The top 6 back-to-school mini PCs for college and university — as benchmarked by our computing team (and no, they won't wipe out your student loan either)

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Jul 9, 2026, 12:56 pm114 pts
A good mini PC for students needs to do more than chunter along running Microsoft Word and a browser full of tabs. As hardware editor, my team and I have put hundreds of mini desktop PCs to the test - but I wanted to highlight the best all-rounders for schoolwork. As I say, we've reviewed all the best mini PCs.…

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