 | This article's factual accuracy is disputed .(April 2024) |
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| Industry | Consumer electronics |
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| Founded | July 2003 |
| Founder | Jiteng Network Technology |
| Products | Mini PCs |
| Website | https://www.geekompc.com/ |
GEEKOM is a multinational consumer electronics company specializing in mini PCs. Its research and design headquarters are located in China. [1]
GEEKOM was founded 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. [1] [2]
GEEKOM specializes in the production and sale of mini PCs. [3] It launched its first flagship mini PC, the Mini IT8, on 20 November 2021. [1] The Mini IT8 has been praised as an "affordable and compact" alternative to NUCs, a similar line of barebone computers produced by Intel. [4] [5] As of August 2022 [update] , GEEKOM has released the following three mini PCs in addition to the Mini IT8: the Mini IT8 SE, [2] MiniAir 11, [6] [7] and Mini IT11. [2]
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. [8]
In 2024, Geekom released A7, [9] A8 - a next-gen AI mini PC with an AMD HawkPoint Ryzen 8040 processor.
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