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Best value mini PC?

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So my wife wants her own computer for internet surfing and light office use, occasional light gaming (integrated GPU will be fine). For hardware, I already have a display and 2.5" HDD.  I want to keep it simple so I was thinking of just buying a mini PC like Intel NUC or Gigabyte Brix.  Any suggestions??  Budget: $500 CAD or less.

 

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3 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Why not get a laptop?

 

They don't cost more than a nuc and can be moved.

 

Yeah, I agree. You can also hook a laptop up to a monitor and use it as a regular desktop with a mouse and keyboard. 

My Work in Progress PC http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/522048-xeon-build/ <-- That PC was built but never booted:(

My Work in Progress PC 2.0 https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/540583-xeon-build-20-code-name-xenox (Hopefully this one boots.) 

 

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