There is no denying that a sizeable chunk of PC users simply prefer mini PCs over traditional towers, primarily because of their compact size, efficiency, and portability, all while being more upgradeable and better performing than laptops with similar specifications. Folks who fall into this category will be pleased to note that the well-reviewed AMD-powered Beelink EQR6 mini PC is currently available for its lowest-ever price of just $349 on Amazon.
The Beelink EQR6 is powered by the extremely potent AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 'Rembrandt' APU paired with 24 GB of DDR5 memory, which, despite being almost three years old, packs surprising processing grunt and almost matches the Intel Core Ultra 258V "Lunar Lake" CPU in overall performance. The Ryzen 9 6900HX packs a total of eight Zen 3+ cores, with a maximum boost clock of 4.9 GHz. The Radeon 680M iGPU is no slouch either, although far from sufficient for modern AAA titles at anything but the lowest settings. For daily use and office tasks, which the EQR6 is intended for, there is hardly any room for complaint in regard to performance.
As mentioned previously, most mini PCs offer excellent upgradeability, and the Beelink EQR6 is no exception. Its 24 GB of RAM can be upgraded to a whopping 64 GB, and the included 500 GB of SSD storage can be swapped out via its PCIe 4.0-based M.2 slot, to a maximum of 8 TB. Windows Central's review of the EQR6 mini PC paints a largely positive picture as well, complimenting the system's near-silent operation and overall snappiness in office tasks. The system offers plenty of ports as well, including dual gigabit ethernet, multiple USB-A ports, dual HDMI ports, as well as a single USB-C port.
At its current all-time low price on Amazon, the Beelink EQR6 mini PC offers commendable value for casual usage, office tasks, and other productivity workloads that are not GPU-intensive. Those who do require graphics horsepower, are advised to look for options with powerful iGPUs or OCuLink support for fast eGPU connections, such as the Aoostar GEM12 Max.
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