafana dashboards (especially for scrolling on the touch display).

Hardware, Linux, Mini PCs

11 points by giuliomagnifico 24 days ago | 2 comments

The almost perfect mini NAS for my mini rack (jeffgeerling.com)
The GMKtec G9 N150 4-bay NVMe mini PC is $240 and the nearly perfect NAS for my mini rack:

NAS, Hardware, Mini PCs, Reviews

5 points by ingve 36 days ago | 1 comments

I ditched my laptop for a pocketable mini PC and a pair of AR glasses (tomsguide.com)

Technology, Hardware, Augmented Reality, Laptops, Mini PCs

348 points by T-A 41 days ago | 222 comments

Acemagic F3A an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Mini PC with Up to 128GB of RAM (servethehome.com)

Mini PCs, AMD Ryzen, Hardware

4 points by teleforce 59 days ago | 0 comments

The Asus Ascent GX10 a Nvidia GB10 Mini PC with 128GB of Memory and 200GbE (servethehome.com)
NVIDIA’s platform, previously codenamed Project DIGITS, is a hit at GTC 2025. Apparently, big customers are asking if they can get a DGX Spark thrown in with large GPU purchases. The reason is simple, this is a mini PC form factor that packs an Arm CPU and a Blackwell GPU that are co-packaged, a 128GB LPDDR5x shared memory, multiple ports of USB4, and even a ConnectX-7 NIC for 200GbE clustering.

Mini PCs, NVIDIA, Arm, GPU, Networking

46 points by rbanffy 64 days ago | 50 comments

The Framework Desktop is the most upgradeable mini PC yet (xda-developers.com)

Mini PCs, Hardware, Upgrades, Technology

6 points by tcfhgj 87 days ago | 1 comments

Can Cheap MiniPC with FreeBSD 14 Outperform MacBook Pro M1 Pro? (interfacecraft.online)
I put my €1800 MacBook Pro M1 Pro head-to-head with a €300 mini PC and found the cheaper option surprisingly fast.

Mini PCs, FreeBSD, MacBook Pro, Hardware, Performance

10 points by prmoustache 101 days ago | 6 comments

HP's Z2 Mini G1a packs more power into a mini PC than you'd ever need (pcworld.com)
You probably haven’t seen HP’s Z series of computers unless you’re working in an office with some “big iron,” packed with high-end hardware and specialized designs. But HP’s new Z2 Mini G1a, shown off at a pre-CES presentation, caught my attention in a big way. It’s a mini desktop PC with some of the most powerful parts available.

Mini PCs, Hardware, HP, CES, Computing

18 points by transpute 105 days ago | 9 comments

Why the Steam Deck Is the Perfect Mini PC for Hackers (write.as)
I bought a Steam Deck OLED in 2024, and it has been a joy to toy around with. It's obviously a pretty neat device for handheld gaming, but it's also a fantastic mini PC for hackers. It has completely replaced my main desktop PC at home (though I still use a Lenovo ThinkPad for actual work).

Gaming, Hardware, Linux, Hacking, Mini PCs

13 points by jethronethro 142 days ago | 11 comments

iKOOLCORE R2 Max 10GbE Mini PC Review (cnx-software.com)
iKOOLCORE R2 Max is an Alder Lake-N mini PC, server, and soft router equipped with two 10GbE and two 2.5GbE ports and offered with either an Intel Processor N100 quad-core CPU, or a more powerful Intel Core i3-N305 octa-core processor.

Hardware, Mini PCs, Networking, Reviews

4 points by teleforce 142 days ago | 0 comments

Windows 365 Link is a $349 mini PC that streams Windows from the cloud (theverge.com)
Microsoft is planning to launch a new purpose-built miniature PC for its Windows 365 cloud service next year.

Windows, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Microsoft, Mini PCs

30 points by marban 185 days ago | 39 comments

Beelink mini-PC docking station supports desktop GPU (liliputing.com)
Mini PCs can fill a variety of purposes. Some are simple systems designed for use as digital signage and point of sale systems. Others are high-end solutions that combine laptop-class hardware with compact designs, while offering a wide selection of ports. Many can be used as space-saving desktop replacements, media centers, or home file servers, among other things.

Mini PCs, Hardware, Docking Stations, Desktop GPUs

25 points by heresie-dabord 190 days ago | 12 comments

Beelink Open-Sourced Multi-Functional GPU Ex Docking Station for Mini PCs (gamingonlinux.com)
Hardware vendor Beelink have "open-sourced" their Multi-Functional EX Docking Station that you can use to extend their GTi Ultra Series mini PCs with a full GPU.

Hardware, Open Source, Mini PCs, GPUs, Docking Stations

8 points by retro_guy 205 days ago | 6 comments

Low Cost Mini PCs (lowcostminipcs.com)

Mini PCs, Hardware, Technology, Computers

701 points by mjcurl 267 days ago | 336 comments

Apple reportedly plans updated M4 Mac mini that's mini (arstechnica.com)

Apple, Mac, Hardware, Computing, Mini PCs

6 points by gmays 284 days ago | 1 comments

Mini PCs Database (minipcs.org)

Mini PCs, Databases, Hardware

65 points by crosschainer 310 days ago | 50 comments

Overclocked mini PC powered by AMD may well be the fastest in its category (techradar.com)