Mini PC Teardown - Geekom Build Quality vs The Others - Featuring the Air 12

Tek Syndicate โ€ข June 5, 2025
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๐Ÿ›’ Where to Buy Geekom Mini PCs ๐Ÿ“ฆ Amazon Store: https://amzn.to/43CEzuA (affiliate) ๐Ÿฌ Geekom Official Store: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2523437&u=1643492&m=118915&urllink=&afftrack= I was talking to Geekom about their build quality. I noticed that they are one of the only companies that gives their Mini PCs an internal metal shell... You see this even on the less expensive units like this Air 12 we are looking at here. They agreed to sponsor a video teardown, so that's what we're gonna do. Their PCs also have huge tantalum capacitors for the core power delivery. This basically boils down to stability, fewer blue screens, and fewer glitches. Also, they have placed 150 uF capacitors by their USB ports to ensure stable and constant power delivery. This means devices won't randomly disconnect. As for the internal metal shell, I'll explain how that works in the video. So, check it out. ๐Ÿ›’ https://epicpants.com ๐ŸŽต https://zweihander.com ๐Ÿ’ป https://teksyndicate.com ๐ŸŽฎ Gaming Channel: https://youtube.com/@easymode ------- โœ… My Recommendations for Geekom Mini PCs ๐Ÿงฉ Basic computing & light gaming (PS2/GameCube emu) ๐Ÿ‘‰ Mini Air 12 โ€“ https://amzn.to/45EzmVN ๐ŸŽฌ Editing, office, and heavy gaming (Cyberpunk 2077 & BG3) ๐Ÿ‘‰ Ryzen 9 โ€“ https://amzn.to/440F430 ๐ŸŽฎ Great performance for AAA gaming (Cyberpunk & BG3 run well) ๐Ÿ‘‰ Geekom A8 / A7 โ€“ https://amzn.to/4lck2EH This one is similar to the one listed above... so you can pick whichever. Let's cover the specs on the Mini Air 12 that I tested ๐Ÿง  CPU: Intel Alder Lake N150 (4C/4T, up to 3.4 GHz, 6MB Cache) ๐ŸŽฎ GPU: Intel UHD Graphics (12th Gen) ๐Ÿงต RAM: DDR5 SODIMM 4800MT/s, up to 16GB ๐Ÿ’พ Storage: 512GB M.2 SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4 / SATA) โ€” up to 1TB ๐ŸŒ Networking: โ€ƒ๐Ÿ”Œ Gigabit Ethernet (Intel 10/100/1000 Mbps) โ€ƒ๐Ÿ“ถ Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 ๐Ÿ”Œ Ports: โ€ƒโšก USB 3.2 Gen 2 x3 โ€ƒ๐Ÿ”Œ USB-C w/ DP 1.4 (rear) โ€ƒ๐Ÿ”Œ USB-C (data only, front) โ€ƒ๐Ÿง  HDMI 2.0 โ€ƒ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Mini DisplayPort 1.4 โ€ƒ๐ŸŽง 3.5mm Headphone Jack (Apple headset compatible) โ€ƒ๐Ÿ“€ SD Card Reader โ€ƒ๐Ÿ”Œ RJ45 Ethernet โ€ƒ๐Ÿ”‹ DC-in ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ OS: Windows 11 Pro (21H2) ๐Ÿ“ฆ Extras: VESA Mount, Kensington Lock ๐Ÿ“ Size: 117 ร— 112 ร— 34.2 mm โšก Power Adapter: 45W/65W (Auto 100โ€“240V) Social ๐Ÿ˜ Fediverse: https://easymode.im/@ward/ ๐Ÿฆ Twitter: https://twitter.com/teksyndicate/ ๐Ÿ›ธ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wardhale.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’ฌ Discord: https://discord.gg/vsCxNSD ๐ŸŽฅ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/midnightdojo/ ๐Ÿ’ผ Marketing & Sponsorships For inquiries, email: [email protected] We only email from @teksyndicate.com or @midnightdojo.com โ€” beware of other addresses! As an Amazon Associate, we may earn from qualifying purchases... even though Amazon is ugly.

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