{
  "id": 187985,
  "title": "This round mini PC is big on personality - here's why I recommend it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/this-round-mini-pc-is-big-on-personality-heres-why-i-recommend-it",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-05T19:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ZDNet",
    "slug": "zdnet",
    "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/lenovo-yoga-mini-gen-11-review/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "ZDNET's recommendations stem from extensive testing, research, and comparison shopping. Their data sources include vendor and retailer listings, as well as reviews from independent sources. When you click through to a retailer, ZDNET may earn affiliate commissions, which help support their work, but the reviews remain unbiased and do not influence the price you pay. The author is not compensated for these reviews and adheres to strict guidelines to ensure editorial content remains unaffected by advertisers. The ZDNET editorial team writes for their readers, aiming to deliver accurate information and knowledgeable advice to help you make informed purchasing decisions.\n\nThe Lenovo Yoga Mini Gen 11 is a compact PC with a unique round form factor, designed for everyday, mainstream use. Its aluminum exterior dissipates heat effectively, enabling high performance for extended periods. Despite its small size, the Yoga Mini offers respectable hardware and a range of features that set it apart from other mini PCs. Its lightweight design (1.32 pounds) makes it easy to transport between home and office. The PC boasts multiple USB-C ports, including Thunderbolt 4, HDMI 2.1, and an Ethernet port, providing ample connectivity without the need for a docking station. However, the circular port arrangement leads to tangled cables.\n\nOne of the Yoga Mini's standout features is its Adaptive Lighting, an LED ring that activates in response to various stimuli. Notifications cause it to softly pulse, while music triggers a flickering light in time with the audio. The touchpad on the base can toggle Adaptive Lighting, activate Voice Chat mode, and configure the light to interact with connected apps via the AI Turbo Engine. These features inject a touch of personality into the desktop, which is often lacking in competing systems.\n\nIntel's Wi-Fi Sensing is another notable feature. It detects disturbances in nearby Wi-Fi signals caused by people approaching, automatically waking the PC, illuminating the Adaptive Lighting Ring, and allowing you to sign in. However, in practice, Wi-Fi Sensing proved inconsistent, waking at unpredictable times or requiring intervention from the power button. Despite this issue, the Yoga Mini's performance remained strong, scoring highly in Geekbench 7 tests. It handled typical workloads—such as multiple Chrome tabs, Spotify, Microsoft Office, and YouTube livestreams—with ease.",
  "summary": "Small enough to slip into a backpack, Lenovo's Yoga Mini Gen 11 is a solid work PC with unique tricks up its sleeve.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}