GEEKOM
{{Short description|Consumer electronics company specializing in mini PCs}}
{{Disputed|The official history of Geekom is highly suspect|date=April 2024}}
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GEEKOM is a multinational consumer electronics company specializing in mini PCs. Its research and design headquarters are located in China.
History
GEEKOM was founded in Taiwan in 2003. In late 2021, GEEKOM switched its focus to the mini PC market and has since become one of the world's leading manufacturers of mini PCs.{{cite news |title=GEEKOM Launches New 2021 Flagship MINI PC Product: Mini IT8 to Celebrate Thanksgiving |url=https://scitechanddigital.news/2021/11/19/geekom-launches-new-2021-flagship-mini-pc-product-mini-it8-to-celebrate-thanksgiving/ |access-date=10 August 2022 |work=Science & Digital News |date=19 November 2021}}{{cite news |author=Adrien |title=GEEKOM: tour d'horizon d'un nouveau venu dans le monde des mini-PC |url=https://www.techno-science.net/actualite/geekom-tour-horizon-nouveau-venu-monde-mini-pc-E55519.html |access-date=10 August 2022 |work=Techno-Science.net |date=4 August 2022 |language=fr-FR}}
Products
GEEKOM specializes in the production and sale of mini PCs.{{cite web |last1=Broida |first1=Rick |title=This excellent mini PC for working from home is down to $299, an all-time low |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/geekom-mini-pc-review-120756425.html |access-date=10 August 2022 |work=Yahoo Life |date=18 May 2022}} It launched its first flagship mini PC, the Mini IT8, on 20 November 2021. The Mini IT8 has been praised as an "affordable and compact" alternative to NUCs, a similar line of barebone computers produced by Intel.{{cite web |last1=Elliott |first1=Matthew |title=Geekom IT8 Mini PC Review |url=https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/geekom-it8-mini-pc |access-date=10 August 2022 |work=PCMag |date=26 June 2022 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Athow |first1=Desire |title=GEEKOM IT8 Mini workstation PC review |url=https://www.techradar.com/reviews/geekom-it8-mini-workstation-pc |access-date=12 August 2022 |work=TechRadar |date=5 March 2022 |language=en}} {{As of|2022|08}}, GEEKOM has released the following three mini PCs in addition to the Mini IT8: the Mini IT8 SE, MiniAir 11,{{cite news |title=GEEKOM launches MiniAir 11: the mini PC for every day |url=https://techgameworld.com/geekom-launches-miniair-11-the-mini-pc-for-every-day/ |access-date=10 August 2022 |work=TechGameWorld |date=10 June 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Rossman |first=Jim |date=29 December 2022 |title=Geekom Mini PC packs a lot into a very small case |work=The Dallas Morning News |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2022/12/29/geekom-mini-pc-packs-a-lot-into-a-very-small-case/ |access-date=11 April 2023}} and Mini IT11.
In January 2022, GEEKOM partnered with Intel to launch its first gaming laptop, the GEEKOM BookFun 11, marking GEEKOM's first venture into the smart laptop market.{{cite news |title=GEEKOM Intel BookFun 11 Laptop Makes Its Debut |url=https://aithority.com/computing/geekom-intel-bookfun-11-laptop-makes-its-debut/ |access-date=10 August 2022 |work=AiThority |date=18 January 2022}}
In 2024, Geekom released A7,{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2024 |title=Grab a sweet discount on the award-winning Geekom A7 mini PC with this pre-Black Friday deal |url=https://www.techradar.com/computing/grab-a-sweet-discount-on-the-award-winning-geekom-a7-mini-pc-with-this-pre-black-friday-deal |website=techradar.com}} A8 - a next-gen AI mini PC with an AMD HawkPoint Ryzen 8040 processor.
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| GEEKOM Mini IT8
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| GEEKOM Mini IT11
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| GEEKOM BookFun 11
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External links
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Category:Computer hardware companies
Category:Computer companies established in 2003