Best Mini Computers
ASUS Chromebox can act as a data center for your desktop, phone or tablet meaning you always have access to the files you need including your favorite Google services. 1.4 GHz Intel Celeron 2955U Processor.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"But here is why (when your desktop finally dies/or you are just sick of how slow it is) you should buy a Chromebox: 1) Fast enough to do everything you want to on the internet. This may include Virus/Malware Scanning Software, Viruses and Malware, other background processes, etc. From your new Chromebox (or Chromebook) go to drive.google.com/redeem and type in some information an viola, 100GB of online storage. There are a few features that you don't get on regular Chrome like Bluetooth and WIFI but even make that easy to operate. The Chromebox, even though it has USB ports, does not allow you to connect printers because it doesn't install drivers. For those that are not aware of what a Raspberry Pi is, it is a $35 computer capable of running Linux. Needless to say, Chrome can run on Linux and it can also install printer drivers. Here is a tutorial on turning a Raspberry Pi into your Google Cloud Print servant. [...]. Again, this is a hurdle for a lot of people but I will say, after you get Google Cloud Print working, it is awesome. There are plenty of tutorials on how to install Ubuntu on the Chromebox either as a dual-boot or replacement. Just to recap, this is a great desktop replacement if all you need is something to surf the internet with and do homework."
"First off, don't buy this expecting it to replace a Windows or Mac desktop. The form factor is what drove me to purchase this device, as I was looking for something small to use for basic web browsing, Netflix, and occasional light office work (using Office 365 - OneDrive). What's Included: Inside the box is the usually quick start guide, user manual, and warranty info. Among the ports already listed, there is also an SD-card reader, similar to what you can find on laptops."
"When it's on I use the “keep awake” Chrome extension. So the box won't go into sleep mode . Using amplified speaker system with subwoofer. Hooked up to a MXL AC404 USB Conference Microphone. I bought this mainly for summer time use so i don't have to fire up my big Desktop rigs ."
"Best part is the chances of catching malware is much less, updates are automatic, and wiping the OS (powerwash) is ridiculously fast... and since your settings are saved in the cloud, you will be back in no time."
Size: 2.6 Ghz Core i5 |. Style: Desktop. Carved from a Solid block of aluminum, Mac mini has a seamless, unique look that is unmistakably Mac.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Even if you don't plan on running more than one program at a time, you will eventually find that programs will continue to get bigger and bigger, until your system will slows down to a crawl. I knew it would have limits, but the speed difference was so dramatic, I returned it a few days later... and bought their middle configuration, which costs $200 more, which nearly doubles the CPU speed to 2.6 Ghz... and doubles the hard drive size from 500GB to 1TB (1000 GB)... but more importantly, it doubles the RAM to 8GB."
"And with the addition of USB 3 in the 2012 mini, that covers a lot of what people need for speed. In a data center, that will be useful for those who process a lot of images and will likely help when screen sharing. 4) If a hard drive is ordered in the Mac mini, you can get to it and replace an SSD but it won't be easy. As was before, replacing the hard drive is not covered under warranty. From our experience, nearly everyone used that second drive for a cloned backup. 7) Because there are fewer parts in the mini now, the Applecare is down now as well to $99."
"I am a web development student and we use a lot of adobe programs for our classes. I use a I-MAC in school, so I was used to the MAC OS. But, I do the same thing with the $ 4000 I-mac at school too. ( It looks a little like a IMAC display) I didn't need to download any monitor display programs, I use with it the rocket fish web cam(plug & play on mac), I also use with it the samsung SE-208 external dvd writer( for listening to my CDS and it's plug and play too) If, you are a student like me or someone who likes doing more than one thing at a time... I like to use photoshop and go on google chrome at the same time... best $6.99 that I ever spent for a app."
Descrete NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (3 GB dedicated graphics, Latest gaming technologies, VR ready, Maximum Digitial Resolution: 7680x4320@60Hz, Standard display connectors: DP 1.43, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI).
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I recommend doing what I did and replacing the hard drive with a 60g SSD to run windows 10 and a secondary 250g (depending on how many games you play) SSD for games."
"Seriously the price is crazy good and it competes with all my friends $1500-2000 set ups."
"it also plays pubg on high at 70 fps, anything you throw at this pc it can handle."
"The power and performance that this thing packs for the smaller price tag it’s so worth it, it’s ran everything I’ve wanted in 60fps it’s so nice!"
"Now I can play The Witcher 3."
"now my internet is currently garbage and as such those downloads were slow. after setting those up along with oculus software for the headset I got with this(the price was so low I decided to spend the rest of my budget on the headset) and started to test how well it ran."
"The included wired keyboard and mouse are a bit on the garbage side so I'm using my wireless keyboard/mouse from my old PC. And if I have any complaints at all about the system it's that it only has one standard USB port on the front, which is used by the receiver for the wireless keyboard and mouse."
"so I got a new HDMI cable and tried that, and was again told to "check video cable" so I tried checking the monitor and cable by plugging it into my laptop, it worked perfectly."
