Best mini PCs and boards
Curated picks by budget and use, with the reasons behind each choice.
- Best mini PCs for a home serverSmall, frugal boxes for Home Assistant, Jellyfin, backups and a few virtual machines.Beelink EQ14 · Beelink ME mini · ZimaBoard 2 …
- Best Raspberry Pi alternativesBoards and small PCs that beat a Raspberry Pi 5 at a specific job, and what you give up.Orange Pi 5 Max · Radxa X4 · Orange Pi 5 Plus …
- Best small computers for an OPNsense or OpenWrt routerTwo or more network ports, ideally Intel 2.5 GbE: the boxes that make a good home router and firewall.Beelink EQ14 · ZimaBoard 2 · NanoPi R6S …