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Can anyone make a mini pc suggestion for elderly parents?
Posted on 12/27/25 at 9:42 am
Posted on 12/27/25 at 9:42 am
I5 512gb storage. Name brand (hp/intel/lenovo/etc) a plus. His monitor, which he likes, is vga output. So if it has vga, that's great. If not I'll direct him to a hdmi to vga adapter.
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Posted on 12/27/25 at 9:47 am to Lonnie Utah
The new MSI Lunar Lake minis have a copilot button on front so if he gets confused, he can just press the button.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 10:32 am to Lonnie Utah
I buy all my PCs from deluxepcs.com
They are mostly refurbs that would work great for your parents needs. They have some mini's. Cheap and no bloat.
I probably buy 5-10 year from them for my office.
They are mostly refurbs that would work great for your parents needs. They have some mini's. Cheap and no bloat.
I probably buy 5-10 year from them for my office.
Posted on 12/27/25 at 12:19 pm to Lonnie Utah
Unless they need to install any specific software, I recommend a Chromebook or Chromebox. My handicapped Mother-in-law called me almost non-stop needing help and asking questions about her Windows PC about 20 years. I bought her a Chromebook and drove 2000 miles round-trip and installed it and trained her how to use it. Since then I get almost zero issues and have retired as her personal computer support tech. I have replaced her Chromebook to a Chromebox a couple of times. On our next visit I will probably upgrade her Chromebox again to the latest version. Keeping her using a Chromebox is the best money I have ever spent on computers. I always get the latest ASUS brand and middle of the road with respect to CPU and RAM.
This post was edited on 12/27/25 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 12/27/25 at 1:23 pm to Lonnie Utah
I like the Beelink line. Plenty of options and have one as my daily desktop. Can get good specs for $250-350
Posted on 12/27/25 at 7:17 pm to Lonnie Utah
An old arse monitor with a VGA input? You realize that elderly parental units may highly, highly, benefit from even a FHD monitor, or a QHD ($170 at BB.) He may like a new monitor a ton better than his current. I don't even want to ask what resolution he's running it at.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:07 pm to Lonnie Utah
Look at refurbished business mini PCs like Dell OptiPlex Micro, HP EliteDesk Mini, or Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny. An i5 with 8 to 16 GB RAM and SSD is plenty and very stable. Most newer ones lack VGA, but HDMI to VGA adapters work fine for basic use. Business refurbs are cheap, quiet, and far more reliable than new consumer minis.
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