Of course, these machines may not have the room for a Blue-Ray or a DVD drive, but let’s be honest, when was the last time you ever used one of these? Besides, nowadays you can buy an external device to play your discs at a very reasonable price.
Speaking of price, mini-computers are generally not that economical, since they use state-of-the-art technology, to accommodate their small size. Nevertheless, their cost has dropped significantly over the past year, and they are generally as inexpensive, if not more inexpensive, than a low-end laptop of the same computing power.