r/MiniPCs

Just picked up this at micro center for $1200 / normally $1800.

I’m new to the pc world. Have a steam deck, bunch of consoles, and ge force now haha

Have been on the waitlist for a Steam machine and told the guy at micro center I want a small pc, not a big box under my desk. Why the interest in the Steam machine.

He showed me this and it was at a killer price.

Thoughts? Smart decision? Said it should handle most triple a games very well.

I was considering getting this: https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-SER5-Ryzen-7735HS-4-75GHz/dp/B09SYR619R?th=1

At the moment, I only play Valorant and Cyberpunk, but I'll probably get into more games at some point. I have no issue playing on the lowest possible settings; I just want the game to run well (valorant with at least 150 FPS, and cyberpunk to run without turning my PC into a furnace).

I know mini PCs aren't the best for gaming, but I don't want a massive tower and I don't want to spend too much money or build my own PC.

If anyone has any other suggestions around the $400-$500 price range I would greatly appreciate it.

A solid mid-range option for everyday use. That’s roughly how the Firebat F1 mini PC feels. There’s plenty to praise, and plenty to criticize. But overall, if you understand what this configuration is for, then why not?

The Firebat F1 made a fairly positive impression overall. Although the Ryzen 5 7640HS platform is no longer new, it still offers ample performance with a comfortable margin for most daily tasks. With six cores and twelve threads, a respectable Radeon 760M, and reasonably fast memory, this mini-PC proves to be a highly adaptable solution for both home and office use. Additional highlights include a robust selection of ports, the option to add a second SSD, and consistent performance without any glaring shortcomings in benchmark tests. It's worth noting that the soldered memory limits upgrade potential, so it's advisable to select the desired RAM capacity upfront. The bundled SSD isn't particularly outstanding, but its speed is more than adequate for typical usage. Ultimately, the Firebat F1 emerges as the quintessential middle-of-the-road option I referenced earlier. It doesn't boast any groundbreaking features, nor does it suffer from any major flaws. For those in need of a compact computer for web browsing, document work, media consumption, general tasks, and the occasional undemanding game, the Firebat F1 holds its own quite well. Particularly if you can snag it at a favorable price.

I've had that mini PC for a while, but I dropped it not long ago and now it won't turn on; it was flashing twice (pause), then three times (pause), then twice (pause), and also three times (pause) then twice.

MacMini 2018 fails to auto boot after power loss and power back on. If it does a controlled shutdown then a scheduled boot will boot it up on schedule. But if there is loss of power after the shutdown, the scheduled boot will not happen. I deleted the plist, reflashed the T2 firmware using DFU, reset the SMC, reset the PRAM, toggled settings, replaced the coin cell battery CR2032. Nothing worked.

So I ordered a little robot to remotely power on the Mac. I made a rig by using a piece of 2x4 and attached it to the MacMini with adhesive velcro. I wanted to still be able to access the internals so I made sure the rig was removable and did not conflict with sliding the internals out. I then used a thin piece of wood as an end cap to get the bot closer to the button. I placed a 3/8” silicone furniture bumper on the Mac power switch that fit it perfectly. The bot consistently presses the power button.

hi, gonna try and make this short. im 16, and looking for a pc. i was looking at the geekom A8 Max mini desktop computer.
but there are so many mixed reviews and im not sure.
i really only play roblox and minecraft. ive been on mac book for a few years and wanna run java and bedrock. im looking for a small pc, thats why im looking at minis. im also looking for something thats not laggy and will last me years. please tell me ur thoughts on this!!

I posted a similar post a few months back, but i’m still having trouble deciding. this will be my first PC. it’ll mainly be used for work from home, but i’d like to play a few steam games. I have a PS5 so nothing too crazy like fortnite or anything, but probably sims. i’d also like the option to have ethernet connected. with this being my first PC, i’m not sure what which would be best. any help/advice/recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

This is with kodi indexing my library and steam downloading titles.

Man this is a powerful little box, augmented with 24tb USB attached storage for media, two of the 3 SSDs populated with 4tb wd blacks. And ofc ddr5 8000. All for under a grand with no SSD.

I did have 1 issue getting it up - some guy helped me here, media creation tool from Ms was the problem, switching to generic windows iso fixed it.

To aoostars credit - the responded about the free windows key on their page, and for my queries for assistance / link to new bios -but the windows iso was fine and I'll wait for posted releases and others to test first.

Make sure you bring over the Intel 2.5gbe drivers when you install, windows takes care of rest. Quiet little bugger too