MACO

get an Aoostar MACO with a 6850H it has OcuLink so you can upgrade the GPU with an AG01 later on it should provide better performance than a Steam Deck.

The R7 H255 is a rebranded 8745HS and not even listed on AMDs official website. Typing or not typing the H isnt important. The official R7 H 260 is the 8845HS upgraded and only slightly faster. The official R7 H250 is slightly slower. In regards to the Aoostar its a R7 H255 like all the rest made in

I would rather pick the Aoostar Maco because it has an Oculink port.

I switched from giant gaming PC to mini (Aoostar MACO AMD R7 6850H with 680m graphics). This model was only $299 and the only downside is that the memory (24GB) is soldered to board so not upgradeable). Barebones, I had 2 M.2 drives so I added those. This model has a built in Oculink port. That, pai

The AOOSTAR MACO R9 8945HS is $640ish on Amazon. I have one and it runs well sofar. Its also offered in the R7 6850H, the R7 8845HS and the newer R7 255. The 6850H is 24gig LDDR not upgradable. https://www.amazon.com/AOOSTAR-4-70Ghz-6400Mhz-Supports-Quad-Screen/dp/B0G698213Z The rest use DDR5 sodimm

I would say it boils down to if gaming is more important than features. A lower watt CPU should also run much cooler. That 125H was hitting 90C. The GMKtek does look like its built well. I went with a Ryzen 9 Pro 8945HS. Has 2 nvme slots plus Oculink and will smoke the Intel in games. Cost is about

With the way prices are right now, if you don't already have some laptop RAM sticks laying around to drop into a barebones unit, AOOSTAR's MACO 6850H is pretty enticing as a budget option with a solid iGPU. Available for US 300 ish on their website with no SSD installed but the 24GB RAM is soldered

dell/lenovo/hp are most reliable mini/micro pcs since they are backed large companies and easier to find support ( parts/software/compatibility ) , they are long livers if you are looking for specs regardless of the brand or partsminisforum/ aoostar / gmktec / geekom / beelink i have some lil exprie

I ended up going with the Aoostar Maco (6850H version with storage).Dual USB4 and for much less on their site, local warehouse as well. Lets see if this goes well...

CPU wise yes, GPU wise, the iGPUs will struggle. If you can get a 8000MT/s memory HX 370 config, that will barely match a 1650. You should be able to get a Strix HALO 32GB system for around 1000 USD, but those are rare. Your best bet is 500 USD for a decent miniPC with Occulink (f.e. Aoostar MACO wi