Tuxedo Computers has just announced its Nano Pro Gen15, a new mini PC powered by Intel's Panther Lake Core Ultra X7 358H CPU and its capable Arc B390 iGPU. The mini PC is a workstation targeting developers and home lab enthusiasts who want to run "local, secure, sovereign" LLMs, but Tuxedo also fully acknowledges that it can be used as a no-fuss mini gaming PC, thanks to Intel's graphics integrated into the Linux kernel of the pre-installed TuxedoOS. Physically, the Nano Pro Gen15 measures in at just 110 × 117.5 × 49 mm, and it features a plastic chassis, although Tuxedo has maintained a repair-friendly design, with just four screws required to access the internals, where the upgradeable RAM, storage, and wireless cards are easily accessible.

Tuxedo supplies a 120 W external power supply that connects via a barrel adaptor, but it makes no claims about the actual maximum TDP of the Intel CPU inside. Connectivity on the Nano Pro Gen15 is reasonable, if not stellar, with Wi-Fi 7 and dual 2.5 GbE for networking, alongside Bluetooth 6 for peripheral connectivity. On the back of the mini PC, there is a DC-in power port, the aforementioned 2.5 GbE ports, 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, 2× HDMI ports with HDMI 2.1 support on Windows and 2.0b support on Linux (for now). On the front of the mini PC, there is a USB4 port, 1× USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C port with DP 1.4a Alt Mode, and a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port alongside a 3.5 mm audio combo jack. Tuxedo says that, between the USB Type-C ports and the dedicated HDMI ports, the Nano Pro Gen15 can support up to four simultaneous displays.

Apple today announced the new iMac featuring the superfast M6, delivering even more performance and powerful AI capabilities in its strikingly thin all-in-one design. From families and aspiring creators to small businesses, users will experience the speed and power of M6 in everything they do. Featuring a faster CPU and GPU with Neural Accelerators in each core, it blazes through everyday apps and multitasking while delivering powerful performance for creative workflows like photo and video editing. For Intel-based upgraders, the leap is even greater, with up to 18x faster performance than the most popular Intel-based iMac. And together with the Dual 16-core Neural Engine, the new iMac delivers up to 5x faster on-device AI performance than M4.1 Whether users are taking advantage of Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features across apps and macOS, running local AI models, or vibe coding, iMac is a powerful platform for AI while preserving user privacy.

Connectivity gets even better with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, along with available 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet and storage that is up to 2x faster, so apps and large projects launch in an instant. Completing the iMac experience is an expansive 24-inch 4.5K Retina display; an industry-leading camera, speakers, and mics; up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports; color-matched accessories; and the power of macOS 27. Available in a spectrum of seven colors—blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange, and silver—the new iMac is a tremendous upgrade for existing users and an incredible gateway into everything the Mac can do for new users. Customers can pre-order starting tomorrow, October 28, with availability beginning Friday, November 6.

The ever-growing list of mini PCs powered by AMD's Gorgon Halo APUs has just received its latest addition in the TOPC TXA2, a new workstation built around AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 APU and its powerful Radeon 8065S iGPU. The TOPC TXA2 is available in two configurations, with either 2 TB of storage for $6,399 or 4 TB of storage for $6,699 on TOPC's online store—even though the price is high, it's still a solid $900 cheaper than AMD's in-house Ryzen AI Halo Developer platform.

The TXA2 also packs 192 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 unified memory, with up to 160 GB shared with the iGPU for workstation use. Despite the 180 ×180 × 78 mm, or ~2.5 L chassis, TOPC claims that the TXA2 is capable of a 120 W TDP. It's also no slouch in the I/O department, with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 for wireless networking and connectivity, and it has a healthy port selection, to boot.

JGINYUE has put AMD's B650 chipset on a PCIe add-in card called the Xscale.io, and it costs just 388 yuan in China, VideoCardz reports. That works out to roughly $58, although some conversions put it closer to $54. The card uses the "Promontory 21" chip to add four M.2 slots, a 2.5 GbE port, two 10 Gbps USB Type-A ports, and one 10 Gbps USB Type-C port to any system with a spare PCIe slot. There are also two internal USB 2.0 headers. The four M.2 slots are not equal, however. The two on the front are PCIe 4.0 x4, while the two on the back are limited to PCIe 3.0 x2 and PCIe 3.0 x1, so the rear slots are probably best left for slower bulk storage.

The card takes a 6-pin PCIe power connector, and it has a 4-pin fan header for an optional 40 mm fan. Apparently, that header runs at a fixed speed, and the fan is not included. This isn't the first card of its kind, since Lekuo launched a B650 add-in card in August with four M.2 slots and four SATA ports, and WisdPi sells a $199 option with OCuLink. JGINYUE's version undercuts both by a wide margin. The company reportedly plans variants with 20 Gbps USB Type-C, 10 GbE, and a half-height design, though there's no word on availability outside China.

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking and storage solution innovator, today launched the new short-depth rackmount NAS TS-432XeU. Featuring high-speed 10GbE/2.5GbE connectivity, a quad-core ARM processor, flexible expansion and backup options, and support for Docker container applications, the TS-432XeU enables small and medium-sized businesses to quickly build a reliable, high-performance, and easy-to-manage storage and collaboration environment—while minimizing deployment costs.

Sean Teng, Product Manager at QNAP"Designed with both performance and space efficiency in mind, the TS-432XeU combines 10GbE/2.5GbE networking and four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports to support external backup, fast data ingestion, and flexible capacity expansion. Whether handling daily backups or supporting multi-user collaboration, the TS-432XeU delivers efficient performance while giving SMBs greater operational flexibility and lower long-term storage costs."

