Crushing the Mac Mini: Asus Builds a Better Mini PC? NUC 14 Pro Review!

TEAM SGG PATREON / somegadgetguy I love a good Mini PC, and the NUC has been one of my favorite series for years! Now owned by Asus, has the line improved? Is it still well supported? Let's take a look at powerful little computer!
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[@TheJohn8765]

I don't have a NUC but I did buy an Aoostar minipc last Dec with the 4870hs Ryzen 7. It's more than enough for the games I play and has slightly better performance than an ROG Ally (45 watt tdp). It crushes non-game, everyday stuff (32 gigs of ddr5 @ 6400 mt, and three m.2 SSD slots). Plus, it has an Oculink port when I eventually need more graphics power. Honestly, if you're not a heavy gamer, a minipc is just fine for pretty much everything you want to do on a PC. I'm never going back to a tower setup.

[@jancelabobo8238]

Watching this on a NUC. And I'm not going back. I'm too old now to have enough attention span for heavy gaming, but this thing is more than enough for the (probably last) MMORPG I am invested on to play. Much like the things I've learned on this channel about choosing a right phone for the user's needs, a NUC is an option I found that happens to be for me vs a full rig.
I work on mastering Audiobooks (as a side hustle), and this thing is as powerful or on par with the Mac mini M1 I use (supplied by the company I work at full time) for the same function.

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

It's really been fun watching the mini PC landscape evolve. Options for brutally powerful rigs or super low power productivity solutions, and we can still crack them open.

[@davidburns8113]

If you want a Mac like experience too, you can install elementary OS or Deepin

[@MrCaptnKaracho]

Two videos ago: stop watching everything through the Apple-glasses!
This video: this mini pc crushes the Mac mini.
Nice....

[@DavidNgo86]

Arrow Lake has an NPU included like Meteor Lake

[@OeHomestead]

Crushing the Mac Mini... because it's the only other mini PC out there. There are other brands out there than apple.

[@FAT8893]

Geekom sent an ASUS NUC? That is interesting. Maybe Geekom is looking for some inspiration for their new affordable mini PC line, just saying.
Btw, I'm still happily rocking my two-year-old Phantom Canyon NUC. I know ASUS has launched the ROG NUC a few months ago, but my current NUC is still doing solid job. Also, NexDock at 9:43!

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

Nexdock for ALL my PC builds and projects 😁

[@knofi7052]

AMD version, please!

[@sc9433]

in this day and age, any mini pc that doesnt come with an Oculink Port will automatically gets a "No".

[@Shaggy-839two]

Just as i was about to consider a mini-pc....

[@SomeGadgetGuy]

REALLY fun options to shop these days.

[@boss133749]

Dollar for Dollar, is the Mac mini still cranking out the most powerful computer for the money?
That’s what it looks like from the scores and the price.
(Just getting to the fan section. That is something you never get with the Mac mini. I have run Final Cut Pro 4k 60 and never heard the fan)
I think I’m a pretty low need consumer. But I bought the dang near base model Mac mini (just the ram upgrade) for $650. I already have a couple of external hard drives, so I don’t worry about storage, and I think for that price, it’s hard to not recommend Mac.

[@boss133749]

I will say I miss not being able to to play Diablo 4 and Guild Wars 2.