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Sure, but they tend to be low-end mini PCs with older CPUs, very weak iGPUs, a tiny SSD and something along the line of 8 GB RAM.

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And sometimes even 10/100 ethernet cards assuming they still have an ethernet port.

I can’t imagine how many 1/10ths of a penny Dell was saving on those POS.

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Here’s an 8-core N305 mini PC w/ 16GB DDR5 and a 512GB SSD for $400.

https://www.amazon.com/i3-N305-Desktop-Computers-Windows-Display/dp/B0DGGGQPH1

Similar build with the N305 swapped for a Ryzen 3500U available at the same price as well. Perfectly serviceable and capable of light gaming.

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And still blazingly fast for web-browsing, e-mail and office applications, as long as you don’t put Windows 11 in it.

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