Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini x x Gen 10 Luna Grey 2025 Review

Big RAM, tiny body, and so quiet you'll forget it's on. The 512GB SSD and useless GPU mean this is strictly for spreadsheets and code, not creativity or gaming.

The one thing to know about the Lenovo IdeaCentre Mini x Gen 10 is it's a seriously compact, ARM-based Windows PC that absolutely nails everyday productivity and developer tasks. It's eerily quiet, packs a surprising amount of RAM, and has more ports than some full-size desktops. But that ARM chip means you're saying goodbye to any hope of real gaming, and the 512GB SSD will have you playing storage Jenga before long.

We weren't shocked that the 12-core Snapdragon X CPU and 32GB of DDR5 are top-shelf performers (91st and 92nd percentile in our database), but how cool and quiet this thing stays under load is impressive. It chewed through multitasking and 4K playback without breaking a sweat. The real eyebrow-raiser is the integrated Adreno GPU, which lands in the bottom quartile (22nd percentile). That's fine for office apps, but don't expect to edit 4K video or play anything beyond Solitaire. Storage is the other sore spot—512GB puts it squarely in the middle of the pack, and with Windows and a few apps, you'll feel the pinch fast.

Pricing jumps around from $708 to $956 depending where you shop, so you'll want to hunt for the lower end of that spread. Even at $800, this is a fair deal for the CPU and RAM you're getting, but that tiny SSD sours it a bit. Bump up to a 1TB model if you can, or factor in external storage. For office drones and code compilers, it's well worth it. For anyone else, you're paying for ports and quiet you might not need.

The elephant in the room is Apple's Mac mini M4. For similar money, you get a faster CPU, a much better GPU, and none of the ARM Windows software headaches. But if you need Windows, the IdeaCentre Mini x trades blows with the HP OmniDesk and Dell XPS mini PCs, both of which typically offer Intel chips with better graphics and storage options—but often less RAM at this price. The Lenovo's trump card is its port selection and Wi-Fi 7, which makes it the best-docked mini of the bunch.

If you're hunting for a mini PC to play games or do any kind of GPU-heavy work, put this one down. Pick up an ASUS ROG G700 or even a last-gen Intel Dell XPS with Iris Xe graphics instead. Likewise, if you absolutely need terabytes of local storage, this isn't your box—grab a Mac mini M4 with a bigger SSD or a compact Windows tower with a drive bay.

If you're after a compact, no-noise Windows box for dev work, office multitasking, or just a clean desk, the IdeaCentre Mini x Gen 10 delivers where it counts. The 32GB RAM alone makes it feel premium, and the connectivity is absurdly good. Just accept that you'll never install Call of Duty on this thing, and budget for an external SSD if your projects are meaty. For the right person, it's a great buy.