Ayaneo’s take on the Mac Mini is its cutest computer yet

Ayaneo is branching out from Steam Deck-style handhelds with the Macintosh-inspired Ayaneo Retro Mini PC AM01.

Available for preorder in a variety of different spec configurations, this miniature PC combines a charmingly old-school aesthetic with a set of older (but not quite out of date) AMD Ryzen chipsets.

On the low-end, you're looking at an AMD Ryzen 3 3200U processor, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of on-board storage. That model is priced to move while stocks last at $150 USD.

If you don't mind cutting back on thrift when it comes to Ayaneo's latest throwback, there's also a version of the AM01 that runs on an AMD Ryzen 7 5700U chipset that can be kitted out with 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage.  That variant starts at $220 USD but a maxed-out model comes in at $382 USD.

Regardless of which spec-sheet you settle on, you'll get the same retro design and plethora of ports. The back of the pint-sized PC features four USB Type-A ports, one USB type-C port, both HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, plus a headphone jack and an Ethernet slot if you want something faster than Wi-Fi. 

According to Ayaneo itself, the AM01 is only the beginning. In a blog post, it pitched the new PC is the first in a line of products inspired by iconic tech designs of the past.

To that end, the company has already begun teasing a NES-inspired AM02. If you're sold on the Ayaneo's first foray into NUC-style miniature PCs, you can pre-order it via Indiegogo from today. Although the company are taking orders via a crowdfunding platform, it expects to ship units out from as soon as next month.