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Tom’s Guide
Tom’s Guide
Technology
Anthony Spadafora

I’ve reviewed a ton of mini PCs and my favorite Mac mini alternative just got cooler and quieter

A person plugging a 2.4 GHz USB dongle into one of the front ports on the Geekom A9 Max 2026 Edition.

The Geekom A9 Max 2026 Edition improves on last year’s model with an upgraded AMD Ryzen AI 9 processor, though the rest of its components remain identical. However, Geekom also added its more efficient IceBlast 3.0 cooling, which lets this incredibly fast mini PC run at full power with minimal fan noise.

This new version keeps the same all-aluminum case and port selection I loved on the original, too. Just like with the standard Geekom A9 Max, you still get four handy USB-A ports on the front, with enough connectivity around back to drive up to four displays simultaneously. While you can certainly open this mini PC up to add another M.2 SSD, there’s also one of Geekom’s standard SD card readers on the side for quickly expanding your storage capacity.

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