Save money with Raspberry Pi projects. From media centers to smart homes, Pi beats mini PCs in terms of cost and flexibility.

Ayush Pande is a PC hardware and gaming writer. When he's not working on a new article, you can find him with his head stuck inside a PC or tinkering with a server operating system. Besides computing, ...

Simon is a Computer Science BSc graduate who has been writing about technology since 2014, and using Windows machines since 3.1. After working for an indie game studio and acting as the family's go-to ...

It’s simple enough these days to put together an incredibly compact desktop computer that you can use for productivity, entertainment, or even network-attached storage system. But what if you want a ...

Maker and designer Scott Yu-Jan has developed a portable Macintosh Mini system, that combines the power of a Mac Mini with the convenience of an iPad Mini and a power bank. The Apple Macintosh Studio ...

What if your next desktop PC wasn’t a bulky tower or an off-the-shelf laptop, but a palm-sized powerhouse you built yourself? The Raspberry Pi 5, already celebrated for its versatility, is now ...

We tested the best mini computers, thin clients, and NUC boxes to find out which Windows and Apple machines come out top.

In context: Handheld devices with PC-like internals are growing in popularity and capability. The market is now served by both OEM offerings and custom projects, with the latter producing some of the ...