Top 5 Mini PCs Of 2022 | $40-$499 The Best Small For Factor Computers You Can Buy

In This Video we take a look at the Top 5 Mini PCs of 2022 so far, the prices range from as low as $40 to $499 on the high end. These tiny PCs are perfect for emulation, gaming, and work. Small form factor PCs don't use as much electricity as larger desktops and obviously take up a lot less space.
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[@ETAPRIME]

Happy Father’s Day to all the awesome dad’s!

[@mortysmith2192]

Same to you man !

[@ObsidianMercian]

Many thanks!!! Happy Father's Day to you too!

[@prawnmikus]

Thanks! Same to you. It's been great so far.

[@WilliamAndrewPhilipBodie]

Father's Day in Germany was Thursday, 26 May 😀 but thank's

[@mj-7444]

Happy Father’s Day

[@stingyjack]

This is exactly what I needed. Thanks, ETA. And, yes, I would love a video on the higher end ones.

[@ObsidianMercian]

Purchased the aerofara 2 pro a few months ago and have been very impressed (your review was very helpful with this purchase). It's great for email, web browsing, visual studio and some light gaming.

[@mymothersmom]

This video rocks. I’ve recently been thinking about making my own mini PC just to find out that there’s already a market for them. You cover everything I could ever ask and don’t add fluff. Great job.

[@LuccaRPG]

Thanks to your advice I have a Minisfourm PC. Not the one with the GPU dock (I got mine before it came out) but a model you recommended before that. I LOVE it. It's not too big, performs well on most stuff I throw at it, and for what I paid isn't a bad deal at all! I haven't really dabbled in emulation on it yet but I plan to!

[@TwoToneRob]

Greetings from México, love your videos! Would love to see more of these mini PC modded or tweaked to run all sort of emulation/pc gaming/productivity or even as a Steam PC

[@Robotrik1]

Thanks for the review . One thing that would have been a little helpful would have been to include the type of WiFi connection each mini PC supports, as there are some older models listed here, and people usually like it when their PC makes use of their fast internet . Just something to think about . Thanks again for the review .

[@g0dx]

Finally!! This video has been long awaited for. Keep up the great work!

[@MaxBaltzer]

Amazing, just what I asked you like 4 days ago. You have no idea how much I appreciate this.

[@12345idiotsluggage]

Awesome! Too long we have waited for ETA Prime to do a "Top 5". Yes - By God, Man - Yes, please do more of these comparisons! You're one of only a few YT channels that are helpful.

[@ChiannaNycole]

I was in the market for a laptop workhorse, you just upended that. Excellent video, thanks for sharing.

[@garyshumway9089]

These round-ups are very helpful re: comparisons. Thank you!

[@junkmail6274]

The video folks have been asking for, thank you!!

[@tadghb]

Love your Mini PC reviews. I am trying to get my children into computers more. My youngest and I are going to build a PC this year together.

[@jerrybandy3827]

I bought an Adloko GE41 (rebranded Beelink) back in 2019 for $189 and it's been updated to Windows 11. It's a fanless Gemini Lake N4100 cpu that supports 4K and works great connected to my TV. I use a wireless keyboard with a built-in track pad. I added an SSD.

[@JamesWon6]

Because of you I got the Lenovo m92p last week. One for my 13 year old son, as a gaming pc and homework and youtube and one for myself as an emulation station. Works wonderful got them for €90 a piece, super cheap and great power.

[@isaiahalleman8055]

Nice to see the prices included. Great video.

[@davidt4053]

Yes please a higher end list would be very helpful. Thanks for this video. I’m looking into the #1 you mentioned.

[@henrymatos9551]

Quite a variety! Awesome episode. Thank you! 👍

[@realwmm]

Thanks, very helpful. Nice pricing and better packaging than the RPi system I currently use, so you gave me some fresh ideas.

[@sangkang6294]

Oddly enough, Pi 4 hitting $200 for 8gb model, these are nice alternative. I have used the HP G3 version for my father's window 10 machine but it died after 2 year, however, the replacement motherboard was warrantied by HP and it was weird getting it serviced as the HP technician says the motherboard needed to be "branded" with a USB stick. Having worked in IT for over 30 years, I never heard of "branding" but I suppose they can flash the motherboard down to their specification after customer service. The HP G3 unit does have an optional VESA mount kit that you can have it mounted on the back of monitor, it allows for quick connect and disconnect to the monitor. For the DELL, I had owned Optiplex 755 USFF units which was used as a replacement for some restaurant POS systems. The DELL came with its own USFF stand for mounting DELL monitor and was very cheap to substitute as an all-in-one unit with ability to customize.

