This Mini PC (16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Was One of the Best Budget Picks, Now It Just Got Even Cheaper
The selling points attached to that little price tag, which is 29% lower than its already-cheap $210 regular price, are many. Start with the Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake N95 processor that can hit up to a very competitive 3.4GHz, gigabit Ethernet, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of built-in storage, and fast WiFi and Bluetooth. Many of those benchmarks will fall short of the Mac Mini and other big-name compact desktops, but at this price? Not a chance.
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With the Kamrui GK3 Plus and most if not all other mini PCs and desktops, you provide your own monitor. But before you assume the only compatible monitors for a bargain-priced mini PC is a bargain-priced low-res monitor, you should know the Kamrui GK3 has a 1.20GHz Intel Graphics card and it can support three monitors in 4K resolution at 60GHz. Two HDMI ports and one VGA port team up with that Intel graphics card to turn the tiny Kamrui GK3 Plus into a multimedia superstar for streaming, 4K web surfing, and even some gaming.
Even with three big 4K screens, none of that would be possible if the Kamrui cheaped out on its internet connections, but there's a gigabit Ethernet port for hardwired fast internet, dual-band WiFi (2.4GHz and 5GHz), and Bluetooth 4.2, so despite being the size of an old-school modem, the Kamrui most definitely does not run at dialup speeds.
The Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake N95 processor at the heart of the Kamrui GK3 Plus mini PC is a recent upgrade from the previous model, and moves along normally at a brisk 1.6GHz with the ability to max out at 3.4GHz, more than enough processing power for you to multitask and do anything you would do with a regular-sized and regular-priced PC. In addition to the HDMI and VGA ports there are also two USB 3.2 Gen2 ports capable of 10Gbps data transfer and two USB 2.0 ports that move at up to 480Mbps.
The Kamrui GK3 Plus and it's palm-sized mini-PC brethren are not going to blow a Mac Mini out of the water. But they also won't get totally blown out of the water by a Mac Mini, and they'll save you hundreds of dollars. Amazon's 29% off deal on the Kamrui GK3 Plus mini PC is still live right now, and it may be the best $150 you spend all week.
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