Thank you for reviewing our product. It's an interesting comparision haha. Your feedback on GEEKOM products is highly valuable to us!😉
Would have loved to see a comparison of a video project rendered times between these units. Davinci or capcut.
It is an AC Adapter. Not a charger.
One of the benefits of having a MacMini versus a PC is that all of Apple's software is so nicely integrated. I can use my iPad in conjunction with my Mini. I know there are Windows equivalent apps out there but I've dealt with stuff like that years ago. This little PC is one that I would consider for friends who on't want to do Apple.
Thanks for this. Looks very interesting. Have you tried video editing in dV Resolve using the Geekom?
I've jumped ship back to PC from the Mac Mini M1. Tired of how Apple continually locks down it's hardware and presents no upgradability path. I just purchased the Minis Forum UM790-Pro with my following configuration: Ryzen 9 7940HS CPU, 32 Gb (5600) ram, and a 1 Gb NVME. I like it bettter then the Geekom A7 because it incorporates two NVME slots and can do 8K at 60hz whereas the Geekom A7 only does 8K at 30Hz. Otherwise, the included ports are the same. The UM790-Pro can also do raid 0 and 1. I'm not a gamer and there's no way I'm going back to building a mid tower PC anymore. These newer mini PC's are powerhouses and the future! Asta La Vista Apple!
Apple still get away with all this crazy
Sorry, but the two USB-A ports on the backside of the Mac mini are 10Gbit! Not USB2. Besides it depends, what you want to do with a mini PC. The primary reason to buy a Mac should be the software you want to use. 2.5 times as fast, not 2.5 times faster.... 2.25 times the powerdraw longterm and 3 times the powerdraw in the boost window. It's a powersupply, not a charger..... Too many mistakes in a single video.
the pc sounds pretty amazing, yet I am not sold this is a super computer for everyday life. Would love to see some real life examples. What kinda chipset are they using? what is the speed of the ram and the drive? I'm a Windows guy, but I would be shocked if this little box did beat the Mac mini for music production. There is a program called Latency Mon - I would love to see how this box reports back
Got a Mac mini and a Mini PC, they feel totally different. 920 Euros: My Mac mini M2, sitting on a vertical stand that contains an NVME slot. So the specs are 256GB + 1TB Crucial P5 and 16GB RAM. This beast is silent. 547 Euros: My Mini PC Barebone with Ryzen 7 7840HS and Kingston Fury 32GB RAM + Crucial P5 500GB. It looks cool (made a Youtube short), has a 90mm Fan which is not whiny but far from silent.
Hey just wanted to let you folks in the comments know that the mac is actually cheaper, he used the 1 gig Ethernet 8 core mac which is 700$ USD where as the one he showed was not the one he bought, this was not a valid test. if your going to bash on mac fanboys how about you don't lie in testing
The 2 USB on the mac mini are NOT 2.0 but 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
Hi, what about thermals, especially under sustained load? That small pc looks like it can throttle like crazy!
I use MacOS and Windows both! 2 years ago it was STRICTLY MacOS. But the Windows side of development has caught up recently and is much more competitive. I still believe the Apple premium is not worth the price you pay! And I own 4 of them and a couple of iPads too. But in these last few years, I find myself using my Lenovo’s (P3 Mini Workstation & a X1 Carbon laptop) more and more for day to day life. And with 5 kids, I could see this Geekom platform being a very handy solution.
MacBooks are great laptops, but non-Apple mini-PCs are better for most people. For mini-PCs using Windows/Linux: - Adjustable RAM and SSD. - Smaller. Leading to more space on a desk. - Can game at 1080p on them, especially with AMD Radeon iGPU 780M - Good to great CPU performance. Mac minis are better for advance video editing and DJ work.
I actually like this system might sell my MacBook Pro, buy one of these and pocket the difference thank you so much for the review
hi from M4 Mac mini :D
You didn't show any power cable, is it external brick? Thats not really an alternative if thats the case
Yeah but how do you install Mac OS on the mini PC? You are just comparing hardware, but it won't replace a Mac without the OS.
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