The END of the Desktop Computer?

Can a Mini PC really replace your desktop computer for day-to-day AND gaming?
I tested the Geekom AS 6 mini PC and the results were NOT what I was expecting!
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[quakeu]

Most people I know gave up their desktop and use their phones or laptops for looking up stuff. I'm old and love my 37 inch monitor. I was think about building another desktop this year since the price of video cards are coming down. Great video thanks Liron.

[augins]

I used a mini computer at work it was great. These also make great multimedia centers due to there size and capabilities. Great to see a review!

[recoiler]

I look back fondly on the days of computer fairs, or even browsing CompUSA, walking around, handpicking your parts, and building your own. I'm not as into now but it was super fun 20 some years ago. And yeah, now I'll just buy prebuilt, less work and really isn't any more expensive.
As to the AS6, I'm a hard core nvidia guy.

[MichaelAddlesee]

A larger PC with room for expansion should not be ignored, especially if you think you might upgrade. Many of my older PCs have had a second life reconfigured for another use e.g. as a NAS and for that extra drive bays are very welcome. Also remember you pay extra for small.

[PoeLemic]

I love this guy's take on things; it makes me even love his channel more. Because, I have been thinking these same thoughts. Desktops are huge, and mini SBCs can fit on back of monitors.

[PaleMist]

I am going to miss the Desktop. The new one may be smaller, but it has fewer ports and being more compact might mean that heat managing is less efficient. Anyway, it will just not be the same, but that is just life, I guess...

[alfwaibel]

For me: Yes. I am using a HX99G since a few months now, and I am totally happy with it. For sure, it´s not the same performance as a high end PC, but microchips came so far nowadays, that FullHD (not 4K) gaming is absolutely possible with all details, even in modern AAA games, on Ultra, or at least, mostly at high @ stable 60fps. 8core, or even 12core CPU´s with up to 5 GHZ, tiny dedicated GPU solutions (RX6600M, 8GB RAM on the HX99G), and super fast RAM, M.2 NVME SSDs will result in very fluid operation. For sure, there are people, who want to play in 4k and with 144Hz/fps, especially online in competitive fps games. For them, there will be always a market. But for the masses, I would say, a MiniPC will do the job very fine, with low temps, low noise levels and - most important, these days: With very low energy use, and with much lower energy costs. And my rig is running at leat 15-20 hours daily, 365 days a year. That sums up!

[neilt]

I bought an HP mini PC in 2020 and it's excellent as you'd expect from a major brand. I bought a lower power one from Amazon to use as a media server last year. I don't need or want large boxes cluttering my home office.

[VascovanZeller]

As much as I like these mini systems, most people who need them are better served by other alternatives, such as a laptop (which has a built in screen, speakers and Webcam) a tv dongle (which is simple and connects well with your phone) a console (better gaming performance). This is really only useful for people who need the monitor real estate while needing moderate computing power.

[internetgurutv]

Building desktop is getting to be a thing of the past.. These mini PCs are compact, portable and powerful enough for most people. 😊👍

[oculosprudentium]

Thanks for this review.
I've personal;y built over 15 computers for myself over the years and most of them were full towers with keyed removable racks
But a couple years ago, a lightning strike destroyed my full tower (I still have the remains of it in my garage) and I've been using an old laptop donated to me ever since..
Al l5 homes in my block suffered electrical damage and even Conmcast had to send out several trucks to repair the damages over several days.
I desperately need the CPU power to be hosting several hypervisor images to be doing my computer labs and making and testing SOC's and various cybersecurity-related training.

[PiltdownSuperman]

A couple of years ago when the Rona was gaining steam, my data entry job sent us to work from home. They had these little back boxes. I asked, "Is that the router?" "No, it's the computer." Although the cheap company did not want to pay for a dedicated connection and sponged of my home setup, the lags and weirdness were not the fault of the computer as far as I could tell. It would have been interesting if I had been able to have other software and see how it performed.

[gregaj]

I did my own tower 2012. I've gone from ribbon to SATA and from HDD to SSD in it. I'm still running 4g RAM just fine. If I did an "Upgrade", with MB, Processor, and RAM, I'd still be under $840. I'll stick with what I've got. While I obviously do YT, I don't game at all. Thanks for the video, to know the options.

[raymiller]

I recently purchased an intel version of one of these made by a company called Bee-Link. It has 10 core and 32gb of ram, upgradable to 62. I am running a high end music production digital audio workstation software. It runs like a dream. No issues what-so-ever. I certainly see no need for the old desktop.

[tonycollazorappo]

I think this is better than a desktop for a senior like men. I do day to day stuff, movies, music, Office 365, simple photo touch up. I don't game on any pc I've had. I use a gaming console. Thanks for the video and Happy New Year, wink.

[JazzTechie]

I haven’t built a tower in 15+ years and even laptops seem dated. I have been working with mini PCs and SBCs though. I think that’s where things are headed.

[johndray]

I Just want to say a little bit of feedback when you have showed the gaming performance.

1. Fps counter 3rd party software or the inbuilt steam fps counter shows how well the game runs

2. Games are usually mostly reliant on the GPU. You can see the massive difference in GPU-0 on the task manager 3:27 (before) and 5:15.

3. Mentioning like the graphics settings are set by which is usually high, medium, low or custom.

Overall great video, I just want to mention these parts in the performance of playing a game that you have missed. Hope you hit 1M.

[dawgplanet]

Buy one of those fancy cases, and stick a Mini Palace in it!!

[ChrisZwolinski]

Great little unit for a really good price. You don’t need all the colored lights anyway. The only reason I get desktop sized cases is to stash a bunch of hard drives to create a NAS, and that’s only for the convenience of moving them around all at once.

[stickinthemud]

Except for mice and keyboard, every usb port (A or C) should be Thunderbird 4 (or in the case of USB A, whatever is the highest USB A supports).