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ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Are they cheaper, though?

GPU prices being what they are an equivalent full size card, and the same CPU aren’t far off the full build cost of the micro unit I linked to, and that’s before cases, power supplies and whatever.

I understand the service situation; but that’s not worse than my laptop/integrated devices - and this still has some scope for replacing non-soldered parts, presumably.

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Lembot_0004@discuss.online ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Are they cheaper, though?

Yes, always. Between 2 not second-hand machines with comparable hardware, a “normal” one would be significantly cheaper than a “mini”.

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- ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  How would you break it down?
  
  PC Partpicker disagrees with you, especially at the reduced price on the Amazon micro option - making some assumptions on equivalence between the ‘baked in’ chips and proper GPU etc.
  
  I’d assume that economies of scale play a part too.
  
  But I’m willing to accept that I’m wrong!
  
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insomniac_lemon@lemmy.cafe ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I am using a 2019 Ryzen 2700 sale build ($461, not counting 1050Ti which I just carried over) and minipc~s~ really seems lacking when it comes to GPU power. Like the one you linked to is about the same GPU performance as my card (and I have seen otherwise interesting newer models use it too).

The models with a better GPU (Radeon-8060S) are in the beyond-budget category (up to $2K), so you are definitely being charged a premium for the small form factor (even despite potential drawbacks). Or maybe the “AI” branding is part of it…

Maybe in 5-10 more years it will become affordable. Currently, if a low-end APU is faster than your current CPU though you might be better off with that, or some dirt-cheap used GPU (AMD Polaris card, or even saw a video on 1050Ti~s~ being $20) maybe.

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