My New Favorite! Chuwi Larkbox X Mini PC Review

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  • Опубліковано 7 січ 2025

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  • @Robtech
    @Robtech  Рік тому +13

    Just an amendment to the Chuwi Larkbox X review. A viewer informed me to try USB-PD (power delivery via USB-C) and it does indeed work. I tested under load without issue. Not sure why it says in the spec it's not supported.

    • @JakubChalupnik
      @JakubChalupnik Рік тому +3

      Do you mean the box can be powered by USB-C, or the USB-C on the box can charge phones? Thanks!

    • @sludgepipe
      @sludgepipe 10 місяців тому +1

      Uhhm how do you deliver power to it with a USBC cord exactly? I plugged it in and hooked it to a socket with a phone charger box and nothing

    • @MarcRitzMD
      @MarcRitzMD 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@sludgepipe He said usb-c pd. That's a usb spec. You need a charger which specifically mentions pd (power delivery). You'd probably want one that can do at least 12V. The cable also needs to be usb-c to usb-c

    • @sludgepipe
      @sludgepipe 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@MarcRitzMD hey thanks for the information marcritzmd really appreciate it!

  • @pedxing
    @pedxing Рік тому +9

    this was a cool showing. I wouldn't have thought of the N100 this year but it looks pretty damn efficient with a nice price point.

  • @juliomelchiore245
    @juliomelchiore245 Рік тому +3

    I really enjoy your reviews. You hit all the points I'm interested in. Keep up the good work!

  • @thomasmccormack4796
    @thomasmccormack4796 Рік тому +4

    I am seriously tempted to buy this just for work. The most demanding thing I do is teach classes online and use Office. It is so cheap, I dont feel I have much to lose. I am tired of turning on my huge massively engergy draining tower everyday. I just want to turn my tower into an emulation arcade machine.

    • @jrussellmoore
      @jrussellmoore Рік тому

      It checks many boxes of what I'm looking for (SATA/NVMe support, USB type C alternate mode for DisplayPort, proper DisplayPort too, Power Delivery compatible, etc.), but what makes me somewhat reticent of getting one is servicing. Not only on the physical side, getting to the upper part (i.e., properly disassembling the unit) seems to be impossible, or at least I have yet to see anyone document how it would be done (and with that vent up above I wonder if the insides won't be getting dust easily), but also on the software / firmware side: no website with BIOS updates, limited, kinder garden-like BIOS setup, ... Did you end up getting one? How is it doing?

  • @Johnassu
    @Johnassu 9 місяців тому

    This review was exactly what I was searching for! The performance benchmarks, UA-cam FPS drop tests-it's the best. I just wish there was a throttling test using Cinebench because I'm curious about how long it can handle gaming.

  • @orogin1
    @orogin1 6 місяців тому +2

    Just bought one for a 128 dollars. Can't wait to get it

  • @s737500
    @s737500 Рік тому +1

    Just bought mine from the EU store. Fantastic mini PC. Much better than I expected. Forget running "real" games, but for everything else its realy impressive.

  • @dave_r
    @dave_r Рік тому +10

    Rob, it's nice to see enthusiasm for a low-end unit , and I agree that it's handsome, though that round black fan input grill does point out the small fan (which I assume is roughly the size most of them use). I'm glad it's a good WiFi/BT card, slightly regret soldered RAM and no expansion (other than to replace the SATA stick with a larger one and those are getting a bit hard to find), but at least 12GB will hold up better than 8GB. Also, I may be wrong about this, but I don't remember another brand that used Win 11 Home rather than Pro. For most people that may not make a difference, but I really do like being able to RDP into the minis I have. Fun review to watch.

    • @john__west
      @john__west Рік тому +1

      Dave out here on the frontlines putting work in for the algo ❤

    • @dave_r
      @dave_r Рік тому

      @@john__west One does what one can.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому

      And John is helping again 🥰. Yeah, this one is the first one with Home that I remember coming across.

    • @edrd6257
      @edrd6257 Рік тому

      @dave_r Sorry to disappoint you. The fan used for this 2023 model is actually wayyy smaller than that small round black grill. But the good thing is, it's not the whining type.

    • @Nightingale1887
      @Nightingale1887 3 місяці тому

      you can buy a SATA extension cable as there is a port on the motherboard which converts to SATA and makes it so you can mount 1x 2.5 inch HDD/SSD.

