I need to get a new pc and am deciding on a mini pc to save space. I want to use it for non-intensive games (indie and possibly switch emulation at highest) and to do light office tasks (browser, obsidian, libreoffice and random hdd file management.)

I don’t know anything about mini pcs and there’s so many out there. Youtubers say that the Amazon ones aren’t good and another site I saw is very pricey for a nice one with 32gb ram which I do not need. As long as it has 16gb, a good amount of ports and isn’t going to die on me within a few years, I’m happy. If possible to upgrade ram/ssd that would be better.

Currently, I have $600 saved and rather not spend much more than that if possible.

Current accessories I have:

  • Keyboard (Wired and bluetooth)
  • Wireless mouse
  • Dell S2721HS 1920 x 1080p 27" monitor (no speakers, mic or webcam)
  • Basic usb-c dongle for my tablet (power usb-c, hdmi, regular usb) for now
  • Bluetooth/aux Speaker
  • Bluetooth/aux Heaphones

Also, any recommendations for which distribution to use? I have used Ubuntu and Mint before and am willing to use other OS as well as the gaming ones.

  • kurcatovium@lemm.eeEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    I’ve discovered Asrock Deskmini X300 which looks like what I want as my NAS. Might be worth checking it out.

    • Bigfoot@lemm.ee
      4·
      4 months ago

      I have an A300 I was using for gaming (now it’s a home server) and it’s great for both. Very small but can fit a NH-L9a-AM4 or (barely) Big Shuriken 3. It has 2x m.2 and 2x Sata but I wish there were more mini-STX cases out there because it can only fit a 2.5mm drive.

    • MonkderZweite@feddit.ch
      1·
      4 months ago

      Though for NAS DeskMeet might be better.

      But aren’t there dedicated solutions in this form factor around, with more than 2x 2.5" too?