Best Mini Computers
Size: 2.6 Ghz Core i5 |. Style: Desktop. Carved from a Solid block of aluminum, Mac mini has a seamless, unique look that is unmistakably Mac.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Even if you don't plan on running more than one program at a time, you will eventually find that programs will continue to get bigger and bigger, until your system will slows down to a crawl. I knew it would have limits, but the speed difference was so dramatic, I returned it a few days later... and bought their middle configuration, which costs $200 more, which nearly doubles the CPU speed to 2.6 Ghz... and doubles the hard drive size from 500GB to 1TB (1000 GB)... but more importantly, it doubles the RAM to 8GB."
"I am a web development student and we use a lot of adobe programs for our classes. I use a I-MAC in school, so I was used to the MAC OS. But, I do the same thing with the $ 4000 I-mac at school too. ( It looks a little like a IMAC display) I didn't need to download any monitor display programs, I use with it the rocket fish web cam(plug & play on mac), I also use with it the samsung SE-208 external dvd writer( for listening to my CDS and it's plug and play too) If, you are a student like me or someone who likes doing more than one thing at a time... I like to use photoshop and go on google chrome at the same time... best $6.99 that I ever spent for a app."
"And with the addition of USB 3 in the 2012 mini, that covers a lot of what people need for speed. In a data center, that will be useful for those who process a lot of images and will likely help when screen sharing. 4) If a hard drive is ordered in the Mac mini, you can get to it and replace an SSD but it won't be easy. As was before, replacing the hard drive is not covered under warranty. From our experience, nearly everyone used that second drive for a cloned backup. 7) Because there are fewer parts in the mini now, the Applecare is down now as well to $99."
Best Tower Computers
Style: Desktop. Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB Video Card | 1 x HDMI | 1 x DisplayPort.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I decided to write a review because the ad doesn't have all the information that I would like to have, such as which manufacturer the motherboard and graphics card comes from, as well as the power supply. Specs on the one I received are as follows: CPU: Intel core i5 7400. Motherboard: ASUS Prime B250M-A (MSI B250M bazooka is the one pictured as far as I can tell). GPU: MSI RX 580 4GB ARMOR (pictured in ad as far as I can tell). RAM: 2x4GB sticks of ADATA 2400. PSU: ATNG POWER CO., LTD MODEL: ATM-500FB (not specified in ad and I couldnt find any specs or reviews online). HDD: Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 RPM. Case fans: Apevia branded. Case: Aluminum (I believe) with acrylic front and side panels. Plenty of room to expand if you wanted to add an SSD or more ram, MB also supports intel Optane and has 2 m.2 slots. The case is beautiful in my opinion and the acrylic panels are slightly tinted, which I like very much because the light isn't too bright from the fans, and it looks almost solid black when the pc is turned off. The lack of any information at all online leads me to believe this is probably not a very good power supply, I would atleast like to know what temp it is rated for as well as if it has any protections such as OVP, OCP, UVP, OPP, SCP. My biggest complaint is the missing MB screw, it just really bothers me that it isn't completely mounted. When I wrote this review Cyberpower left a comment which is the reason I contacted them about the missing screw in the first place. 14 days after that I still didn't have a package, but I did receive an email from someone else in their tech support department with a survey about their customer service. I suppose I'll never know, but the 3rd package arrived in less than a week and contained a packet with a few screws and standoffs and a Cyberpower mouse pad as well."
"None of my current systems work with it.. A bit of research and I was about to buy another Dell when I checked Amazon to see what they have to offer and I found this system. This system has a good amount of expandability and it has a 7th gen processor the I5 is very good and as time passes you could put in an I7 as the price drops. The graphic card is a very good card to play all games to what degree I will update once I have some of my games installed. Over all I love the system so far and again I will update the review as a install and use several programs. Should you buy this system I would say yes and do it soon as the supply of 7th gen chips run out the price may go higher or the system may be sold out. so far very good job. VR Update Well the Fall creator update is out and I applied it to my system and ran the Microsoft Mixed Reality Test program. If you are looking for a system to handle VR this system does it hands down with room to grow Also for Christmas I got Titanfall 2 which is installed and ready for me to give it a try."
"The Cyberpowerpc Gamer Xtreme pc has a lovely case, and they were very generous with the amount of case fans included. This may sound odd, but the thing that impressed me the most was how amazing they did with cable management. Its not just thrown together recklessly, someone actually took the time to feed the cables through back and made it look fabulous. Since its using a Kaby Lake chip, and they use a decent mobo, it makes it a lot easier to just add a newer processor and gpu without having to worry about replacing the mobo."
Best All-in-One Computers
Size: 21.5" |. Style: 3.1 Ghz Intel Core i5. This Certified Refurbished product is manufacturer refurbished, shows limited or no wear, and includes all original accessories plus a 1 Year Apple Warranty. Wireless, Bluetooth 4.0 Wireless Techonlogy, Integrated Audio, Built-in FaceTime HD Camera, SDXC Card Slot, Dual Microphones.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Arrived in the original box and everything!"
"I love it!"
"My imac was delivered to my door (signature required for delivery) and was packaged very well."
"Take some getting use to since have always been a Windows person."
"Received on time, packaged very well, product is just as advertised."
"I bought this since my pup knocked a cup of water on my 11 inch MacBook Air."
"I needed an iMac for school, and I thought this would be the computer of my dreams. It was working amazing for a couple of days, I had only used it for Chrome and one other program, nothing huge at all."