Is the Mini PC worth buying? What's the difference with a laptop?

For us, How to save the most cost-effective pc is always the biggest goal. Today, the computer mainframe has basically moved towards two polarization development. On the one hand, it is getting bigger and bigger. The appearance of the chassis is cool, and there are various lights, signs, and other technologies such as air cooling and water cooling. On the other hand, it is getting smaller and smaller. Even now, there are many pcs that are only palm sized, but still have excellent performance.

The mini pc I want to talk about today is the smallest pc at present. Can a palm sized pc really meet the needs of daily use? What's the difference between it and laptop? Who needs to buy a mini pc? Today egsmtpc will take you to understand the characteristics of the mini pc.

What is the mini pc?

First, we need to know what the pc is. A complete computer should include input equipment, pc and output equipment. Input devices are various peripherals such as keyboard and mouse, which are used to input instructions and data for the computer; The output equipment is peripheral products such as display and audio.

The device that processes the input and output content is called the host. The host includes a processor, motherboard, memory, hard disk, graphics card, sound card and other components. This is the same whether it is a large host or a small host. The difference is the size. The mini host makes these components smaller and integrated, making the space more compact, so the volume is smaller.

Who wants to buy a mini pc?

The mini pc has the characteristics of portability and does not occupy space. In other words, as long as there is a monitor, you can use the mini host. For example, my desktop space is just enough to put down a monitor, but there is no room to enlarge the host. So the mini host is the most suitable choice, because it can be hung on the back of the monitor, making the monitor look like an iMac computer. It looks like a display, but it can be used like a computer.

What is the difference between a mini pc and a laptop?

I said portability earlier. Maybe some people will refute me. Is it better to choose a laptop?

To make a simple distinction, I personally think that notebook computers tend to be mobile and portable, while mini hosts tend to be fixed.

The notebook computer integrates a display, a host, a keyboard and a mouse, so it can be used independently. Because of this, the mainstream size of the notebook computer in the market is 14 inches, because no matter how large it is, it cannot be portable.

While the mini host needs to be equipped with additional peripherals such as a display, and it is not mobile. So even if you are equipped with a 40-inch display, it is OK. This is its advantage.

Does the mini pc work? What can it do? How was the experience?

Next, let me share with you how good the mini computer is by actually experiencing a mini pc.

This is an egsmtpc Mini pc S600 with a price of less than $900. It uses AMD ryzen 9 5900hx processor, 32g memory and 512g solid state disk, and is pre installed with win11 operating system.

This compact pc is located at home and office. It is a portable high-performance mini computer. Its processor is AMD ryzen 9 5900hx. This processor adopts Zen 3 architecture, 8 cores and 16 threads, with a main frequency of 3.3GHz and an acceleration frequency of 4.6ghz. The core display is composed of 8 groups of cores and 2100mhz. It is no problem to meet the daily use needs.

How does it look?

The S600 has a grey black body and a logo on the front, which is very classy. For the first time, I felt that the pc can be made so small. You can imagine the size of the TV box. It does not occupy a lot of space on the desktop. Compared with the traditional case, it does save a lot of space.

The internal structure condenses the internal space and has a strong sense of hierarchy. Compared with traditional pc accessories, each accessory is small and compact in design.

The interfaces on the outside of the chassis are also abundant, including dual USB 3.2 interfaces, type-C and power buttons.

There are 4 USB 2.0 ports, headphone ports, dual Gigabit LAN ports, dual HDMI ports, and DC power ports on the opposite side of the rear face. To be honest, it is not easy to add so many interfaces, especially dual HDMI and network ports. Of course, in addition to wired connection, it also supports the use of WiFi 6 wireless networks. As a pc, it is enough to meet the needs of more external devices.

I am satisfied with the interface of S600. Enough interfaces are more convenient than my laptop and old desktop, which also reduces the external use of the docking station and avoids the clutter of the desktop. A small body placed on the desktop can be directly placed under the display. It is also convenient to plug and unplug the equipment, and the switch can be easily operated.

The two sides of the chassis are also equipped with large-area strip-shaped heat dissipation holes, and the combination of silent fan + heat sink + heat conduction plate. For long-term operation, the small fan built in the chassis can quickly dissipate heat and improve the performance. When starting up and running, there is no buzzing fan noise of the desktop computer. This design is somewhat similar to the fan of the notebook. The fan basically does not feel too big. When large software is not running, the temperature monitoring is very stable.

It is very convenient to use. You can connect the host or portable screen through HDMI cable. The preset system is the windows 11 system. You can complete the configuration according to the prompts

At the same time, the 4K 60Hz HDMI connected display is also very smooth, with synchronous image quality and no sense of delay. If you want to carry it with you, you can use an HDMI cable wherever you connect it to the monitor. Of course, if you have a portable screen, it is really a good match with this small pc.