ACEMAGICIAN Ryzen Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5600U(up to 4.2GHz) 6C/12T, 16GB DDR4 RAM 500GB SSD Mini Computer, AM07 Mini Business PC USB-C, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Windows 11 Pro, Support 4K@60Hz

The first trick out of the box with this Mini PC is that Ace is not Acer which makes gaming computers and laptops, which I have used over the years and would recommend for gaming and other personal or work needs.

Theres a nice little warning sticker on the top of the unit thats, well, confusing but seems to suggest that you should skip wireless connectivity to create a local account. This well also bypass any setup updates.

Let me start this out by confessing that Im not a techie by any stretch of the imagination. So Ill leave the nuts and bolts to the more qualified. Im just a guy who cant even remember the last desktop I purchased. But I still recall the thrill of walking into a store and plunking down 2k on a Compaq that couldnt do a quarter of what this baby can.

I needed a replacement for an old desktop that had reached the end of its life.

This item has been with me for a very short time.

I use it as a compute server over VNC (its headless). I dont care for Windows 11 but am getting used to it.

This Mini PC is a perfect for heavy multitasking as the Ryzen 5 5600U provides plenty of performance not only for work tasks but you’re also able to use this for gaming which makes this ideal for playing games using a TV. For most users 16GB is plenty of memory and 500GB SSD is decent for most home/home office needs. What makes this Mini PC better than others is you have dual ethernet ports, if you plan to use this as a media server such as pairing this with a USB TV tuner stick this would be a perfect compact DVR setup.