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The mini PC is misunderstood. Easily dismissed as underpowered, over-priced or just plain ugly; we intuit that a computer with a tiny footprint has to mean a compromise. Ayaneo, best known for its gaming , has into with retro-inspired designs. Thankfully Ayaneo’s AM01 and AM02 mini PCs have more to offer, but their initial draw over rivals, I won’t lie, is nostalgic appeal.Sadly, I’m old enough to remember using the original Macintosh that inspired and if Nintendo ever reimagined a real NES, I hope it looks like .…

Back in November, Ayaneo This thing was built to look like a retro Macintosh computer, but the inclusion of older AMD APUs wasn’t exactly going to win any power awards. Now, with a revamped NES-inspired design and a much more impressive chipset. It’s also three times the price.There’s no way around it. This is a truly cute lil mini PC. The boxy NES-era form factor is a treat and you can even order an 8BitDo SNES-style controller and Nuphy greyscale keyboard to go with it, completing the nostalgia trip. Most modern…

Following a cryptic tease during CES 2024, Ayaneo has revealed its Next Lite gaming handheld and it's a confusing product, to say the least. It's designed to compete with Steam Deck, but it doesn't run Valve's official SteamOS — rather, it uses a forked version called HoloISO. It will be priced at a decent $299 and while the controls and screen look good, it packs a less-than-potent processor.The Next Lite is equipped with a seven-inch 800p screen, 16GB of RAM and and a 47Wh battery, close to the battery size in the $549…

The past few weeks have been filled with teases of Ayaneo’s new Macintosh-inspired Mini PC, which is slated to release in December. Now, the company has officially unveiled the specs and pricing of the little computer, and it’s honestly going to be hard to ignore what the company is offering here.Billed as a gaming and office-ready device, the Ayaneo Retro Mini PC AM01 starts at just $149 and offers several different configurations for you to choose from. The cheapest option will net you an AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, 8GB…

has been teasing its Macintosh-inspired PC for a few weeks. Now that the AM01 is available for pre-order, the company has revealed the prices and specs. While some had been hoping Ayaneo would use similar chipsets to those found in , it has opted to use older AMD APUs. On the plus side, the company has priced the various AM01 configurations pretty fairly.The mini PC starts at $149 for a configuration with an AMD Ryzen 3 3200U, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. That's an early bird price, and this version will later retail…