Which mini PC to get?

You're the first person I've ever known of who actually wants the 'AI' stuff on a CPU and I'm in that area of work :D

Just picked up an N100 based GMKTec G3 for £75, maybe I'll leave the Gen AI stuff alone on that though
 
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while any replies now will more than likely be irrelevant, but i have a mini pc i got last year, while dont really use, is a pretty good one. i did try games for a laugh, but its good for every day/office and even for use with Wondershare Filmora, even the latest Filmora 14 not that i believe that software is that demanding.

Anyways its a NiPoGi with a 12th gen N100, single 16gb + 512gb integrating m.2 with space for a 2.5 sdd add on. it was cheap too. i dont know if these can be purchased new still, but anyone whos looking for a mini pc for general no fuss stuff should consider one as a contender.
 
Theres a few base configs with the n100 so it's probably similar to others. Seems to be expensive right now.
How does it run with single channel only? I'd considered getting a DDR5 version instead of the DDR4 but went with a cheaper option.
 
Rob_B said:
Theres a few base configs with the n100 so it's probably similar to others. Seems to be expensive right now.
How does it run with single channel only? I'd considered getting a DDR5 version instead of the DDR4 but went with a cheaper option.
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at the time i purchased mine it was around 180, so i wouldnt say it was the cheapest, but for a 12th gen i had found it to be the better priced one. i got mine for office type work as i was going to start my own business and also some minor creativity, so for that the single ram did fine and the whole thing was speedy(still is). it only has 1 ram slot which i think 16gb is the highest support not that 32gb ram would be useful.
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The game i tested for a laugh was gta 5 which it ran, but just about playable as youd imagine :cry:.

I have had no reason to look at mini pcs again though id get a ryzen next time if i did, so i dont know if the cheaper ones around are still the older gen like haswell or something starting with N4xxx celerons whatever gen they are.

If you got the money then a ryzen one would be better in general whether its ddr4 or ddr5. much better than the intel variants.


GMKtec Mini PC N97 Windows 11 Pro, G5 Micro Desktop Computer,​


this is a computer i just saw online for a bit less than what i paid for mine and this one comes with 12gb ddr5 + 512gb. looking at the images it appears to be the dimensions of a square coaster or slightly smaller. basically a small block. i think it has an m.2 expansion with 2tb support. better spec than mine for sure.
 
The G3 I picked up had 8GB/256GB and was £75
The G2 is DDR5 and 12GB/512GB but was about £30 more excluding taxes

I'd have loved an AMD based machine but I would be spending way more.
 
Rob_B said:
The G3 I picked up had 8GB/256GB and was £75
The G2 is DDR5 and 12GB/512GB but was about £30 more excluding taxes

I'd have loved an AMD based machine but I would be spending way more.
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you obviously found somewhere that did good deals then.

for me the only reason i didnt get a ryzen version at the time was because i paid monthly for it and the total credit i had enabled me to get an oled special addition switch and something else as well, but if i was to do it again then it be a ryzen, just so much better than intel. my laptop is a 4700u apu model which is great. the mini pc models do offer better options.
 
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