The office computer in your pocket, A1 2700U Mini PC experience

In the past, when choosing a small size computer, we could only devote ourselves to building a Mini ITX core display host or endure weak performance. EGSMTPC offers a new choice - the compact, high-performance A1 Mini PC.

How small can the computer be？

It is only as big as the palm of your hand. However, it is equipped with a 14nm AMD Ryzen 7 2700U processor, which is completely beyond your imagination on the performance of the Mini PC. At the same time, the A1 2700U Mini PC also has multiple I/O interfaces and excellent storage scalability.

How does such a Mini PC perform? What on earth can it do? Today, the author will take you to experience this A1 2700U Mini PC.

Delicate mini shape, hardly occupying desktop space

If you are experiencing a mini computer for the first time, the A1 2700U Mini PC will make you exclaim that "the computer can already be so small".

The official size is 127.6mm x 127.6mm x 48.3mm, and the volume is 0.9L. The area is only the size of a palm, and the height is a little lower than a bottle of 300ml small cola. It's very easy to put it in your backpack and carry it out. The weight is about 1kg, and there is no pressure when holding it in one hand.

The black frosted shell, coupled with the square shape with clear edges and corners, creates a business style. Put it in the office, study, living room or the front desk of the company, there will be no obvious sense of disobedience!

In order to enhance the heat dissipation efficiency, the A1 2700U Mini PC has a large area of heat dissipation network on both sides, and is equipped with a newly designed dual heat pipe heat dissipation module to ensure high-performance release and quiet operation experience. After all, it is a computer that should be placed on the desktop. The lower the noise, the better.

In addition to being placed directly on the desktop, the A1 2700U Mini PC can also be mounted. The A1 2700U Mini PC comes with a lockable VESA wall mount bracket, which is easy enough to install.

The A1 2700U Mini PC attached to the display is like an all-in-one machine, which really achieves zero desktop space occupation, but this all-in-one machine has a powerful processor and amazing scalability!

Multiple I/O interfaces for display, network and data

In addition to its compact size, the A1 2700U Mini PC is also impressive with its extremely rich I/O expansion interfaces. USB3.0, Type-C, HDMI 2.0, DP 1.4, 3.5mm audio, 2.5G LAN interfaces, and common interfaces are all available.

Note that the front Type-C interface only supports data transmission.

What can the A1 2700U Mini PC do?

The A1 2700U Mini PC is pre installed with Windows 11, and can be used after boot activation. With the high-performance AMD R7 processor, loading large Excel tables is fast. According to the author's experience in daily use, PS photo editing and editing of short videos are very quick. Thanks to the powerful CPU performance, software programming, financial statement processing, web page development, graphic design and other work come naturally.

The Mini PC is used with a large screen. It can be placed directly on the desktop without blocking the view and hands. It is particularly comfortable. Because it can be placed in front of the user, it becomes very convenient and elegant to plug and unplug peripherals and wires. It can be hidden under the high shelf of the display, and the clean and tidy desktop can be called the gospel of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

The A1 2700U Mini PC is also suitable for use as a TV box. It supports 4K 60FPS or HDR video playback. It can also play games on the sofa when connected to a handle. With the advantage of Windows system, the video and audio entertainment resources are extremely rich (if you know anything about it). The freedom of chasing dramas, watching movies and watching dramas is much higher than that of traditional TV boxes.

This A1 2700U Mini PC is especially suitable for people who need to use multi screen office, such as programmers, designers, operation management, etc. Three video output interfaces can realize 3-screen 4K output. On this basis, the A1 2700U Mini PC can provide additional USB-A and Type-C interfaces to connect with wireless keyboard and mouse. With external office equipment, the expansion capacity of the A1 2700U Mini PC is no less than that of traditional office computers.

With high-power PD charger, wireless keyboard and mouse, portable screen, you can even take the A1 2700U Mini PC to work on the mobile, and you can quickly handle work matters in the coffee shop or hotel.

Dual memory+dual hard disk expansion, flexible combination to meet various needs

Even though the body is small and compact, there is still room for upgrading in the A1 2700U Mini PC. Unscrew four screws from the bottom (the screws are designed to prevent loss), separate them up and down, and the A1 2700U Mini PC shell can be easily disassembled.

The A1 2700U Mini PC has two SO-DIMM notebook memory sockets and supports the installation of two 16GB DDR4 memories. Two 8GB DDR4 2933MHz memories are pre installed in the factory.

In terms of hard disk, the A1 2700U Mini PC has one 2280 M.2 hard disk bit and one 2.5 inch hard disk bit. The top is equipped with a heat dissipation pad, and a 512GB PCIe SSD is pre installed at the factory, which can be replaced by itself.

2.5 inch SATA hard disk bit supports the installation of mechanical hard disk or solid state disk with thickness less than 9.5mm. For users who need to store a large number of materials, the M.2 solid state+2.5 inch hard disk is a cost-effective storage combination.

Conclusion: Mini PC can replace traditional office computer

From the experience of the author for several days, the A1 2700U Mini PC can completely replace the traditional office computer. Based on R7-2700U processor, you don't need to worry about performance at all. Most mainstream office software can run quickly. At the same time, we can enjoy a complete office experience by making use of our rich expansion capabilities. Of course, the most important thing is small size, which brings fundamental changes to the layout of the office desktop.

If you are used to using a computer with a large screen, and at the same time you are pursuing a computer that is small enough, smooth enough, and convenient enough, the author recommends the A1 2700U Mini PC. You do not need to consider the tedious assembly of DIY ITX computers, nor worry about performance and expansion. You can use it by pre installing the Windows11 system.