Mini PCs were definitely in vogue for Amazon Prime Day 2024 and there are a few good reasons why that’s the case: they pack as much firepower as their bigger brethren and, because they tend to use laptop parts, are usually cheaper to build because of economies of scale. The GMKtec NUCbox 5 Pro Mini PC is currently on sale at Amazon for $139.99, down from $159.99, a saving of $20.
It runs on a quad-core Intel N5105 CPU with Windows 11 Pro, 8GB of DDR4 memory and a 128GB SATA SSD. What sets it apart from the rest of the field is how small it is: 72 x 72 x 45mm, for a weight of just 206g, about the size and weight of an apple.
Even then, it has more ports than an Apple Mac Mini: five USB ports (including one Type-C), two HDMI ports, an audio jack, a Gigabit Ethernet port and even a card reader. It’s incredible to think how compact that box is and how capable it is, especially with Windows 11 Pro at the helm.
When it first launched three years ago, I reviewed it positively, noting, "the NucBox easily deserves an Editor’s choice. It has a too-good-to-be-true feel to it because of its extraordinary value for money and we just hope that GMK is not a fly-by-night, one-off operation."
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