  • @jabonorte
    @jabonorte Рік тому +3

    Mine came with a VESA bracket. Happy with mine, though the MoreFine looks more 'premium'/less like a big smoke alarm. Using it as a daily driver in the office and can report that it's dealing with Office 365 and cloud solutions quite happily, which I could never say about Intel's earlier budget processors.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому

      Thanks for the update. Good to hear its included.

  • @chrisumali9841
    @chrisumali9841 Рік тому

    thanks for the demo and info, have a great day

  • @jrose25_
    @jrose25_ Рік тому

    u helped me so much on makin this pick !

  • @tonytschanz5642
    @tonytschanz5642 Рік тому

    Great and comprehensive review. Thanks!

  • @AgentZeroNine1
    @AgentZeroNine1 Рік тому +2

    I wish there was an inexpensive PC handheld with this chip for emulation and light weight PC gaming.

  • @jabonorte
    @jabonorte Рік тому +2

    Tried it with a PCIE Gen 3 drive. I know it was never going to make a massive difference, but I was working from home, trapped in a room with a new Mini and a spare drive.... Anyway, it worked fine and CrystalDisk is giving me 841 MB/s, so that's a 50% speed increase. I'm only using it for work stuff, so it's not going to overheat. Pleased with the benchmark boost, but probably won't make any difference in performance. Back to work now ......

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому

      Ah, so it works with NVME too. Nice. Didn't try as it said SATA only when I reviewed it 😅. At that speed, it's running at Gen 3 x1 speed like most of the other N100 minis.

    • @Wojtek-J
      @Wojtek-J Рік тому

      Thanks for your comment!
      Do you know if NVME Gen 4 drive will also work with it?

    • @jabonorte
      @jabonorte Рік тому +1

      @@Wojtek-J Haven't tested it with a Gen 4 but there's no reason why it shouldn't work - it's the same socket. You won't get any speed benefit though - it will still be a x1 connection. Worth doing if you already have a spare drive, but don't get too excited.

    • @Wojtek-J
      @Wojtek-J Рік тому +1

      @jabonorte
      Thanks Jabonorte, I appreciate your quick response. I did some reading after asking the question and it became clear that it would work (Gen4 is backward compatible), but its purchase probably doesn't make sense because of the high price and, as you wrote, in this little Chuwi it won't make any difference. What's important is that I can take out the M.2 SATA and throw the M.2 NVME in there - not even by speed gains, but it's easier and cheaper to buy NVME 2 TB and easier to move it to another device in the future. Great that NVMEs in Chuwi work, that's good news, thanks for letting us know about it

    • @Bareego
      @Bareego Місяць тому

      That's good to know, NVMEs are a lot cheaper at higher capacities than SATA versions.

  • @peterboy209
    @peterboy209 8 місяців тому

    I like it. Good Specs, nice looks

  • @Bareego
    @Bareego Місяць тому

    With the minis no vesa mount isn't much of an issue, just get some stick on velcro tape, done.

  • @israelramirez1617
    @israelramirez1617 Рік тому +1

    Excellent review pal... I was very curious about the new Chuwi N100

  • @craigprocter1232
    @craigprocter1232 Рік тому +1

    ordered a Chuwi Larkbox X 2023 today from aliexpress for $149 ($219 AUD) + $20 USD shipping. Should arrive in a couple of weeks with any luck.

    • @xtsplaash
      @xtsplaash 9 місяців тому

      if i connect my hdd will it works?

  • @Hostilenemy
    @Hostilenemy Рік тому +1

    I really wish you showed a side by side comparison of some of those gaming tests with other N100 NUCs. The LPDDR5 memory should have a chunky bandwidth lead over the regular DDR4 SO-DIMM sticks which would result in higher GPU performance. Probably not by a whole lot but enough to justify its non upgradable memory.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому +1

      I've done it before. Didn't make a difference. N95 and N100 aren't bandwidth limited. Might be because of the lack of EUs.

    • @Hostilenemy
      @Hostilenemy Рік тому

      @@Robtech Shame, let down by iGPU.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому +1

      N200 has more EUs. Looking forward to trying it once its released.

