Mini PC Teardown - Geekom Build Quality vs The Others - Featuring the Air 12

Published on 5 Jun 2025, 14:00

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I was talking to Geekom about their build quality. I noticed that they are one of the only companies that gives their Mini PCs an internal metal shell... You see this even on the less expensive units like this Air 12 we are looking at here. They agreed to sponsor a video teardown, so that's what we're gonna do.

Their PCs also have huge tantalum capacitors for the core power delivery. This basically boils down to stability, fewer blue screens, and fewer glitches. Also, they have placed 150 uF capacitors by their USB ports to ensure stable and constant power delivery. This means devices won't randomly disconnect.

As for the internal metal shell, I'll explain how that works in the video. So, check it out.

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✅ My Recommendations for Geekom Mini PCs

🧩 Basic computing & light gaming (PS2/GameCube emu)
👉 Mini Air 12 – amzn.to/45EzmVN

🎬 Editing, office, and heavy gaming (Cyberpunk 2077 & BG3)
👉 Ryzen 9 – amzn.to/440F430

🎮 Great performance for AAA gaming (Cyberpunk & BG3 run well)
👉 Geekom A8 / A7 – amzn.to/4lck2EH

This one is similar to the one listed above... so you can pick whichever.

Let's cover the specs on the Mini Air 12 that I tested
🧠 CPU: Intel Alder Lake N150 (4C/4T, up to 3.4 GHz, 6MB Cache)
🎮 GPU: Intel UHD Graphics (12th Gen)
🧵 RAM: DDR5 SODIMM 4800MT/s, up to 16GB
💾 Storage: 512GB M.2 SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4 / SATA) — up to 1TB
🌐 Networking:
 🔌 Gigabit Ethernet (Intel 10/100/1000 Mbps)
 📶 Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2

🔌 Ports:
 ⚡ USB 3.2 Gen 2 x3
 🔌 USB-C w/ DP 1.4 (rear)
 🔌 USB-C (data only, front)
 🧠 HDMI 2.0
 🖥️ Mini DisplayPort 1.4
 🎧 3.5mm Headphone Jack (Apple headset compatible)
 📀 SD Card Reader
 🔌 RJ45 Ethernet
 🔋 DC-in

🖥️ OS: Windows 11 Pro (21H2)
📦 Extras: VESA Mount, Kensington Lock
📐 Size: 117 × 112 × 34.2 mm
⚡ Power Adapter: 45W/65W (Auto 100–240V)

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