The latest mini PC maker to get in on the high-powered mini PC trend is FEVM, who, to its credit, previously launched a mini PC powered by AMD's impressive Strix Halo platform, with the new FA80G packing up to both an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Mobile into a mere 2.6 L chassis, while the FN80G swaps out the AMD Ryzen CPU for up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 270KP. What's more, the mini PC maker says that the cooling solutions in the FN80G and FA80G are capable of keeping both versions at below 85 °C on the CPU and 80 °C on the GPU while generating less than 42 dB of noise.

The new FEVM mini PCs, which measure 180 × 168 × 88 mm, both start with NVIDIA's RTX 5060 GPUs, with other configs including the desktop RTX 5060 Ti and 5080 Laptop GPUs. In the 5090 Mobile variants, the GPU is limited to 150 W, with combined CPU and GPU power topping out at 250 W. Both models ship as barebones unit, meaning buyers will need to bring their own RAM and SSDs, but the rest of the mini PC is also nothing to scoff at.

Supporting the recent Socket AM4 renaissance sparked by the memory pricing crisis is a new crop of motherboards, and GIGABYTE's latest addition is the B550 X Gaming. The board brings many of GIGABYTE's recent motherboard innovations to the aged platform. It is build in the ATX form-factor, and draws power from a combination of 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS connectors, conditioning it for the processor with an 8+2 phase duet-rail VRM that's sufficient to power the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. The socket is wired to four DDR4 DIMM slots, a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 slot, and an M.2 Gen 4 x4 NVMe slot. The board's second M.2 slot is Gen 3 x4, and wired to the B550 FCH, along with four SATA 6 Gbps ports. Other expansion slots include a PCI-Express x16 (electrical Gen 3 x4), and two PCIe x1.

The board features M.2 EZ-Latch design that makes it easy to install the M.2 SSD and the included heatsink for the M.2 Gen 4 NVMe slot. The board also features newer ARGB 2.0 headers. Display connectivity includes one each of standard DisplayPort and HDMI 2.1. There is no WLAN connectivity, the board's sole network connectivity is a 2.5 GbE interface driven by a Realtek 8125-series PHY. The board's onboard audio solution features an entry-level Realtek ALC892 codec. USB connectivity includes one 10 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 port, three 5 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one 5 Gbps USB type-C, two USB 2.0 ports on the rear panel, with two additional USB 3.2 ports via headers, and multiple USB 2.0 headers. Expect a price well under $150.

GMKtec has been moving fast with its SFF PC launches, with its latest compact PC, the Neo-X1 and Neo-X1 Pro, reportedly packing some impressive gaming power at an equally high price. The new mini PC uses a mobile AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX in the regular X-1 or an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D in the Pro model, both of which are 16-core, 32-thread CPUs with 55 W TDPs. The Pro comes with an NVIDIA RTX 5070 12 GB, and the non-Pro variant uses an RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB.

The GMKtec Neo series is also water cooled by a built-in AIO, but it's currently not known if that only includes both the CPU and the GPU. The chassis of the Neo series measures in at a very compact 14.6 L, although the company has not yet shared exact dimensions. It features a minimalist design with two metal grab handles on the top, and what looks to be a completely closed off front panel. The front panel has two USB Type-A ports, a USB Type-C port, and a 3.5 mm headphone jack, although exact speeds of the front panel I\O is not yet known.

GMKtec has officially launched the EVO-X3 AI Workstation, a compact desktop system powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, targeting developers, AI professionals, creators, and users requiring workstation-class performance for local AI workloads. The EVO-X3 is designed to address the growing demand for on-device AI computing, enabling users to run large language models (LLMs), develop AI applications, create digital content, and process data locally without relying on cloud infrastructure.

Following its reservation campaign in June, the system is now available globally through the GMKtec Official Store. Customers who participated in the reservation program can redeem their exclusive launch coupons beginning July 6.

MSI in its Computex 2026 booth showed us some of their latest mini PCs. The Cubi NUC WCG is designed to be an affordable desktop for client edge deployments. It features a Core 7 360 "Wildcat Lake" processor, and comes in black and white color options. The box is rich in connectivity, featuring up to three display outputs (two HDMI, one USB-C DisplayPort passthrough), two wired Ethernet interfaces (1 GbE + 2.5 GbE), and feature USB-C based PowerLink. You also get one 40 Gbps Thunderbolt 4 port. It uses DDR5 SO-DIMM memory. Next up, is the Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG, a powerful and compact Copilot+ ready mini PC powered by Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" processors, going all the way up to the top Core Ultra 9 386H. You get Thunderbolt 5, four display interfaces, dual 2.5 GbE, and Wi-Fi 7.

StarTech.com, a global provider of performance connectivity solutions for IT professionals, announces the launch of its Driverless Dual 4K USB4 Universal Docking Station (208N-USB4-DOCK), an industry-first solution designed to deliver driverless dual-display support for MacBook users while enabling seamless compatibility across Windows and Linux laptops.

The new dock gives IT teams a single solution to standardize across their entire fleet. Native driverless compatibility removes the need for software installation, eliminating common deployment challenges and ensuring consistent performance across Mac, Windows, and Linux environments.

LincPlus has officially unveiled LincStation E1, a compact and versatile 4-bay network-attached storage (NAS) solution designed for creators, home labs, and modern households. The device will launch soon on Kickstarter, giving early supporters access to exclusive early-bird offers.

As subscription fatigue grows and concerns around data privacy increase, more users are reconsidering traditional cloud storage services. LincStation E1 aims to provide a compelling alternative by allowing users to build their own private cloud while maintaining full ownership of their data. "LincStation E1 is built to give users the freedom of the cloud with the control of local storage."