  • @AlexanderHetzel-lu9ne
    @AlexanderHetzel-lu9ne 3 дні тому

    Did you try the Displayport yourself? Specs state it supports maximum 4k60p, but users on reddit state it can go waaay beyond with displayport.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  3 дні тому

      Intel's N100 CPU specification lists a maximum of 4K60 on both HDMI and DP for the included integrated graphics www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/231803/intel-processor-n100-6m-cache-up-to-3-40-ghz/specifications.html

  • @JoR-m4l
    @JoR-m4l Рік тому +1

    Just got mine from EU store, unfortunately no VESA mount adapter was included 😞... But still, nice little thing!

    • @s737500
      @s737500 Рік тому

      just got mine from the EU store too. VESA bracket and 4 scres were included.

  • @OffNight914
    @OffNight914 Рік тому

    Great advice, funny jokes, new sub

  • @egorts.2356
    @egorts.2356 Рік тому +1

    Dear all, could you please suggest one thing which confuses me a bit... What would be the difference between Intel N100 PCs and AMD Ryzen (5500 for example)? Why the author compares PCs with same CPUs but not between different CPUs - for example to find best mini PC under 300$? Seems AMD performs much much better and are same quiet as well.. What is the magic and what I should chose if I want quiet mini-PC for office needs?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому +1

      5500U wasn't a budget tier CPU when it launched. I consider budget under $250USD. If you can find a 5500U around that price, great. But I can't keep up with and compare discounted pricing of older generation minis. If AMD starts releasing new gen budget CPUs, they'll be in the comparison chart, but they've exited this market, leaving Intel alone. Oh, also I haven't reviewed a 5500U 😅

  • @indiekiduk
    @indiekiduk Рік тому

    Great info about the network ports, that isn’t even on their spec

  • @jasonspratling
    @jasonspratling Рік тому +1

    Would something like this be good for coding being able to handle programming software running visual studio code programming in JavaScript and being able to build and launch applications ?

    • @jrussellmoore
      @jrussellmoore Рік тому +1

      I suppose it would depend on the applications you want to be running, launching VS Code, learning or doing some programming, sure, compilers wouldn't have much of a problem; but building something like Chrome (for example), no, not advisable at all.

  • @pedxing
    @pedxing Рік тому

    I haven't somehow missed a review of the SimplyNuc device with the 7040 have I? The Moonstone r9.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому +2

      No, I'll be reviewing that next month.

    • @pedxing
      @pedxing Рік тому

      @@Robtech hot dang! =)

  • @raffyhaji
    @raffyhaji Рік тому

    That Morefine M9 Benchmark was really impressive since its the only N100 with DDR4 on that rankings 3:57
    P.S. does that means DDR5 are'nt that gamechanging in Alder lake Mini PCs?
    Thanks Mr. Rob this is basically the better ZX01 Plus with more trusted brand on Chuwi

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому

      Yeah DDR5 makes practically no difference. Even the last N95 I tested had full speed GPU with a DDR4 stick running at 2400

  • @333milos333
    @333milos333 Рік тому

    Have you managed to test whether the USB-C port supports PD? Their Aliexpress listing has an image stating that it should support, while true that the text description says it doesn't. But moreover there are a few chinese youtube videos showing PD actually working with this mini PC.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому +1

      You're right. I tested it and it works 😆. I'll pin a comment

    • @333milos333
      @333milos333 Рік тому

      ​@@Robtech Thanks for testing and confirming! With that feature it really makes it even more compelling.

  • @RusselTheMuscle20
    @RusselTheMuscle20 9 місяців тому

    I just got my Chuwi Larkbox X today. I noticed that the fans does not spin even though the CPU temp is at 54 degrees Celsius. Is that normal?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  9 місяців тому

      54C is plenty cool. If the fan isn't running above 80C, then there's a problem.

  • @lebelame
    @lebelame 11 місяців тому

    any review on watching LIVE sports events on browsers ?

  • @israelramirez1617
    @israelramirez1617 Рік тому +1

    By the way.... CHUWI CoreBOX 5th review? It arrived to my home in MX yesterday... 5,200mhz RAM, 3,500MB SSD.... I look forward for your review 😁

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому

      If they offer to send it to me, I'll review it.

