I am not an expert when it comes to the inner workings of computers, so I'm not going to spout the pros and cons of this or that core processor. I'm not a gamer or a heavy downloader (anymore). I did however get to work from home for over two years, and am currently working in a hybrid environment, so still working from home about 40% of the time.Leading into the pandemic I owned a refurb MacBook Air 13" which was seldom used for more than occasional word processing or other tasks that couldn't as easily be done on an iPhone or iPad, or when I wanted to work outside on my balcony on a sunny morning. I also have like 3-4 obsolete PC laptops squirreled away in a drawer, for reasons I cannot begin to explain, but I hadn't had an actual "desktop" PC in many many years. I purchased an All-In-One PC right at the beginning of the work from home orders, because I knew there was no way I could function for extended periods of time on my MacBook. It was on sale and I think I paid around $600 for it, added an additional monitor and upgraded a few other peripherals as well, but let's just say over the past 2.5 years it's very clearly showed it's value, or lack thereof. Around Prime Day this year I'd begun actively looking for an affordable upgrade and become quite enamored by the idea of a mini PC, since at my office I have worked from a thin client for the past 8+ years, as the majority of my work is done through a virtual desktop, whether I'm physically in the office or working from home, and it works relatively well while taking up very little space.The things I typically look for in a computer are the memory and hard drive space above all else. Since I'm not a gamer I'm not terribly concerned about having an amazing graphics card or other features like that. I basically just want a PC that has enough capacity to run smoothly without lag or crashing because I've got one too many applications running at any given time. This mini PC has definitely fit the bill for me, and integrating it into my work from home setup has been almost completely seamless. Of course with this change I chose to purchase another monitor, and took the opportunity to get a beautiful 27" curved monitor which I love. My previous second monitor has remained as such, and both were plug and play - as they should be.This was my first experience with Windows 11 and that I think might be the thing that has taken the most getting used to just since the interface is a bit of a change since Windows 10 for sure, but it's still Windows and it's pretty user friendly and intuitive if you have any familiarity at all. Initial setup was super quick as the operating system is already loaded so you're ready to go right away.I love that the computer itself is so small, even though I know it's certainly not the smallest available option for a mini PC. It's definitely small enough for me to not feel like it's taking up precious desk space at all. It came with two HDMI cables (albeit one really short one that I didn't end up using), which was unexpected but nice if you don't happen to have 50 extra ones floating around at home..Obviously there are some limitations with a mini PC setup, but most are pretty easy to overcome with things like a USB hub if you need extra ports for your peripherals. I no longer have the benefit of built in speakers and an included webcam, but this mini PC has Bluetooth capability so I've been able to use Bluetooth headphones to be able to have Zoom meetings without issue (though I think I'll probably buy a sound bar and an actual mic at some point, since I don't love wearing headphones when I'm working from home).At the time of my writing, this mini PC is priced at $569, with an available $100 off coupon. I personally think that is very reasonable for what you're getting. While again I cannot speak to whether this would be what you're looking for if you're a gamer or doing more than running a VCS on a daily basis, but for my purposes it's been more than adequate, and a HUGE upgrade from my laggy All-In-One.