Blackview MP20 Mini PC 4 / 5 Very good pros and cons Pros A genuinely whisper-quiet Windows 11 Pro mini PC.
Comes with a three-year warranty, beating the competition that mostly offers a year.
Easy to upgrade the RAM and M.2 storage drive. Cons No USB-C ports limit external expansion possibilities.
Only single RAM and M.2 slots, so any upgrading means having to throw away whatever is already in the system. $589 at Amazon
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I know dozens of people for whom the Mac Mini was the gateway gadget that made them switch from big, clunky Windows systems to a small box that you could tuck in the corner of a desk or hide behind a monitor (or, as was more often the case, behind a pile of wiring).
All you needed was a display, a keyboard, and a mouse, and you were ready to experience computing without needing a giant beige box in your life.
Also: I replaced my full-sized desktop with a mini Windows PC, and it's somehow just as capable
But things have moved on, and now you can get Windows PCs that dwarf even the Mac Mini. These PCs are mostly spinoffs of the Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) systems, but they've now taken on a life of their own thanks to several makers jumping on the bandwagon.
Blackview, a company better known for its rugged smartphones, has also been making some impressive mini PCs lately, and the new, updated MP20 mini PC continues this legacy.
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