This mini PC is its own touchpad
30.1.2025
Translation: machine translated
Welcome to a new episode of "Absurd Combinations". Today we're looking at a mini PC with a touchpad on the lid. You can do without the mouse, but not the keyboard.
The rather less well-known Kidwants brand has come up with something to make its KN1 mini PC more interesting: a touchpad. You move the mouse pointer with your fingers on the surface of the small computer.
Weak PC or touchpad with too much memory
The combination of mini PC and touchpad is entertaining at first. However, after a short period of consideration, I find it very uncomfortable to place my fingers on the comparatively high casing. As I still need a keyboard, the argument of reducing the size of my luggage without a mouse also falls away.
It is also immediately noticeable that the KN1 is very poorly equipped as a mini PC:
- Intel Celeron N4000
- 128 GB eMMC memory + free M.2 slot
- 8 GB DDR4 memory
- Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0
- 4x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, 2x HDMI, 1x Ethernet, 1x 3.5 mm
Header image: Kidwants
Jan Johannsen
Senior Editor
Jan.Johannsen@galaxus.deAs a primary school pupil, I used to sit in a friend's living room with many of my classmates to play the Super NES. Now I get my hands on the latest technology and test it for you. In recent years at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, now at Digitec and Galaxus.
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