  • @MasterPandaBearChannel
    @MasterPandaBearChannel Місяць тому

    Chuwi released Ubox, with ryzen will you do a review

  • @jrussellmoore
    @jrussellmoore Рік тому

    A tad late for when the video was released, but I am only now considering getting one, I was wondering if you could tell us something about the BIOS of the machine: does it allow for auto power on on power failure? My scenario has it running 24/7, but if the power goes out I'd like it to go back to being powered on directly.
    Also, no news about the kind of support we're to expect from this in terms of BIOS/microcode/firmware upgrades, right? I looked for it, but to get newer revisions it seems we need to contact the company (insert Jackie Chan meme face here).

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому

      I don't remember and I don't have it anymore unfortunately. You'll need to ask Chuwi. Pretty much all of these budget minis get no BIOS updates unless it's from the bigger vendors (ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte etc.)

    • @jrussellmoore
      @jrussellmoore Рік тому

      Thank you nonetheless @@Robtech I appreciate it! Too bad about support though 😔

    • @animelinkup2529
      @animelinkup2529 Рік тому

      how caN i access to the BIOS? ive tried f10 but nothing...

  • @homersez
    @homersez 7 місяців тому

    I just got mine in the last week and it appears that the ssd is n ow NVME.

  • @Boemtie
    @Boemtie Рік тому

    just want to know how many browser tabs you can open before it slows down?

  • @regenjo
    @regenjo Місяць тому

    They reduced the ram speed in newer boxes according to reddit.

  • @MrJustintreat
    @MrJustintreat Місяць тому

    I don't know anything about computers, but this looks like i can do school, magic arena, and Minecraft so i think I'll pick it up

  • @daniel326935
    @daniel326935 Місяць тому

    Sir 😔 I’m planing to get this pc to play StarCraft. One and StarCraft2 you think this pc will work for me ?

  • @xtsplaash
    @xtsplaash 9 місяців тому

    what do you mean by there is no storage option, if i connect my hdd will it works?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  9 місяців тому

      There's one slot on the board and it is occupied already. External drives will work fine.

  • @OmegaLaser-xy4ip
    @OmegaLaser-xy4ip Рік тому +10

    10 times better than a raspberry pi

  • @brooksb7
    @brooksb7 8 місяців тому

    Is it good for open world games like Skyrim and fallout?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  8 місяців тому

      Look up "Skyrim N100" on UA-cam. Same with Fallout and you should get some examples.

  • @renji708
    @renji708 11 місяців тому

    Sorry to bother you but kind of new with this stuff and i was wondering the vram on mine is set to 128 megabytes i wanted to run ps2 games since i seen videos of it doing it but i don't know how to get the ram to work if i change the settings any help would be appreciated

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  11 місяців тому

      PS2 works fine out of the box.

    • @renji708
      @renji708 11 місяців тому

      @@Robtech oh Thanks for the response sorry tried playing day of reckoning on game cube and the game ran like but so assumed i was doing something wrong honestly just wanted it for a emulator box

    • @renji708
      @renji708 11 місяців тому

      Also is there a way to get the ram to go more that 128 megabytes to get games to run better?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  11 місяців тому

      It's a setting you might be able to change in the BIOS. Unlikely to make a difference though. It's the CPU and iGPU performance holding it back.

  • @musicmaestrodj
    @musicmaestrodj 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for thr great review. I have an old laptop with a intel i7 3770 and 16gb of ram and was wondering if that little box would put it to shame. What do you think? Thanks in advance! Bybtye way, i purchased a Chuwi laptop for my wife and she loves it. Looks like a decent build.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  11 місяців тому +2

      In single core the N100 (922) beats the 3770 (820). In multicore the 3770 has the lead (3650) over the N100 (2959). Couldn't find the graphics score, but the N100 is probably faster. Likely another budget generation and the 3770 will be beaten in all metrics.

    • @musicmaestrodj
      @musicmaestrodj 11 місяців тому

      ​Thanks for the info. Here are the full specs. Sorry for not posting before.
      Lenovo IdeaPad P580 Laptop PC i7 -3520M 2.9GHz 15.6" 8GB 750GB HDMI BT NVIDIA GT 630M - upgraded to 16gb ram
      Planning on using it to run a DAW (Reaper) for music production. Want to make sure this would perform better. Other option would be a used i5 9th gen mini Lenovo with 16GB DDR4 RAM.
      ​@@Robtech

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  11 місяців тому +1

      Oh, I was comparing the desktop 3770 (missed the laptop bit). In that case, the 3520M gets beaten pretty easily. www.cpu-monkey.com/en/cpu-intel_core_i7_3520m. But the GT 630M graphics will come out on top. Since it's the CPU and not the graphics that's important for music production, the N100 should perform much better.

