{"id":322641,"date":"2022-08-25T15:54:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T14:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/best-back-to-school-mini-pcs-buying-guide\/"},"modified":"2025-09-15T14:12:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T13:12:17","slug":"best-back-to-school-mini-pcs-buying-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/blogs\/en-ie\/best-back-to-school-mini-pcs-buying-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Best back to school mini PC’s buying guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The end of the school summer holidays is closing in and it is time to kit out the kids in new school uniforms, pencils, pens and rulers! But have you remembered other essentials such as a home Mini PC for them to do their homework on?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choosing a new mini PC can be daunting, there’s many to browse from and then how to decide which is best for your requirements. In this article we are taking a look at the best mini PC’s for education across three pricing tiers. We will demonstrate usage examples, compare performance and prices to provide the best value and features of those mini PC\u2019s in at a glance comparison tables. and more detailed breakdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best budget mini PC\u2019s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many people associate \u2018budget\u2019 with being cheap, poorly made products that will likely break within five minutes. But we can assure you that all of our mini PC\u2019s have been thoroughly tried and tested before we decide on selling that model. Also we have a full one year warranty should anything go wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n

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NUCBOX5 budget mini PC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

So why are the mini computers lower in cost? The answer is simply because the processors are lower performing than the more expensive ones. Budget mini PC\u2019s are ideal for use for lower demanding workloads. Examples of this can be web browsing, using office software such as Word, Excel or PowerPoint to create documents such as school homework. The performance of these budget mini PC\u2019s exceeds this level of demand. There’s no point in buying a Ferrari if all you are driving to is the local shop for a pint of milk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another important aspect with lower performance mini PC\u2019s is that they are very energy efficient. A mini PC uses far less energy than a desktop PC as an example, you could save as much as \u00a370 per year simply by switching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a glance budget mini PC comparison<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>GMKTEC NUCBOX5<\/strong><\/td>BEELINK U59<\/strong><\/td>BEELINK MINI S<\/strong><\/td>BEELINK GK35 PRO<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
CPU<\/strong><\/td>Intel Celeron N5105<\/a> @ 2.90GHz<\/td>Intel Celeron N5095 @ 2.90GHz<\/td>Intel Celeron N5095 @ 2.90GHz<\/td>Intel Celeron J4105<\/a> @ 2.50GHz<\/td><\/tr>
RAM<\/strong><\/td>8GB LPDDR4x<\/td>8GB\/16GB DDR4<\/a><\/td>8GB DDR4<\/td>8GB DDR4<\/td><\/tr>
STORAGE<\/strong><\/td>128GB\/256GB\/512GB NGFF SSD<\/td>256GB\/512GB SATA SSD<\/td>128GB SATA SSD<\/td>256GB\/512GB SATA SSD<\/td><\/tr>
COMMS<\/strong><\/td>1Gb Ethernet, WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2<\/a><\/td>1Gb Ethernet, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 4.0<\/td>1Gb Ethernet, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 4.0<\/a><\/td>1Gb Ethernet, WiFi 5, Bluetooth 4.0<\/td><\/tr>
NICE TO<\/strong>
HAVE’S<\/strong><\/td>		Fits in the palm of your hand<\/td>Internal 2.5″ HDD\/SSD supported<\/td>Internal 2.5″ HDD\/SSD supported<\/td>Internal 2.5″ HDD\/SSD supported<\/td><\/tr>
PASSMARK
BENCHMARK<\/strong><\/td>		1749<\/td>1339<\/td>1457<\/td>852<\/td><\/tr>
PCMARK BENCHMARK<\/strong><\/td>2552<\/td>2376<\/td>2312<\/td>1738<\/td><\/tr>
FULL
REVIEW<\/strong><\/td>		NUCBOX 5 Review<\/a><\/td>BEELINK U59 Review<\/a><\/td>BEELINK MINI S Review<\/a><\/td>BEELINK GK35 Pro Review<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
WHERE
TO BUY<\/strong><\/td>		BUY NOW<\/a><\/td>BUY NOW<\/a><\/td>BUY NOW<\/a><\/td>BUY NOW<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
At a glance budget mini PC comparison<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

GMKTEC Nucbox5<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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