One of the most exciting things about Starlink is that it allows people to get high-speed internet access just about anywhere in the world –- even in the most remote locales where cable and fiber internet aren't readily available. It might be a bit on the expensive side when you compare it to most of the competition that can be found in major metropolitan areas, but few services compare when users are deep in the woods, high in the mountains, or even sailing across the ocean. Getting connected to Starlink is a bit more complex than firing up a cable modem, however. To access the laser mesh of internet-providing low-orbit satellites, you'll first need one of the company's satellite dishes.

There are six different kinds of Starlink dishes: Mini, Standard, Standard Actuated, High Performance, Flat High Performance, and Enterprise. These are each different sizes, come with different kinds of mounting equipment, and vary in price. If you're thinking about getting one of these dishes so that you can connect to Starlink, then you might want to know a bit more about what each of them offers.

Starting off with the smallest dish in Starlink's lineup, we have the Mini. This dish is designed to be compact and portable. Starlink wanted users to have an option that would be easy to pick up and take with you anywhere that you might need internet. According to the company's website, the Mini "is a compact, portable kit that can easily fit in a backpack, designed to provide high-speed, low-latency internet on the go." This makes it ideal for camping, backpacking, outdoor markets, and other situations where you might not have a rigid structure to attach a satellite dish. It can also be paired with the relatively affordable Starlink Mini Roam package to be used as a backup internet source during outages. That said, the Mini starts at $599, which is surprisingly expensive given that it's the smallest dish in the product line.