How to Choose a Mini PC
Small form factor (SFF) PCs use less power, take up less space (sometimes called footprint), and are generally quieter. They're not laptops and they need a keyboard and monitor separately plugged in. Sometimes they are called Mini PCs and nettops are a subset of these which are even smaller in size.
Steps
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Have a budget.
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Pick your Hard Disk Drive (HDD). Traditional or Solid State Drive (SSD).
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Pick whether you want an optical drive. Only Mac Minis have Superdrives (which read and write CDs and DVDs).
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Pick whether you want WiFi.
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Pick your SFF PC. Pick if you want a nettop. These are very small.
- Apple Mac Mini
- Dell Studio Hybrid
- Dell Inspiron 400 (Zino HD)
- HP Mini Q
- MSI Wind
- Asus EEE Box
- Acer Aspire Revo
- Lenovo IdeaCentre
Tips
- If you get one with IR (infra-red) receiver, you can use it as a Home Theatre PC (HTPC). Unlike Apple TV, you will be able to play a wider variety of video formats.
Warnings
- Pick a Mac Mini made before 2006 and you might experience software compatibility issues.
- Mini PCs aren't designed for gaming, video editing, etc. If you plan to do anything that requires a powerful PC, you would be better off buying a normal PC.
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