The Polywell B150L2-i7 business desktop ($799 as tested) may be small, but it's powerful enough to display information and video on two 4K UHD displays simultaneously, or help you complete content creation, financial, medical, or retail tasks quickly. The B150L2-i7 is a bit larger and less IT-friendly than the Dell Optiplex 9020 Micro,but it's also faster and less expensive. A perfect fit if you have a sole proprietorship or a small business, the Polywell B150L2-i7 is our new Editors' Choice for midrange business desktops.

Design and Features
Measuring just 1.75 by 8 by 8 inches (HWD), the B150L2-i7 isn't much bigger than a hardcover book.  It's a bit larger than the 2014 Apple Mac mini, the Dell Optiplex 9020 Micro, and the Lenovo ThinkCentre M83 Tiny. But with its black metal case with perforated vents on top, it's unobtrusive compared with more consumer-oriented small-form-factor (SFF) systems, such as the all-white Acer Revo One (RL85-UR45).

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On the front panel, you'll find the Polywell logo, a Power button, and two USB 2.0 ports, which are better suited for connecting a mouse and keyboard than speedy external hard drives and solid-state drives (SSDs). In the back are more connectivity options, including surround-sound audio jacks, two Ethernet ports, two HDMI ports (with 4K support), a PS/2 port, six USB ports (two 2.0, four 3.0), leads for the included 802.11ac Wi-Fi antenna, and a jack for the AC adapter that's used instead of a more convenient internal power supply.

The B150L2-i7's 16GB of RAM and 256GB SSD are more than enough for business tasks, particularly if you're using the system in an office where transactions are fast and furious, like a brokerage firm or doctor's office. The SSD comes free of bloatware, with only Windows 10 and hardware drivers preinstalled. The processor and motherboard aren't Intel vPro certified, which is sometimes necessary for your IT department's inventory and systems-management framework. That said, Polywell can work with you to provide drive imaging and 18-month product-cycle support for small- and medium-size projects. Both Dell and Lenovo offer better support for large-scale/enterprise projects, like rollouts of 10,000 or more units.