The Best AMD Ryzen Mini PC

I will never complain about screws, as manufacturers probably think the next best thing would be to glue everything together, like phones, which are a nightmare to repair.

I don't understand the thumbsdown for screws. I prefer secured parts with screws vs. cheap abs plastic clips that break or the whole thing creaks when you bend it. Screws are far superior.

Loved this video. No wasted time seeing examples of video games being played. Please do more AMD comparisons between different manufacturers.

Is there any upcoming TinyMiniMicro reviews? All these mini PCs are great but kinda miss the old TMM form factor.

Great video! I LOVE the direct comparison between two similar units and how you laid out the pros and cons of each. This is awesome!

These mini PC's the last few years are nuts. I don't think people realize how crazy they are. You're getting the equivalent to a upper-mid to lower high end laptop for 1/2 or 1/3 the price. You can still throw one of these in a small bag or mount on the back of a monitor. If these were available with professional GPU's (for better CAD support), I would be looking at them for work instead of expensive laptops.

My comments are for anyone working for companies making mini-PCs (Beelink, Minisforum, etc). I prefer larger chassis versus smaller. More connectivity options for I/O and video. Use case would be two USB 2.0 ports with USB A interface (for external mouse and keyboard); at least two USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10Gbps) ports with USB A interface (for USB external SSDs & USB keys); at least one USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps) port with USB C interface; at least one USB 4 (40Gbps) port with USB C interface; at least one full size DP 2.0 and one full size HDMI 2.1 video ports. An external AD/DC power brick of at least 250W (the Dell Alienware 18 series and Asus G751 series have 300W power bricks so perhaps don't stop at 250W and go all the way to 300W for power to spare). For networking there should be two 10Gbps RJ-45 ports (SFP+ can be on top of the RJ-45 )🙂 and one WiFi-6. That would provide a highly flexible and powerful mini-PC platform that would be better than Intel based mini-PCs that frequently have far more I/O than most AMD based mini-PCs.

You guys are at the top of the game for small-form factor reviews! 😄

You look really rested for a new dad! One of those blessed ones

I recently swapped out my BeeLink EQ12/N305 for an SER6/6900HX and I adore it. Super good little box.

Thank you for descriminating between what is and is not a NUC. Bigger boxes will always allow better cooling and more performance and potentially a price saving. I use an HP Z620 workstation which is huge by comparison [and old too] but allows so much more of everything. I am open to smaller form factors but the compromise should not be lost.

The filming and all reminds me of a movie - that trainspotting interview scene ;)

Totally diggin the "better cooling" argument. Being able to stick a standard 120mm or 140mm fan in there would not only improve cooling, but makes it more repairable with greater access to parts, and could also give greater options eg. if consumers have a preferred / existing fan vendors could sell fanless and save on cost / cut price.

Wi-Fi 7 is not yet ratified (should happen this year). Everyone selling Wi-Fi 7 is just relying on Draft 3 being compatible with the final ratified version, a very reasonable guess but still a bit of a white lie if you ask me. Personally I think Wi-Fi 6E is the way to go at the moment for this exact reason.

What nic is used in the beelink one? I like that you mentioned what the ASRock one uses but I miss that information on the Beelink unit. Especially with drivers and reliability issues, it could be a decision for a purchase or not :O

I just do not get the complaints about screws in tech products. Have fun with plastic clips that break all the time and hard to repair products, I guess.

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I think the “game changer” with respect to these mini PCs is going to arrive with the upcoming AMD CPUs that include the 890M iGPU. For the first time, an integrated GPU will have as much graphics horsepower as entry-level discrete GPUs.

I wish you would have discussed Multi-Stream Transport on that DisplayPort output. If you use daisy-chainable monitors or an MST hub, how many total displays can you hook up to that Beelink unit?

Do these devices have IPMI functionality? Or should I only consider something like NUCS BOX-155H + Meshcommander?