The Best Mini Desktops As of September 2009 [aboutcomputer99.blogspot.com]

The Best Mini Desktops As of September 2009 [aboutcomputer99.blogspot.com]

We take you around the features, performance and functionality of Dell's new Studio Hybrid Mini Desktop sytem. With an Intel Core 2 Duo low power dual-core processor under its hood, this machine is capable in many mainstream user applications and could make for a decent Home Theater PC.

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HP Pavilion Slimline S5120F Desktop: In this article, we are going to take a quick look at some of the best mini desktops as of this month. The HP Pavilion Slimline is a tiny desktop model, with the CPU unit measuring at 4.43 x 15.91 x 12.24 inches. It isn't the exactly the most compact desktop model but it is relative small compared regular sized desktop towers. This model has a 2.7Ghz processor, a 500GB hard drive a 4GB of RAM. Compared to other mini desktops the HP Pavilion Slimline has very powerful specs and also one of the best values, with the price tag of just $ 399 per unit.

Apple Mac Mini MB463LL/A Desktop: This model comes with a 2Ghz processor, 1GB of RAM and a 120GB hard drive. Among all mini desktops, the Apple Mac Mini is one of the tiniest, measuring at just 6.5 x 6.5 x 2 inches. It also has a wide variety of ports, including 5 USB ports and a FireWire 800 port. Like all Apple computers, this model is a little more expensive than us ual, costing around $ 649 each. For many, its tiny size and stylish design makes it worth the buy.

Asus EeeBox EBXB202-BLK Desktop:The Asus EeeBox is a wonderful little budget mini desktop model. It measures at 8.5 x 7 x 1 inches in dimensions. It is basically a 'netbook' desktop that is best suited for light computing tasks. It has a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom Processor, a 160GB hard drive and 1GB of RAM. It in an excellent mini desktop model for those with less demanding computing needs.

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Question by Tyler W: what is the difference between a mini desktop and a normal desktop computer? i want to get a dell inspiron desktop computer like this one: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod1170460 and im not sure if its a good computer for gaming and every day use? Best answer for what is the difference between a mini desktop and a normal desktop computer?:

Answer by 56k Modem
Yeah those Dell full towers are great for everyday use, but horrible for gaming. Those mini desktop computers that you see are really designed to watch videos and hook up to a flat screen TV discretely. They're a really bad deal though, and I'd easily recommend the Gateway slim tower series over them. The gateway is even smaller than a normal slim tower, and it offers quite a bit of computing power. If you want to be able to game lightly, look for something without integrated Intel graphics. Stay away from any graphics card with Intel or integrated in it's name, and you'll be fine. http://www.gateway.com/programs/sxseries/index.php?cmpid=topnav_computers

Answer by Tim
Any of those small factor mini desktops are not great for gaming as if you ever want to add custom parts, eg a new graphics card there are chances that it won't fit or there won't be any expansion slots available because they tried to save on space.

Answer by Jim
there is: mini-itx (really small, can be mounted under the dashboard of your car and often is) dtx, a really slim machine atx in several form factors: - full tower - mid tower - mini tower shuttle (size of lunchbox) and then there is the weird boxen, and workstations and servers (I like workstations! dual 6-core xeons and 192GB ram and 4 video cards - woohoo!) usually with limited size comes limited power, with the exception of the workstations, those come about the size of a mid-tower that happens to be 19" rackable.

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