  • @talk9415
    @talk9415 9 місяців тому +1

    as always thank you for awesome content!
    it goes for 105 USD on aliexpress now, killer deal or its obsolete now?
    there is no official datasheet anywhere, I cannot figure out if I can swap the ssd, I heard it comes with SATA crappy noname china brand, and I do have a 512GB crucial ddr4 NVME. can the socket on the motherboard work with NVME SSD?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  9 місяців тому +1

      N100 won't be superseeded for another year at least and then the price of the new chips will be higher anyway. I didn't test, but multiple reports of NVME working and some of the units come with an NVME drive

    • @talk9415
      @talk9415 9 місяців тому

      @@Robtech thank you, just ordered one for 97 USD can you believe?
      Aliexpress and their sales...

  • @johannesr.6143
    @johannesr.6143 Рік тому

    First thanks for the grat review! How do you feel about the Chuwi Larkbox X compared to the N100 competitors Beelink Mini S12 / Trigkey G4 (both 16GB DDR4 RAM, 500GB SSD, WiFi6, BT5.2)? What would you buy given all of them cost 200€, like in my case? Any difference in support? Thanks in advance! 🙂

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому +1

      It would just be price and features in this category. Here's my top 5 based on the price at the time in the US ua-cam.com/video/3hJ0nhGdOkQ/v-deo.html

  • @andrewrodrix85
    @andrewrodrix85 7 місяців тому

    This is still your favourite cheap?? I need one for oficce work and play movies!!!

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  7 місяців тому

      Still a good option. But price hasn't moved since this review. I have a new top 5 list here: ua-cam.com/video/hhym_WsQO2w/v-deo.html

  • @Nick-ep4rs
    @Nick-ep4rs 11 місяців тому

    Why am I struggling to find these mini pcs shipping with a UK plug :(

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  11 місяців тому +1

      I use travel adapters most of the time as an AU plug is even rarer.

  • @Stealthguy-rk4ed
    @Stealthguy-rk4ed Рік тому

    Is there any way to make the advance option appear in bios?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому +1

      You can try CTRL + F1 in the BIOS.

  • @albertomendez7063
    @albertomendez7063 Рік тому

    Does this work well with batocera

  • @petermerkus5175
    @petermerkus5175 Рік тому

    Can you boost up cpu? It must have 3,4 ghz but i only see 800 mhz

    • @s737500
      @s737500 Рік тому

      if you change the power plan in windows to performance mode, it boosts up there more.

  • @ndjdj7989
    @ndjdj7989 3 місяці тому

    Bro can you help, im deciding whether to buy the chuwi larkbox or the gmktec g3, when it comes to thermals/heat dissipation/management, etc.,,, which one is less prone to overheating?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  3 місяці тому

      I'd go with this

  • @Trusteft
    @Trusteft Рік тому

    I wonder how these machines handle video editing.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому +1

      Simple 1080P should be okay. Any effects will slow it right down, and exporting will be test in patience.

    • @Trusteft
      @Trusteft Рік тому

      @@Robtech It sounds familiar. I have a i7 5960X with 64GB RAM and a GTX 1660 Super. Some times it can be rough. Thanks for the reply.

  • @johnnny9
    @johnnny9 11 місяців тому

    would this be good for a home server?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  11 місяців тому +1

      Home servers benefit from lots of cores. You'd be better off with something like a Beelink SER5 5560U which is much more powerful and has 6 cores 12 threads compared to the 4 cores with this one.

    • @johnnny9
      @johnnny9 11 місяців тому

      @@Robtech thank you

  • @annualizard
    @annualizard Рік тому

    does the ram run in dual channel?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому

      Intel Alder Lake N CPUs only support single channel.

    • @jrussellmoore
      @jrussellmoore Рік тому

      @@Robtech More or less! On paper (Intel's Ark) it states as much, but there is no such thing as a single channel DDR5, even when it's just one stick there are 2 channels in there ;)

  • @wiktorbednarz229
    @wiktorbednarz229 Рік тому

    i wanna see the frames on a game like miecraft to see if its in the 100's or not

  • @malzbier1339
    @malzbier1339 2 місяці тому

    This thing sucks. You can not access the bios advanced settings.

