# Returning to Zwift from Trainer Road. Apple TV or Mini PC?

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**Created:** [December 31, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/returning-to-zwift-from-trainer-road-apple-tv-or-mini-pc/620767 "2023-12-31T21:43:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![\_TexanDad\_DIRT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/_texandad_dirt/32/501282_2.png) [@\_TexanDad\_DIRT](https://forums.zwift.com/u/_TexanDad_DIRT)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/returning-to-zwift-from-trainer-road-apple-tv-or-mini-pc/620767/1 "2023-12-31T21:43:18Z")

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I’ve been on TR for a year but decided I’d like to return to Zwift in 2024. I’ve got an Apple TV that I ran Zwift on in 2022, but my wife wants to keep it on the living room. So I can either buy a 2nd one for my cave, or a mini pc/desktop around that similar price range. What would be your recommendation?

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**Author:** ![Chris\_Holton](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/chris_holton/32/506684_2.png) [@Chris\_Holton](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Chris_Holton)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 9:51pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/returning-to-zwift-from-trainer-road-apple-tv-or-mini-pc/620767/2 "2023-12-31T21:51:01Z")

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does it have to be mini? you’ll get a much better set up and performance from a full size PC

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**Author:** ![\_TexanDad\_DIRT](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/_texandad_dirt/32/501282_2.png) [@\_TexanDad\_DIRT](https://forums.zwift.com/u/_TexanDad_DIRT)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 10:14pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/returning-to-zwift-from-trainer-road-apple-tv-or-mini-pc/620767/3 "2023-12-31T22:14:44Z")

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No, they just seem to be around that 2-300 price point.

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**Author:** ![Paul\_Southworth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/paul_southworth/32/538336_2.png) [@Paul\_Southworth](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Paul_Southworth)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 10:22pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/returning-to-zwift-from-trainer-road-apple-tv-or-mini-pc/620767/4 "2023-12-31T22:22:26Z")

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Those cheap mini PCs won’t be better than Apple TV for running Zwift. I spent about US$250 to build a PC that runs Zwift well with the highest graphics profile. It’s an HP 280 MT G1 with an Intel i3-4170 that I sourced from eBay for $75. I added a used Nvidia 1050 Ti graphics card, and some new parts: a power supply, 16GB RAM, a 500GB SSD, a WiFi adapter, and a couple cables. It’s not a tiny PC, but something like that does pretty well.