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Which used mini PC is right for me?

Six questions. Every answer becomes a plain yes/no requirement, and each result shows exactly which requirements it meets. No scores, no sponsored picks.

25 matching models: see results ↓

What is it mainly for? General home server (Docker, Home Assistant, Pi-hole) Proxmox / several VMs Plex or Jellyfin Router / firewall (OPNsense, pfSense) Small SSD NAS / backups

How much RAM do you want to be able to install? 16 GB is plenty 32 GB 64 GB

How many internal drives? One is fine Two (mirror or boot + data) Three

Networking? One 1 GbE port is fine A second port without USB 2.5GbE or faster 10GbE

Hardware video transcoding? Not needed / not sure 4K HEVC (most 4K HDR files) AV1 too

Sort results by Lowest cost first (older generations are usually cheaper) Newest first

25 models fit

HP EliteDesk 800 G2 Mini2016 · 6th gen (Skylake)
Dell OptiPlex 3050 Micro2017 · 7th gen (Kaby Lake)
Dell OptiPlex 7050 Micro2017 · 7th gen (Kaby Lake)
HP EliteDesk 800 G3 Mini2017 · 7th gen (Kaby Lake)
HP ProDesk 600 G3 Mini2017 · 7th gen (Kaby Lake)
Lenovo ThinkCentre M710q Tiny2017 · 7th gen (Kaby Lake)
Dell OptiPlex 3060 Micro2018 · 8th gen (Coffee Lake)
Dell OptiPlex 7060 Micro2018 · 8th gen (Coffee Lake)
HP EliteDesk 705 G4 Mini2018 · Ryzen 2000 (Raven Ridge)
HP EliteDesk 800 G4 Mini2018 · 8th gen (Coffee Lake)
Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Tiny2018 · 9th gen (Coffee Lake Refresh)
Lenovo ThinkCentre M920q Tiny2018 · 9th gen (Coffee Lake Refresh)
Lenovo ThinkCentre M920x Tiny2018 · 9th gen (Coffee Lake Refresh)
Dell OptiPlex 3070 Micro2019 · 9th gen (Coffee Lake Refresh)
Dell OptiPlex 7070 Micro2019 · 9th gen (Coffee Lake Refresh)
HP EliteDesk 800 G5 Mini2019 · 9th gen (Coffee Lake Refresh)
Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-1 Tiny2019 · Ryzen 3000 (Picasso)
Dell OptiPlex 3080 Micro2020 · 10th gen (Comet Lake)
Dell OptiPlex 7080 Micro2020 · 10th gen (Comet Lake)
HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini2020 · 10th gen (Comet Lake)
Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 1 Tiny2020 · 10th gen (Comet Lake)
Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q Gen 2 Tiny2020 · Ryzen 4000 (Renoir)
Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 1 Tiny2020 · 10th gen (Comet Lake)
HP EliteDesk 800 G8 Mini2021 · 11th gen (Rocket Lake)
HP Elite Mini 800 G92022 · 13th gen (Raptor Lake)

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