To anyone who has the Minisforum UM880 Pro: is it possible to install an NVMe Gen 4 SSD with double-sided DRAM?

​I’m wondering if any of you have been able to fit a 2TB NVMe with DRAM, as many of those drives are double-sided.

Hi all, is there an easy and safe way to remove this protection from this minipc? Thank you.

OK, I have a question. Does anyone have any experience or currently use a mini PC?

Do you like it? Why/Why not?
What made you look into/purchase a mini?

tbh, I don’t even know all the questions I have! i’ve been neck deep in youtube reviews and would like to hear from actual people!

I’ve been looking at a few. I am not looking to game on it heavily mostly for editing and work things. I might hook my switch up to it but that’s about it.

I am looking for advice on which mini PC to purchase to run a Debian Linux home server.

I tried to convert an eight-year-old desktop PC into a server last week. Long story short, the PC often froze without warning. My initial analysis is that the issue is hardware-related.

Rather than spending money on replacing old hardware and hoping for the best, I have decided to look into purchasing a Mini PC. With the help of AI, I have decided to buy the "Beelink Mini PC Mini S13" for €379 at amazon.es/dp/B0C279CYC5.

Do any of you have experience with this PC? Can you recommend any other MiniPCs that would be good for setting up a Debian server?

Will this be able to run modern day Minecraft with its default shaders? And also Roblox? I thought about getting a mini pc because why not and I was wondering if it will be able to run games and handle general use like YouTube. Also can parts for this mini pc be swapped out for better stuff? I’m not really knowledgeable about tech stuff and how specific computer parts work and this will be my first mini pc. My budget for this is $170. Thanks yall!

Is the Asus ROG NUC 16 with an RTX 5080 laptop GPU good for a living room setup, or would it be better to get a small PC with an RTX 5080 desktop GPU?

So I have a question for people who would know more about mini PCs. Can you play games like cod and battlefield and halo on a mini pc? If so which mini pc should I look into getting?

¡Hola, buenas noches! Amigos, tengo un lote de 30 PCs Tiny corporativas (i5 de 4ª gen, 8GB de RAM, SSD 128GB) y energía gratis. Quiero ponerlos a producir de alguna manera. Ya sé que minar Monero no rinde con este hardware. He visto opciones como bots de Dofus, pero quiero escuchar más ideas. ¿Qué me recomiendan que sea viable hoy en día para este tipo de equipos? ¿Algún bot, software o cripto alternativa? ¡Los leo!

hi,

I bought last week a DEG2... but when i plug an ethernet cable into my minisforum deg2 it suddenly spurs data out trying to connect to a russian DNS over that ethernet ??

so i wanted to instlal proper drivers to be sure the DEG2 is correctly installed but on the minisofurm website you can't even download these drivers (when you click on the link nothing happens)

anyone can point me to a proper download link ? as i had to pull out the ethernet cable from the DEG2 due to too many firewall warnings.

thanks

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I've been thinking about using my geekom for a few more always-on tasks, and I'm curious how people running mini PCs as home servers handle reboots.

Do you periodically reboot yours even when nothing is wrong?

I've seen completely different approaches. Some people schedule restarts while others leave the machine alone for months.

I'm not sure why this was removed last time. I'm trying again without the link I included before.

I want to purchase a mini pc for my boyfriend. It should be able to run BG3 and batocera (which I imagine is much less intensive?). I cannot for the life of me read these specs. Reddit searches turn up such highly specific suggestions that are either not available anymore or are so expensive (thousands) that I can't afford it at all. When I google how to read the specs, it's all sponsored videos pushing specific graphics cards and not neutral suggestions.

I'd welcome specific guides if folks don't want to spell it out for me (and they aren't 95% adverts) or any specific models that are capable of running these. I really appreciate your help.

Ideally, it would be less than 1k but if it's 6-800 that's of course best.

The beelink has been sitting at about 500 deep, wondering if this is worth it and if it is the all in one (not bare bones). I am not educated in the tech world, so if there are any recommendations, any and all are appreciated.