  • @nedimpocket
    @nedimpocket 7 місяців тому

    Waiting for windows on arm version in next 1-3 years

  • @dinosaurd7295
    @dinosaurd7295 Рік тому

    I bet the follow up machine will be called Sticky :)

  • @RandomNamedNPC
    @RandomNamedNPC Рік тому

    Does this support 1080p 144hz ?

  • @Kbecao86
    @Kbecao86 Рік тому

    wake on lan available?

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому

      Yes, enabled by default

    • @Kbecao86
      @Kbecao86 Рік тому

      @@Robtech thank you, greetings from Brazil.

  • @hectorberistain
    @hectorberistain 2 місяці тому

    Thank you for your videos, I am writing to you from Mexico, I have a UA-cam channel and I edit all my videos with the Filmora software. I would like you to recommend, in your opinion, the best mini PC to be able to edit video. I thank you very much.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  2 місяці тому

      The Intel N100 minis like this one work okay for 1080P video editing. Depends on your budget, the better ones are quite a bit more expensive.

  • @evgen5647
    @evgen5647 6 місяців тому

    Linux: Does audio work?

  • @jairtzinioortiz8602
    @jairtzinioortiz8602 Рік тому

    I'm using mine to run a firewall on my network.

  • @cloudcitydigital
    @cloudcitydigital 11 місяців тому

    Wish I could buy this bare metal, Im sure Windows adds $10 in cost

  • @iissuhayati6312
    @iissuhayati6312 9 місяців тому

    Can play ps2 smoothly ?

  • @Mysty_mm2
    @Mysty_mm2 4 місяці тому

    Does it run Roblox good

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  4 місяці тому

      30-40fps at 1080P

    • @Mysty_mm2
      @Mysty_mm2 4 місяці тому

      @@Robtech is That good

  • @Nightingale1887
    @Nightingale1887 3 місяці тому +1

    Did you delete my comment wtf

    • @martinchacon9741
      @martinchacon9741 Місяць тому

      My interest is peaked ! What was your comment?

  • @fredreed2001
    @fredreed2001 Рік тому

    You can upgrade the memory Sticks with 16GB which will give you a total of 32GB RAM which is the most you can have In this. I can tell you that it can handle pretty much any even high end games without any problems according to other reviews.

    • @Robtech
      @Robtech  Рік тому

      This N100 unit comes with soldered memory and can't be upgraded. It handles older titles like Grand Theft Auto V at 720P (30FPS). It can't modern high end games at all.

  • @THEG12EG
    @THEG12EG 10 місяців тому

    Only 1 ssd is disappointing

  • @EViL3666
    @EViL3666 Рік тому

    Soldering RAM for the sake of saving a few dollars is shortsighted... oh well... NEXT!

    • @jrussellmoore
      @jrussellmoore Рік тому

      Usually I'd say... it depends, here I kinda have to agree. The depends part is because on DDR4, for example, you could be able to run a tighter integrated system (more MT/s) on the soldered package vs. user replaceable one. The N100 caps at 4800 MT/s regardless, hence me agreeing, subtimings may be better still when it comes to soldered (which in turn "may" benefit things dependant on the graphics part), but meh.

  • @lushensuku4095
    @lushensuku4095 Рік тому

    Thnx for the 50 gifted

  • @smartcam1701
    @smartcam1701 Рік тому +1

    PC was a meh! The T-shirt where its at!

  • @john2001plus
    @john2001plus Рік тому

    The CPU is so weak compared to other minis selling from $280 to $700. For $300 you can get a CPU that is 4 times more powerful.

    • @darongreene182
      @darongreene182 Рік тому

      Which one

    • @jrussellmoore
      @jrussellmoore Рік тому +3

      I think you're 2x-ing the price at the very least with that bracket chief, there are mini PCs with more powerful CPUs, sure, especially at the prices you mention; but the appeal one of this things has (at least for me) is not only the bang for buck, but also their power efficiency.

  • @djashjones
    @djashjones Рік тому +1

    Nope, you lost me at sata 🤣

    • @jrussellmoore
      @jrussellmoore Рік тому

      The one that it ships with is SATA, the thing itself allows for NVMe as well. I am not sure of the lanes it has allocated to it though with all that external IO.