Whether you’re a frequent traveler, a student juggling assignments, or someone who loves the idea of a mini laptop or secondary device for light gaming or casual browsing, the struggle to find ...

One of the first to arrive is the X-Plus Piccolo 2-in-1 mini-laptop with an Intel N150 processor, which sells for $385, but I expect we’ll see nearly identical models from other brands soon.

I’ve been using one of the best mini PCs as an alternative to a laptop or a big, bulky desktop for the past six years and it’s worked really well for me. I’d say that the Mac mini M4 is the ...