We’ve seen tons of different PCs on the smaller side, from mini-ITX-sized ones to actual miniatures. Few are as small as this one, though.

If you happen to be aiming for the absolute most compact PC out there, and you don’t mind buying on AliExpress, this PC is as small as a smartphone. No, really. Measuring a mere 145mm long, 62mm wide, and 20mm thick (approximately 5.7 x 2.4 x 0.8 inches), it’s roughly as thick as two smartphones stacked together, but it’s otherwise smaller than most big phones out there. It reminds us a bit of the “stick PCs” we used to have before. We don’t really see those much these days, but a popular example was the Intel Compute Stick, which was discontinued in 2020. This isn’t quite a stick, but it’s still pretty portable.

Under the hood, the base model features an Intel N150 quad-core processor, part of Intel’s Alder Lake-N series designed for energy-efficient computing. These N-series CPUs, by the way, are what replaced the Celeron and Pentium series a couple of years ago, in case you were wondering how this particular chip stacked up against the rest of Intel’s lineup. Not too fast, but considering this device’s overall footprint, it’s probably okay. And the rest of the specs are also pretty good. You can get up to 12GB of LPDDR5 memory as well as up to 1TB of SSD storage. The base model is a barebones model with no storage, and you can throw your own SSD inside—so theoretically, the sky’s the limit.

It features a pretty nice array of ports, too, including two HDMI 2.0 outputs capable of driving multiple displays, three USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports (rated at 5 Gbps) for peripherals, a dedicated USB Type-C port solely for power input, a Gigabit Ethernet port for reliable wired networking, and a 3.5mm combo jack for headphones or speakers. It also has Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 support.

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It’s all about upgradeability.

You can get a slightly different configuration with a slightly weaker Intel N100 processor, and it compensates by including 16GB of RAM – a 33 percent increase over the N150 base model. This variant starts at a slightly higher price of $145 USD for the barebones version. If you don’t need that much processing power, it could be worth a shot.

Some of you might be rushing to the comment section to point out that there’s no point in buying this when you can get a Raspberry Pi that’s even smaller (about the size of a credit card) and probably even cheaper. And yes, you might be right. But there are a few reasons why you might still want to look at one of these. The main reason being the fact that this is x86—as much as everyone wants to switch to ARM, there are still reasons why you might want to use a good old Windows 11 x86 build, mainly software support.

This is sold by a little-known brand called Kingdel (we wouldn’t rule out the actual manufacturer being someone else), which has a good reputation on AliExpress, so I don’t think it’s a scam. Still, it’s AliExpress, and the site appears to charge an insane $148.60 for shipping despite the computer itself being $122—it’s safe to say that you’re probably pre-paying tariffs. Check out the listing to know more.

Source: Liliputing