After launching a compact workstation PC called the Asus ProArt PA90 last year, Asus is back with a new model with souped-up specs. The new Asus Mini PC ProArt PA90 is a desktop tower that actually looks more like a tower than most computers: it’s significantly taller than it is wide, giving it a relatively […]
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How to reset Windows on a One Mix Yoga (or One Mix 2S)
One Netbook’s One Mix Yoga line of handheld computers are pocket-sized notebooks with small (and cramped) keyboards, touchscreen displays, 360-degree hinges, and optional support for a pen. After having tested the One Mix Yoga and One Mix 2S Yoga this year, I’m giving away the demo units the folks at GeekBuying sent me to review. But […]
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Zotac ZBOX CI600 nano fanless mini-PCs now available
The Zotac ZBOX CI660 nano I reviewed last month is a pretty great all-around computer for folks looking for a small, quiet desktop PC. It’s a fanless computer that measures about 8″ x 5.1″ x 2.7″ and which has plenty of ports and enough horsepower for most common tasks — in fact it runs faster […]
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Zotac PI225-GK is a pocket-sized computer with Intel Gemini Lake CPU
Zotac’s PI225 line of computer are ridiculously small — like smaller than most smartphones small. But they’re full-fledged PCs capable of running Windows 10 or other operating systems (like a GNU/Linux distribution). The latest is the the Zotac ZBOX Pico PI225-GK which is a 3.8″ x 2.5″ x 0.8″ computer with an Intel Celeron N4000 […]
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Intel Bean Canyon NUC review
Intel’s NUC line of mini computers have been around for years, offering a combination of compact design and decent performance for situations where you might want the power of a full-fledged PC, but you’d prefer if it didn’t take up a lot of space. For the most part, Intel NUC computers feature laptop-class hardware. But […]
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GPD MicroPC is a tiny $299 laptop aimed at IT Pros, coming in 2019
GPD has has been making pocket-sized Windows computers for a few years, starting with the GPD Win line of handheld gaming PCs and then expanding to the GPD Pocket line of tiny Windows laptops. Now GPD is getting ready to launch a new category of device. The GPD MicroPC is the company’s most affordable Windows […]
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One Netbook One Mix 2S mini laptop review
Imagine a laptop. Now imagine it smaller. No, smaller. So small that it’s small enough to fold up and put in your pocket (assuming you have rather large pockets). Now give it a touchscreen display, a 360-degree hinge that lets you use it like a tablet, and digital pen support so that you can write […]
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Intel NUC roadmap shows octa-core mini PCs are on the way
Intel’s NUC line of computers are tiny desktops that generally have laptop-class processors. But laptop processors are getting pretty powerful these days, and so are NUCs. The Bean Canyon model I’ve got on my review desk features a 28W processor with surprisingly strong performance. The Hades Canyon line of NUCs are even more powerful — […]
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Build your own Steam Link game streamer with a Raspberry Pi
Valve may have discontinued its Steam Link device that lets you stream games from your PC to your TV, but the company still offers software that lest you do the same thing. The Steam Link Android app lets you stream PC games to a phone, tablet, or Android TV, for example. And now there’s another […]
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PGS is still working on a dual-screen handheld gaming PC
More than two years after launching and then cancelling a dubious Kickstarter campaign for a dual-screen handheld computer designed for gaming, the folks at PGS still seem to be hoping to bring the gadget to market some day. PGS has been posting occasional progress updates to the company blog for the past few years, and […]