Gaining an edge on the edge with mini PCs

Mini PCs compress a desktop’s architecture into a device that fits in your hand, not unlike a modern media centre.

Because the mini PC is not that well known or understood by the market, there is a tendency to choose the supposedly safer or better-understood options, says Xavier Nel, head of product at CloudGate.

Mini PCs are well-suited as an interface to the cloud, as these devices provide the perfect link between the user and the computational power in the cloud.