Minix ER937-AI PC ZDNET's key takeaways The Minix ER937-AI PC is available on Amazon for $999.
This tiny PC has tons of power to spare.
When hit with a really heavy load, the fans can be noisy. View now at Amazon
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If AI is your thing (especially local AI), then you know: a lot of power is required. I've used local AI (by way of Ollama) on my System76 Thelio and found it to be adequate. So, when I received the small form factor, Minix Elite ER937-AI PC, I thought there was no way it could compete with my desktop machine.
Also: Not enough people are talking about the most capable Lenovo laptop right now
Boy, was I wrong. This tiny computer packs a wallop and can handle nearly every task you throw at it (within reason). Of course, you're not going to be mining big data or rendering full-length movies with this machine, but as for AI and other tasks, the ER937-AI has all the horsepower you need.
Let's get into how my testing went.
My experience
Okay, I have to get this out of the way. The Minix PC shipped with Windows 11.
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