Mini PC & Server
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Geekom AE7 Mini PC Review as Home Server
Recently, Geekom reached out and wanted to send over a Geekom AE7 with the Ryzen 9 7940HS processor. I have had this one on the bench for a while now and want to give you guys my thoughts and review…
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Does the Minisforum MS-01 support bifurcation with the PCI-e slot?
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it does in the BIOS. There is no option to set bifurcation on the slot. It seems there is only the option to enable or disable the slot. Let’s take a look at what was…
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Minisforum NAB6 Mini PC as a Home Lab Server
Recently, I received a sample unit of the Minisforum NAB6 mini PC from Minisforum. This is a very capable mini PC in its own right. However, I wanted to put it through the paces and let you guys know what…
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Run VMware Workstation Pro on a Mini PC: Top Tips and Tweaks
With the recent development of VMware by Broadcom announcing VMware Workstation is now free for personal use, I think this will be a great resource for the home lab for those looking at how they can easily and cheaply set…
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Trigkey S7 Pro Mini PC Review: Perfect for VMware ESXi and Proxmox Home Lab
I recently received the Trigkey S7 with the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor. This little mini PC is a powerful little mini PC that packs a punch and is capable of a lot of performance in a tiny package. In…
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Top 5 Mini PCs for Home Server in Early 2024
I have reviewed quite a few mini PCs over the past few months to have a pretty good idea of what is out there in terms of mini PCs, their compatibility, features, and capabilities. However, I know I have not…
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GMKtec M5 Mini PC Review as Home Server
I was contacted by GMKtec recently and asked to test out the GMktec M5 Mini PC. Keep in mind the reviews I perform on these mini PCs is in the context of home lab servers. Many of these make great…
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Minisforum MS-01 Review: Best Home Server Mini PC Early 2024
I was excited when I first saw the teaser of the Minisforum MS-01 mini PC. For a long while, I have been waiting for mini PCs to progress to the point where they were very similar to other server hardware…
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Beelink SEi12 Review as Mini PC Home Server with Core i7-12650H
The Beelink SEi12 mini PC is an interesting mini PC that contains a 12th-generation Intel Core i7 processor. Beelink recently sent a SEi12 to me to try out. However, I was not compensated for this review other than receiving the…
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GMKtec M3 Mini PC Review: Good Home Server for VMware or Proxmox?
The GMKtec M3 Mini PC, also known as the mini PC NucBox M3, is a mini PC that I picked up on a Black Friday deal this year that I wanted to try out for the home lab and see…
