saw this review today for this little computer. modeled after a nintendo game box from the 80's/90's

https://liliputing.com/ayaneo-retro-mini-pc-am02-review/



AYANEO is a Chinese company that got its start by making handheld gaming PCs, and those portable PCs still represent most of the company’s product lineup. But recently AYANEO has begun to branch out into the mini PC space, first with the inexpensive, AM01 mini PC with a classic Mac-inspired design and more recently with the AM02 and its game console-inspired design and higher-performance hardware.

In particular, the AM02 delivers powerful performance thanks to an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor. But the computer also runs quietly thanks to AYANEO’s system management software and a newly designed cooling system that uses four copper heat pipes.


And there is also a small touch-screen on the top of the mini PC that can not only be configured to show key performance information, but also allows the dynamic setting of power limit parameters.

The AYANEO AM02 is available for purchase for $481 and up through Indiegogo InDemand. The starting price is for a barebones configuration, but it doesn’t cost much more to purchase a fully configured system: a model with 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB of storage, and Windows 11 Home starts at $531.

 

Very very interesting honestly. Will keep an eye on this ;-)Thanks for sharing

 

Way too expensive in my opinion. The current price/performance sweetspot seems to be Intel N100-based mini PCs. They're only slightly more expensive than a Raspberry Pi 5 but much more powerful and more versatile.You might even get a better bang for the buck if you look around for used thin clients like HP EliteDesk.