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Definition: mini PC
(1) See computer on a stick.
(2) A desktop computer in a small case that takes up very little desk space. There are numerous Windows mini PCs, and the Mac comes in a mini model as well. Configurable with the same CPUs and capacities as full-size desktop computers, a mini PC has no internal expansion, much like an all-in-one computer where all components are housed inside the monitor case. See Mac mini, NUC and all-in-one.
Desktop Mini PC
(2) A desktop computer in a small case that takes up very little desk space. There are numerous Windows mini PCs, and the Mac comes in a mini model as well. Configurable with the same CPUs and capacities as full-size desktop computers, a mini PC has no internal expansion, much like an all-in-one computer where all components are housed inside the monitor case. See Mac mini, NUC and all-in-one.
Taking hardly any desk space and loaded with ports for connecting peripherals, these AOpen mini PCs are equipped with a CD/DVD drive, hard disk and Intel CPU from Pentium to i7. (Images courtesy of AOpen Inc.)