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NiPoGi AK1 PLUS Mini PC Review – Intel N97 vs N100 vs N150
ByJames Smythe 26th June 202524th June 2025

The market for mini PCs has grown steadily in recent years, catering to users seeking compact, affordable systems for office work, media streaming, or lightweight computing tasks. Among the many options available, the NiPoGi AK1PLUS Mini PC stands out as a budget-friendly device with a focus on basic performance. Equipped with the Intel N97 processor, it offers a slight edge over similar models with the N100 or N150 chips, though it comes with its own…

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GEEKOM Mini Air12 Lite Review – Intel N100 Mini PC with 8GB DDR4, 256GB SSD for £160
ByJames Smythe 5th April 20253rd April 2025

I have previously reviewed and loved several of the Geekom Mini PCs. I still use the Geekom Mini IT13 as a work PC and have the Geekom A5 and Mini IT11 running Proxmox as part of my home lab. More recently, I reviewed the affordable NiPoGi E1 N150 and GMKTec NucBox G2, which are both…

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NiPoGi E1 N150 Mini PC Review – Intel Twin Lake N150 – 15W TDP
ByJames Smythe 26th February 202523rd February 2025

I have been a big fan of mini PCs for several years. With some of my earlier reviews, the performance wasn’t great if you planned to use it for a normal Windows PC, but the GEEKOM Mini IT8 was the first mini PC I reviewed where I felt I could replace my desktop for my…

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GMKTec NucBox G2 Mini PC Review
ByJames Smythe 4th January 202529th December 2024

In the past few years, mini-PCs have become incredibly popular. They are a low-cost, ultra-small solution that provides versatile functionality. Many use them as an alternative to a full-sized desktop or laptop, but they are also incredibly popular as media PCs and home servers. I have reviewed several options from Geekom, including the Geekom A5…

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Thermaltake V200 RGB Tempered Glass Case + 550W 80 PLUS PSU – Budget Build with Ryzen 5 2600 & Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580
ByJames Smythe 2nd August 20192nd August 2019

I reviewed the Thermaltake V200 RGB towards the end of last year, at the time it cost £79, and I classed it as a must-buy for affordable gaming. Since then priced has dropped down to just £59.99, and for just a tenner extra compared to the original price you can get the case plus 550W…

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ACER Predator Orion 5000 Review – i7-8700 & GTX1060
ByJames Smythe 8th February 20198th February 2019

The PC Gamer market appears to have been growing in recent years, and it is an affluent audience, especially when you look at some graphics cards that can cost well over £1k nowadays. So it is no surprise that Acer has been expanding their Predator line considerably in recent years. Their gaming laptops have always…

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Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro Review – An ultracompact desktop for business – SSF
ByJames Smythe 20th January 201919th January 2019

Large PCs are slowly going out of fashion with the consumer enthusiasts frequently building PCs using small form factor allowing you to fit a powerful PC on your table without taking up much room. Small PCs make even more sense in a crowded office environment, where large desktop PCs can become a nuisance taking up…

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Acer Nitro N50-600 Intel Core i3 GTX 1050 £599.99 Gaming PC Review (N50-600-28)
ByJames Smythe 12th November 201828th November 2018

The Acer N50-600 series of desktops cover a wide range of configurations that mainly focus on the entry to mid-end of the market with the Predator Orion range being the options for the mid to upper end. The Nitro model I have been sent is the N50-600-28 which sits about as low down in the…

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Dell updates product lineup at IFA 2018
ByJames Smythe 3rd September 2018

Dell has been busy with announcing products at Gamescom 2018, then immediately after releasing more products at IFA 2018. Along with the below announcements, Dell had on show several of their new Alienware PCs which feature the latest Nvidia RTX 2080 graphics cards. Launch highlights include: New Inspiron 5000 and 7000 laptops and 2-in-1s elevate…

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#AcerBlogLive2016 : Acer Predator G1-710 Small Gaming PC Initial Impressions
ByJames Smythe 14th May 201614th May 2016

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What you need to know about Ivy Bridge-Is it worth waiting for?
ByRichard Cartwright 29th April 2012

Intel recently released its Ivy Bridge family of processors and anyone who likes gadgets should be asking the question -is it a good idea to upgrade? True, its always a good idea to upgrade but sometimes neither the purse, nor the bank manager (my wife hates me calling her that) will yield the necessary quid….

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