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24 alternatives to HaxMini

Portable & high performance gaming PC

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. HaxMini launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Framework Desktop▲184

   The modular, mini PC for gaming and AI.

   2025 · its alternatives →

2. 2HF
   H2 Forth CPU▲120

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Aorus 15P▲77

   Portable gaming laptop by Gigabyte designed for esports pros

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4L3
   Llama 3.1 70B on a single RTX 3090 via NVMe-to-GPU bypassing the CPU▲395

   Hi everyone, I'm kinda involved in some retrogaming and with some experiments I ran into the following question: "It would be possible to run transformer models bypassing the cpu/ram, connecting the gpu to the nvme?" This is the result of that question itself and some weekend vibecoding (it has the linked library repository in the readme as well), it seems to work, even on consumer gpus, it should work better on professional ones tho

   Feb 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 515
   1.5kb Microkernel for Ben Eater's 6502 Computer▲230

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Steam Machine▲186

   A tiny, powerful PC for big-screen gaming

   Jun 2026 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

7. 7MS
   My self-written hobby OS is finally running on my vintage IBM ThinkPad▲575

   Finally got my hobby OS up and running on real hardware. I love the old IBM thinkpads, so thought it was the perfect machine to get it working on. Been working on it for quite some time now, but this has been a big milestone!

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8H3
   Homemade 32-bit CPU and OS (2015) [video]▲253

   2016 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

9. 9TP
   Turing Pi 2 – a compact ARM cluster with 32 GB RAM▲109

   2020 · turingpi.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AB
    A better PC builder for the US, more parts and Ryzen (Ask HN follow-up)▲66

    2017 · pc-kombo.de · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Nvidia Blackwell B200 GPU▲146

    The world’s most powerful chip’ for AI

    2024 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    MJOLNIR▲97

    The minimalistic, but not boring, PC case

    2019 · its alternatives →

13. 13XA
    xOS – a 32-bit OS for the PC▲115

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Steam Deck▲117

    The most powerful, full-featured handheld gaming PC

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    RyzenClaw + RadeonClaw▲67

    Run OpenClaw locally on your AMD PC

    Mar 2026 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Prime Mini i5▲83

    Sustainable, durable & fanless mini-PC

    2021 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Intel Compute Stick▲81

    Connect. Compute. It’s that Simple.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    vagon▲142

    Your personal high-performance computer on the cloud

    2020 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    ASUS ROG Phone II▲75

    A gaming phone with world class specs

    2019 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The cheapest GPU cloud – H100s at $2.04/HR, H200s at $3/HR▲63

    Affordable H100, H200, GB300, and B200 GPU compute for training, inference, and everything in between.

    6d ago · compute.cheap · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Thunder Compute (YC S24)▲116

    Self-host AI/ML with the world's cheapest GPU cloud

    2025 · its alternatives →

22. 22RP
    Raspberry Pi Laptop▲125

    2013 · raspberry.io · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Intel Core i5 3rd 16GB Nvidia GTX 750

    Gaming PC

    Mar 2026 · veno-scorp.co.uk · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Snapchat SPECS▲97

    Powerful computer built into lightweight see-through glasses

    Jun 2026 · specs.com · its alternatives →

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