For some time now I've been reviewing mini PCs and in particular comparing their performance in both Windows and Ubuntu against similarly available devices.
Whilst some of my earlier reviews were posted on my website and here on my blog, my most recent ones have been published on CNX SOFTWARE where they can be found by clicking on the URL https://www.cnx-software.com/author/linuxium/.
In order to simplify searching for specific mini PC reviews or performance comparisons I've created a chronological list of all the most relevant posts below:
21 Dec 2019: Beelink T45 Review with Windows and Linux, and Tweaking BIOS Power Limits
14 Dec 2019: Ubuntu 18.04 on Beelink Gemini J45 Mini PC (Fix and Review)
12 Dec 2019: A Look at Ubuntu on MINIX NEO G41V-4 and J50C-4 Mini PCs
28 Sep 2019: Beelink J45 Mini PC Review – Windows 10 Works as Expected, but Linux is Unstable
13 Sep 2019: CHUWI GBOX Pro Review – Intel Atom x7-E3950 mini PC Tested with Windows 10 & Ubuntu 18.04
26 Jul 2019: Intel Mini PCs Linux Performance Comparison (original posted here)
12 Jul 2019: Beelink L55 Review – An Intel Core i3-5005U Mini PC Tested with Windows 10 & Ubuntu 18.04
5 Feb 2019: LIVA Q2 Review – ECS Micro PC Tested with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.10
28 Jan 2019: Pepper Jobs GLK-UC2X Mini PC Review with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.10
15 Oct 2018: TopJoy Falcon Review – A Windows 10 Mini Laptop (Prototype)
11 Oct 2018: Beelink X55 Review – Part 2, Take 2: New Drivers and BIOS
5 Oct 2018: Beelink X55 Review – An Intel Gemini Lake mini PC Tested with Windows 10 and Linux
15 Sep 2018: Beelink X45 Mini PC Review with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04/18.04
16 May 2018: Intel NUC Kit NUC7PJYH Review – An Intel Gemini Lake Pentium Silver J5005 Barebone Mini PC
9 May 2018: Vorke V5 Plus Kaby Lake Mini PC Review with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04
14 Mar 2018: Intel NUC7CJYSAL“June Canyon” Gemini Lake NUC Mini PC Review with Windows 10 and Ubuntu
6 Feb 2018: Vorke V1 Plus Celeron J3455 Mini PC Review with Windows and Ubuntu
28 Jan 2018: Intel Compute Cards Review – Windows 10 and Ubuntu 17.04 on CD1C64GK, CD1P64GK and CD1M3128MK
11 Jan 2018: MINIX NEO N42C-4 Pro Review – Part 3: Ubuntu / Linux
31 Dec 2017: A brief look at the MINIX NEO N42C-4 running Windows 10 Pro
17 Dec 2017: Zotac ZBOX PI225 Review – SSD-Like Mini PC Tested with Windows 10 & Ubuntu
8 Dec 2017: Azulle Byte3 Mini PC Review – Windows 10, Linux Support, Benchmarks, and Video Playback
20 Nov 2017: BBen MN10 TV Stick Review – Windows 10, Ubuntu 17.04, Benchmarks, and Kodi
29 Sep 2017: First look at an Intel Compute Card and Dock
25 Aug 2017: Beelink AP34 Ultimate Fanless mini PC Review with Windows 10 and Ubuntu
15 Aug 2017: ECDREAM A9 Apollo Lake HDMI “TV Stick” Review with Windows 10 and Ubuntu 17.04
24 Apr 2017: Beelink AP42 Apollo Lake mini PC Linux Review with Ubuntu, KDE Neon, Elementary OS….
30 Mar 2016: Review of Intel Compute Stick (STK2M3W64CC): Intel Core m3 M3-6Y30 CPU with Pre-Installed Windows 10 (original posted here)
25 Mar 2016: Performance on Intel Compute Sticks running Ubuntu
15 Mar 2016: First look at the STK2M3W64CC
8 Mar 2016: MINIX NGC-1
6 Mar 2016: Introducing the MK802V
6 Mar 2016: A perfect mini PC? (PQ Labs iStick A350-SSD)
29 Feb 2016: ASUS Chromebit CS10 (Rockchip RK3288C CPU with Chrome OS)
11 Feb 2016: Intel Compute Stick (STK1AW32SC)
2 Jan 2015: Linux Benchmarks – Rockchip RK3288 vs Exynos 5422 vs AllWinner A80 vs Intel Atom Z3735F
15 Jun 2013: Ubuntu 12.04 Now Boots on Rockchip RK3188 mini PCs (T428, MK908, Rikomagic MK802 IV…)
27 Mar 2013: Mini PCs (MK802+, UG802, GK802& iStick A200) Linux Performance Comparison
And as something related although now dated there was also:
17 Feb 2016: LPX Episode 2: Is that a desktop computer in your pocket?