[@nimchimpsky4418]

Yes, a video in the $500-$999 range would be much appreciated. Thanks!

[@jw81687]

love how you keep bringing up emulation along the way. these things look like beastly emulators. would make great fightcade machines for online, and rpcs3 works online too

[@talldave1000]

I've been looking at these. Thank you for this video. It's nice to see some informed opinions

[@dtape]

Super helpful video. Glad that you made this round-up video

[@ravagingwolverine]

I love the tiny office PCs. I picked up two Lenovos last year. I kind of want to pick up a bunch more. They're almost addictive. The M92p might be the best value out there right now. I last saw the i3 version coming in at around $45. Yes, the i5 version will go farther for emulation, but those seem to be closer to $70. While I like external power supplies, it's annoying looking for them as there are counterfeits out there, the official ones are pricey, and there's lots of no-name stuff out there. Of course, I had two bad HP OEM chargers, so quality is all over the place in general. That's why the last time I went to feed my addiction, I opted for a larger small form factor(SFF) Lenovo instead of a tiny. If people don't need or want one of these really small mini PCs, stepping up to a SFF is not a bad way to go. You can get some good value for the money that way as well with more powerful CPU, and they're not especially big, being a little bigger than a modern Fios box. Yes, they are higher TDP so that's worth looking at. I do love the tiny computers, but it's great to have options.

[@Chinhnguyen0497]

That price is the used one? the cheapest price of the M92p I can find is about $150 for a used one

[@jeremygrimsley7154]

I love your enthusiasm ETA! Keep up the good work 😃

[@iradhill81]

Thanks these are the video's we love to watch, the most really helpful finding the right mini PC

[@austinhartley3158]

I would love to see a version of this video focusing a high performace mini PC's. I'm especially interested in fan noise when casually web browsing, 4k streaming and under heavy loads

[@jeffpeterson9836]

Before you buy, Try to return it. I bought a chuwi mini computer, it bricked within 4 months of use. Chuwi did not offer any help. Chuwi wrote "Hello, then you can directly see Amazon's customer service to see if it can be replaced, you can also do it without contacting me" Chuwi washed their hands and did not want to be bothered. Know this before you buy....

[@numberoneappgames]

Thanks for the video Prime! 💜

[@gulielmi2002]

love mini PCs. would love to see more mini PCs that instead of rest flat, they rest vertically.

[@ricardodelgado8934]

Looking to get on for simple browsing only use my set up but want to get one so it has multiple forms of use l

[@stephenparlin9361]

EXCELLENT review - thanks!

[@joseorta9143]

Awesome video. Thank you ETA.

[@dezmondwhitney1208]

I suspect that many others, as well as myself, found this very helpful. Possibly loswer power use optimization may be forced upon many of us nowadays. Thank You.

[@npgunner]

I LOVED this video. Much appreciated.

[@cellscribe]

Picked up the fully specked M6 and have been using it with my Nexdock. Great combination.

[@joeygo0999]

Thanks to you I bought the minisforum B550 I love it!!! I like the smaller size, gpu and the ports!! I'm gonna use it as it is until I save enough for another ssd and a graphics card :D :D

[@hassosigbjoernson5738]

Below one of your last videos I asked for a comparison or an overview ... and now you are delivering it so fast! Great! Thanks! And since it seems to be a special day in the US: Happy Father's Day to you! In Germany it was like 2 months ago ... but in these times there cant be enough father's days. p.s. My favorit is the HP EliteDesk G4. i like the design most. And I do think that the more expensive Mini PCs are not as interesting, because when youre investing much money maybe you want "much" PC. So a used Mini PC for less than 200 bucks is the way to go for me ... just to not have to power up the much beefier gaming PC for the simple tasks.

[@IRWPD]

Thank you for this. Will make it easier to people to make the best choices for themselves.

[@PDS24]

Definitely interested in seeing more expensive mini PCs for emulation!

[@tseckwr3783]

Thanks again for your very professional vids. kudos👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@petedelacruz6492]

Best video showing a range of products from a trusted source. It would be cool if you could do this every 6 months or yearly.

