Back in November 2023, I reviewed the original Geekom A5 Mini PC. Now, two years later, Geekom has refreshed this with a different CPU and slightly different specs elsewhere. The main difference is that the 2025 edition uses the AMD Ryzen 5 7430U while the 2023 model used the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H. You may…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…