• KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    You usually don’t need a PC that small. For this price ($250) you can just get a Beelink with a better CPU. Or an older model mini PC for $120.

    Don’t let these manufacturers convince you that you need their latest and greatest whatever.

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        8 months ago

        Compare the stats for the CPU, memory, and hard drive. Every one is slightly different, so I can’t tell you what to get.

        Form factor usually doesn’t matter. You’re not going to be looking at it all the time and showing it to people. It’s a desktop.

        They’re trying to trick you into not just comparing the specs and deciding on price. Pick a decent brand so you know the chipset is good and just look at the stats.

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          6 months ago

          Pick a decent brand so you know the chipset is good and just look at the stats.

          Is Minisforum a good brand? Do they use quality parts in their miniPCs?

          Thinking of picking up one of those for server duty.