[@xellaz]

Minisforum 5900HX is really good. I bought two barebones ones. Got some 2TB Nvme SSD for main OS drive, two 2TB SATA SSD for data storage, and 32GB 3200Mhz RAM on both mini PCs. One is for me as a daily driver and the other one for my mom to replace her old PC. Both are running Manjaro Linux and it's awesome! Goodbye Windows! 😛

[@JasonVonStein]

I really love the channel, you explain all the details so well. I would love to see another video with more options. I would like to get a small gaming pc. I tried to make one in 2013, and it lasted 55 mins. I still have the Dead Rising 3 Save. I didn’t know what I was doing at the time. I would love you opinion as to what is the best small, quiet, pc for gaming and streaming would be. Thank you for explaining and teaching so well.

[@spacial2]

Great review. Thanks loads.

[@plac-horizon0043]

really love your content mate, you are onw of the best youtuber hope you go further and gain more followers 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@edwinstovall3334]

Hi. Last weekend, I got a MINISFORUM Windows 11 Pro Elitemini HM90 Mini PC with an AMD Ryzen 9 4900H CPU, 16 GB of DDR4 and a 512 GB SSD. I've been breaking it in for the past week. This is very much a new experience for me as I've built nearly all my other PCs before this one. That said, this is easily the most powerful PC I've owned, despite it using a mobile CPU. This puppy really rocks! The week before, I had got and HP EliteDesk with an Intel I5 CPU and 8 GB of RAM, and it was better than okay, but I thought I'd do some music creation in the coming year and wanted something with more muscle. (You never know what you'll need until you start in with plugins inside your digital audio workstation software!) This guy fits the bill. I won't really know how good it is until I install Linux on the computer, but it's crushing Windows 11 so far. I really like the power of this PC, but I could really wish for more connectivity, as in more USB ports. It has the seemingly standard number for the form factor, but I bit the bullet and added a 10-port USB hub, which will now handle the heavy lifting. The other thing I don't like about this PC is that it has no indicator for storage activity. Whereas my older PCs and even my little HP puterbrick all had at least a blinking LED to indicate activity in the SDD or HDD, this thing has nothing! You have to take it on faith that the drive is working. Suckage, but I'll manage. So far, so good ... and it is good!

[@RogSon]

Great content, thank you. I'm not a gamer though and would like to know in reviews how well each miniPC runs video/photo editing software such as DaVinci Resolve and Gimp, and very large and complex excel spreadsheets. Total power draw using the above is also a concern given high power rates where I live.

[@snowmcsnow4732]

We use those same Dells at work, solid performers. I am waiting for the next big jump on integrated graphics.

[@martinlayne5612]

Damn I had no idea that mini pcs existed. Thank you Sir for your thoughtful and informative video. I will definitely be looking into this

[@geancarloloiolacavalheiro2525]

Thanks for the information

[@palololol]

Love to see your version of a godly tier of SFF pc

[@AlphasGamingStuff]

Brilliant video thank you!

[@King_K_Rool_]

Definitely recommend the Optiplex 3060 over the 3050, you get 8th i5 with 6 cores and it's usually very cheap too

[@4226chile]

Great video bro

[@JTCDesignStudio]

That AMD minis forum is my dream mini pc! Just really out of my budget, unfortunately. But having that would defo be a long term rig with the upgrade options. 💯🔥

[@keithwhite2986]

Useful video to help me with my future choice of computer system. I would be interested in a video with the same overview for US$500+ mini PCs.

[@ReadxOnly]

Great video! I'd love to see one with over 500 dollar price

[@akfreed6949]

Another great video BTW🤖

[@markdiii]

Loved your mini pc's.

[@brikozub]

Excellent. I'm looking for something to power a head unit in my car and these seem far superior to what I could get as far as pre-built Android head units.

[@chaggydawg]

I recently got one of the slightly older dell office ones, installed batocera and use it primarily for dos gaming, which works very well tbh

[@chaggydawg]

@@Daniel15au agreed, but the price difference and ease of use outweighed my dedication to purity 🤣

[@chaggydawg]

Also sometimes it's fun to get things to do stuff they aren't really intended to do. I basically made a consolized dos machine.

[@alho9231]

Cheers ETA. I know you've always included arcade/console emulation in your reviews but seeing as these mini PCs are growing in power, would you consider including pinball emulation e.g. VPX and FuturePinball?

