GEEKOM

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GEEKOM
Industry Consumer electronics
FoundedJuly 2003;20 years ago (2003-07)
FounderKom de Olde
Products Mini PCs
Website www.geekompc.com

GEEKOM is a multinational consumer electronics company specializing in mini PCs. Its research and design headquarters are located in Taiwan. [1]

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History

GEEKOM was founded by Kom de Olde 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]

Products

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, 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]

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