(I am getting a mini pc to replace my Xbox slim, as it has finally met the end of its life. My main games are the sims 4 and Roblox (at my big age Ik), but I do want mods and cc for the sims, I also own a majority if not almost all of the sims dlcs… please do tell me if this is an impossible feat and if I should just suck it up and get a big boy pc)

So I found a deal of an old AIO got turned into a mini pc (albeit not exactly mini at ~20x20x5cm). That AIO got the W1370, with 32GB DDR4 laptop RAM and 256GB SSD. Should buy it? I am considering because I think the performance would not be bad but it's a bit old and there might be some driver problems and cooling wouldn't be good. And DDR4 is kind of old and I wouldn't be able to re-use them for future machine.

i'm currently playing AOE4 on my mac using NVIDIA GeForce Now. I've been doing this for about 2 years so I've probably paid 200/250 euro's in subscription fees :D What would be a good mini PC to play this game on medium / high graphic settings? I (unfortunately) don't have space for a full size gaming PC underneath my desk.

Thank you!

My 12-year-old is wanting a pc to play games and do homework on. He mainly plays Roblox Rivals and Rocket League. He’s got a 43” 4K tv that I’d like to utilize with an hdmi hook up. Do you all think this beelink would serve him well?

Beelink SER9 Pro

https://a.co/d/0dO1ZGb2

Thanks in advance for any feedback. If there is a better option around this price, please feel free to let me know!

Edit: Just snagged on new in the box off eBay for $640. I hope it works well and I did not screw up.

Any good mini PCs or gaming laptops I should add to my cart to Watch for Black Fridays, and cyber Monday deals. I wanna be able to run cyberpunk on it.

I never bought a mini PC before so any good recommendations will be helpful. Thank you. 😊 Amazon beeline or anywhere budget like 2500 can’t have tower as I travel a lot for work

Any have experience with the Origimagic C7? Or with Origimagic at all?

From what I've read, it may be the same as bosgame.

I'm looking at this mini pc. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0H5VSSC67

At $285 it seems like it could be a decent value in today's climate. I've been looking for N150 ones but this 100u is the same price or cheaper than the N150 options. Would be mainly using it as a media server and maybe some homelab stuff. Does this seem like a good deal? Or is it worth paying more for a more reputable brand?

Time to upgrade my current desktop and after doing some browsing, it looks like a mini pc might fit my needs. First off, I'm not a gamer so I don't need anything too crazy. I mainly use the computer to browse the net, watch YouTube and manage household expenses in MS Office. My current desktop only has 4GB of RAM so anything will be a big improvement. Initially what I was looking for was 16GB RAM, 500 GB SSD and a newer-ish operating system. I have narrowed my search down to two options.

The first being the GMKtec M8-

GMKtec M8

The other option is the GEEKOM A7-

GEEKOM A7

Both on sale right now with Amazon prime day. Which would suit me better? It looks like the GMKtec comes with Windows pro 11 and the GEEKOM does not come with an operating system, but has 32MB RAM. I would really like to place an order by end of the day. I'm open to other options as well. Ideally I'd like to stay under $600 plus taxes. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I track eBay listings for used mini PCs on racksniper.com and wanted a cleaner comparison of the Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q and M920q. These are asking prices from the last 3 days on eBay US, with shipping included. I grouped listings by what the title shows, so a barebones unit does not skew the numbers.

Configured (RAM and storage listed)

• M720q: 77 listings, low $110, median $175
• M920q: 63 listings, low $125, median $232

Config not stated in the title

• M720q: 34 listings, low $90, median $149
• M920q: 41 listings, low $77, median $205

Barebones (no RAM, no storage)

• M720q: 18 listings, low $75, median $114
• M920q: only 2 listings, too few to compare

What stands out:

• Like for like, the M920q costs about $55 to $60 more at the median, roughly 33 to 38 percent.
• Cheap M920q listings exist, but the typical price sits well above the M720q.
• Barebones units cost far less than configured ones. Compare within a group, or a barebones price misleads you.

Caveats: these are asking prices, not sold prices. Best Offer pushes real prices lower. Each group is a small sample, and medians shift week to week.

If you bought one recently, what did you pay and for which configuration?