[@awesomehigames]

3d space cadet is the only pinball you should be playing on a pc

[@acresir]

Go for more expensive tiny ones. This was very informative!

[@CarthagoMike]

Great ranking!

[@FD-ms2nm]

YES make the video of there more expensive ones. So I can see what I can/should get for just a little more money

[@KameraShy]

Over the past couple years I have bought a number of Lenovo M92P with i5 and have had excellent results with them. I just keep adding to my collection. One downside I have found is that for everyday use, like web browsing, the usual 4GB memory is not enough. Need at least 8GB; the machine supports up to 16GB. I just added an 8GB stick to one with 4GB original and it works much faster.

[@uryyq]

Good video! keep going!

[@randomperson712]

Always great reviews. Thanks. Question, can you power the Beelink through the USB C port?

[@rustyshackleford7200]

would love to see the list with the more expensive units! was looking for an intel box for quicksync

[@bulldogboy100]

I've bought the Minisforum UM560 with the Ryzen 5 5625 on pre-order. I'm looking forward to your review on it when you get it

[@horlaki]

I would really be interested in a ranking video about completely silent MiniPCs and there especially in IO performance as I'm looking for a silent system for fileserving and backups. Despite this, really great video. And like always... thanks for making :D

[@acejon2162]

Don't think there is any silent miniPC on the market right now. Due to the small case design with limited space, when the system is pushing its limit the small internal fan will definitely ramp up in speed and noise. if your top priority is silent fan, your best bet is a SFF case allowing for bigger internal fan and hence greatly reduced fan noise.

[@ghost-user559]

Mac mini m1 is the only “silent” one I know of. Only issue would be making sure what you need to run functions in emulation. Otherwise they can be gotten fairly cheap.

[@Drev222]

I bought a Beelink SER3 6-8 months ago. I upgraded it right away from 8GB to 16GB RAM, but it is otherwise stock. I have been using it as my daily driver, with some gaming (older titles). It runs great, no complaints! I have kicked myself periodically for not getting the SER4 instead, but honestly, for what I need, the SER3 fits the bill quite nicely. Great list!!

[@fitrianhidayat]

what are you using it for aside from older title gaming, if you don't mind me asking?

[@motionoftheocean7524]

@@fitrianhidayat porn I guess...but that's just me thinking aloud.

[@Damarai_]

@@motionoftheocean7524 💀

[@asdf51501]

I've been a fan of Intel NUCs and mini PCs in general for a while now, and had a Hades Canyon that I eventually gave to a family member. My current SFF PC is a Mac Studio :P

[@GGriffeyIII]

Definitely waiting for evidence like this

[@DrForbin001]

Your work has been invaluable over the years. Im building an arcade from scratch and I want to emulate everything. Would any of these rigs do that? If not what would you suggest and what platform? I have a license for BigBox, love that front end so I'm thinking of building with that as my foundation.

[@DrForbin001]

@@jeremy__hopkins I have been building my own for years so totally comfortable with a project. I'm not trying to be frugal but throwing money away is undesirable too. I wanted to know if AVX512 was a real consideration first. If not a six core Ryzen 5600 a a midrange GPU as in RTX3070 or RX6700xt with fast ram and M.2 boot drive and 12TB storage was my thought. I want to emulate all that is possible and run it well with the hardware, no compromise. My thinking is a 12 core and RTX3090TI was definite overkill. I will be building the arcade myself with a 4k 43" Samsung monitor with a mid tower case, I'm adding an AIO to cool the CPU I'm prepared to cool the GPU if that yields better performance to run emulation with windows 10 and Big Box front end.

[@acejon2162]

If budget is of no concern just get a SFF PC with 12th gen Intel i9 and RTX3080Ti for your custom arcade setup. No point looking at the miniPCs as they'll all be underpowered compared to above.

[@DrForbin001]

@@acejon2162 an SFF PC would need a custom loop to keep a 3090 cool and therefore vastly impractical. Besides a 3.5 slot 3090 would have to have the factory cooler removed in order to fit in a true SFF case. Pained with a 12900k/KS and a blinking arcade. I may have to put it on its own circuit because I'll be blowing fuses. It's going into a mid tower and sitting next to a Klipsch subwoofer. No stock CPU cooler but an AIO for the CPU. I decided on doing z690 paired with Intel 12600/12700 CPU running windows 10 with 32GB DDR4 RAM. A 1TB windows drive and 12TB storage with a custom build of big box.

