Best mini PCs

Asus Mini PC PN50If you are looking for a mini powerhouse the PN50 it is While it might not be right for extreme gaming like some of the other choices here but it is more than ready for a light gaming session and some 8K entertainment Under the hood this tiny PC packs AMD Ryzen 4000 series processor The robust processor along with the builtin graphic card can support up to four 4k displays or even an 8K display at 60hz For storage there is space for a 25inch hard drive and an M2 SSD drive The dimensions of this PC are 19 x 452 x 452 inches it weighs in at around a kilo This is a barebones PC which means you have to add storage and RAMPrice Rs 66000Intel NUC 9 Extreme KitThe NUC 9 is an interesting productmdashit is a barebones gaming PC that is upgradable The entire PC fits in a box that 937 x 850 x 378 inches The actual PC components are housed on a card that goes in a slot in the NUC 9 box right next to the graphic card slot This card PC can come with a variety of processorsmdashthe one we have the price for is the i79750 This can be upgraded easily by replacing the entire CPU card unit with a faster newer CPU card in the future The computer has two M2 slots slots for two DDR4 RAM chips totalling up to 64 GB WiFi Bluetooth 4 USB 3 ports 2 USB C ports dual LAN ports headphone jack and HDMI This PC is bare bones and you will have to add a graphic card that fits the dimensions of the case a hard drive and RAM You are essentially paying for innovation and the size herePrice Rs 129999Asus Chromebit CS10While the rest of the computers have fullfledged components there are also minimalist computers like this Asus Chromebit that weighs in at just 75 grams The Chromebit CS10 runs Chrome OS and uses Google services to simulate a computer on pretty much any screen as long as it has a free HDMI port You can connect your keyboard and mouse via Bluetooth and the builtin WiFi lets you connect to the Internet Chrome OS uses Google Docs Chrome Browser YouTube and other services to form a versatile entertainment and work computer The only downside is that you need the Internet to connect to most of those services There is a USB port at the back of the device which you can use for the storage of the offline file Additionally Google also offers 100GB of free cloud storage with the device Like the Mac Mini this is ready to plug and play not bad for a device that costs a fraction of most of the computers on this listPrice Rs 11000Magnus OneJust as the Intel NUC demonstrated gaming PCs donrsquot need to be monstrous in size The Zotac Magnus One is yet another example of a great gaming PC in its tiniest form Measuring at just 98 x 1045 x 496 inches this computer houses a 10th generation i7 Intel processor and the latest 3070 Nvidia graphics card The other specs include two DDR4 RAM slots that can be upgraded to 64GB 8 M2 PCIe slots for storage space for a 25inch SSD hard drive builtin WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5 At the back it has two USB 30 ports four USB 31 Gen 2 ports Dual LAN connections a 1Gigabit and a 25 Gigabit The entire unit is AIR cooled Due to global chip shortages you might find it difficult to locate one of these They have been sold out on Amazon for weeks now This is a barebones PC which means you have to add storage and RAM however the graphic card is includedPrice Rs 135000Mac Mini M1The Mac Mini by far is Applersquos smallest computer If you are looking to get a Mac on a budget you need to pick this one up Of course you will have to get your own keyboard mouse and screen but you are not forced to buy them from Apple Instead you can use pretty much any component you have lying at home The new M1 chip lets this minicomputer edit video produce content play games and work Unlike Applersquos other offerings this one comes with lots of ports including an Ethernet port two Thunderbolt USB C ports two USB ports HDMI a headphone jack Bluetooth and WiFi The Mac mini is just 14 inches thick and has a width of 77 inches In true Apple fashion everything works right out of the boxPrice Rs 64900Apple rolls out new productsiMac will be available in India in the second half of MayApple launched a bunch of new products including an updated iMac featuring their M1 chipset The new iMac comes in seven different colours and features an improved camera and sound system The 24inch iMac will start at Rs 119900 Apple also revealed a brandnew iPad Pro again featuring Apple Siliconrsquos M1 chip There will be two versions of the iPad Promdashthe bigger more expensive one will feature a pro screen upgrade called Liquid Retina XDR The new XDR display features Micro LED backlighting The iPad Pro 11inch will start at Rs 71900 while the 129inch version will start at Rs 99900 Apple also updated the Apple TV 4k with a chipset upgrade and a brand new remote The new 4k Apple TV will start at Rs 18900 Apple also introduced a completely new product called AirTag The AirTag leverages Applersquos network of devices to find objects Air tags cost Rs 10900 for a pack of four They have userreplaceable batteries These are available to buy right now The iPad Pro and iMac will be available in India in the second half of May but preorders begin on April 30 While the availability for Apple TV 4k has not yet been specified