As the title already states I am currently looking at some hardware alternatives that could replace my current, and very outdated, Windows PC with the same form factor as Mac minis.
I already own several Mac devices (phones, MBPs M1/M2), and mostly kept a Windows PC for so long for:
- Gaming (mostly old games from my Steam library and ISOs).
- Pictures & videos.
- NTFS HDD and USB keys (ex-FAT and other formats do not always work reliably).
With these current usages, my ultimate goal is to find something as powerful as what I have right now (GTX 260 SLI over 13 years old, 10 years old Intel core i5, 16GB DDR3, and an SSD), which shouldn't be that hard, but have it as small as possible, and within the same price point as the Mac minis.
The closest thing I've found so far is a brand called GEEKOM which seems to produce exactly what I need, but I do not have the impression to find genuine feedback on the hardware capacity and quality.
EDIT: I live in Europe if that matters for availability and shipping.