[@joshdcooper]

Why would retro play go for modern best. It is far above what is required. Older systems will do it where as this will play the best going forward

[@skegen]

Yes Please. Continue with mini PCs, old (and refurbished) and new keeping the price as main focal point.

[@MrClockw3rk]

I think the best value is anything with the N5105 processor. I do a nice Batocera build for Umbrella Arcades that uses it, and I don’t think the current state of emulation on Batocera really justifies anything beefier.

[@charlesswansonii9319]

I'm surprised that among the three Mini PCs at the start of the video that you didn't mention, say, the Asus PB series of mini desktops. I'm using a PB50 that came with a Ryzen 5 3550H and it's a dream.

[@Mr.alltime]

Hey bro, I love your videos keep up the good work ... I wanted to know if they also work for laptops ( both gaming and low grade gaming laptops) ???

[@Rivaloish]

Awesome video! whats ur monitor? Looks cool too

[@kalark]

I bought one of the minisforum b550 elites after watching your review! Can't wait to get mine

[@KB-tb1bj]

hey let's know how it performs, was thinking of getting one.

[@kalark]

@@KB-tb1bj will do! It's supposed to be shipping "now" so here's hoping it comes soon!

[@jbjb6955]

Great vid and reviews as always love idea of mini pc just for cloud gaming I've got 3 years of Xbox ultimate looking at GeForce now then when play station sorts it cloud out those as well would love some advice

[@dennislintvelt4418]

I have the Minisforum B550 coupled with a Asrock RX6800. It's a beast and actually really quiet, despite the open design.

[@rsalazar9784]

Thank you very much, I would like to see the most powerful micro PCs for commercial or industrial use.

[@artturistolt1144]

Yeah I wish I could get my hands on these with such low prices. Everything here costs 250€ - 1000€, it is just crazy. Cheers from Finland.

[@TheCupRamen]

I bought one of those EliteDesk 705 G4. It's a miniature beast, I install SteamOS 3.0 onto it and I've had no issues with it so far. 1 TB SSD with a HDD caddy installed.

[@leonardodavinci7425]

Can you play AAA games on it?

[@eclipse402]

yeah can you?

[@TheCupRamen]

@@leonardodavinci7425 Depends, modern triple A? maybe? the newest game I own is Doom Eternal and it ran fine. But it's ran everything I've thrown at it

[@santiagosepulveda4644]

Do you think you can play Roblox on it with no upgrades?

[@jorgedavidfeitovillar8745]

Excelente trabajo y video

[@mj-7444]

The last two were awesome. Especially the last one, 5700G.

[@kribbyshibby]

Yes please do a video with more expensive options

[@claytonbrown5162]

Thanks for the info.. I will like to know what is the most powerful mini pc for gaming.

[@travisrichards69]

We definitely want to see a more exspensive more powerful lineup as well😃😁

[@anthonygross226]

i just got an Inovato Quadra - arrived this morning. I've heard next to nothing about this little SBC so I am anxious to see how it goes

[@chrislee8970]

Great video, breaking it up into top 5 in several price categories might be even better (like sub-200, 200-450, 450+). Been looking for something small I could set up to host personal game servers on, but easy to tuck away out of sight so the wife doesn't feel like it's clutter...several of these would be great options.

[@abelli01]

Interested in the more expensive one, too!

[@SlowPCGaming1]

Nice lineup of little Windows PCs. I'm most interested in the AMD Ryzens with room for real HDDs with 64 GBs RAM.

[@JgrahamPhoto]

Great video! I am considering trying to use these in my business. Excuse my ignorance but are you able to network them together and do the majority of them come with gigabit ethernet cards in them? The form factor makes it perfect for possibly mounting on the back of a monitor

[@preypatel6545]

I'd love to see a more expensive mini pc video!

[@Zakanuva]

I don't think I got mine under $500, but I did get that Manjaro Edition UM700 from Minis Forum a while ago: my old daily driver rig was having issues and ended up having a hard drive that was close to death, so I had to get a Pi 400 to use as a back-up until I could save up for the UM700 to replace the old rig. I absolutely would like to get that B550 model and a nice graphics card someday if I can't get my hands on one of those fancy Dragon Canyon NUCs to use as a proper gaming rig.