If you’re looking for a simple, small desktop computer for your home or office, consider a mini PC. These computers are best for everyday tasks such as working on documents and spreadsheets, browsing the web, taking video calls, or watching TV. However, our top picks are also powerful enough for editing media or compiling code.The best mini PC for most people is the Apple Mac mini (M4, 2024). This tiny, powerful desktop operates silently enough to reside on your desk, and it has USB-C ports on the front for you to easily plug in flash drives or memory card readers.If you want more processing power for editing 4K video or running multiple virtual machines, we recommend the Mac mini with Apple’s M4 Pro processor. And if you want the smallest mini PC that you can power over USB-C, the Khadas Mind 2S is a portable Windows option we love. While only the latter can actually squeeze into a pocket, both pint-size computers deliver the performance of a desktop but take up a fraction of the space.