[SOLVED] Whats your opinion about this mini pc?

[tzuzu100]

https://www.amazon.com/Kingdel-Fanless-Computer-i7-8550U-4096x2304/dp/B07H4MT81L?language=en_US

Whats your opinion about this mini pc? is it same as a normal pc?

 

[USAFRet]

https://www.amazon.com/Kingdel-Fanless-Computer-i7-8550U-4096x2304/dp/B07H4MT81L?language=en_US

Whats your opinion about this mini pc? is it same as a normal pc?

For $700, you're paying for the size.

Do you need something that small?

 

[tzuzu100]

no but I thought it could save space

 

[USAFRet]

no but I thought it could save space

Low power, un-upgradable, expensive.

If you don't need something that small, why are you looking at it?

 

[tzuzu100]

Most laptops have a matte display, I thought I can use the mini pc with an external display

 

[USAFRet]

Most laptops have a matte display, I thought I can use the mini pc with an external display

Well, yes. You'd have to have a monitor for it.

Troubling Amazon reviews, though...

"-PC came with Win 10Pro pre-activated for 'Kingdel' user with admin rights. User can't be deleted.
- ZoneAlarm Firewall right upon installation started blocking outgoing packets to 180.76.5.18:8000. IP lookup shows it's a Baidu's server at "baiduspider-180-76-5-18.crawl.baidu.com" for w/e reason "

"So, I emailed kingdel, thoroughly frustrated at having to troubleshoot their BROKEN hardware for a month, and told them that the power supply had damaged the motherboard, and that I just want a full refund so I can buy something else. They told me I had to ship it to CHINA (wtf??) at MY OWN expense, ..."

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What about this attracts you?
It is simply an expensive, small, crappy PC, from a no name company, that seems to have shady issues with warranty and OS licensing.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Also, when your mini PC breaks down out of warranty, good luck with repairs. Most things are probably built onto the board. So you'll be fortunate if you can repair. But more likely you will simply buy another at that point.

 

[tzuzu100]

you are right, shall I buy a normal PC? or a cheap matte laptop with i7, i5 and connect it to a display?

 

[USAFRet]

you are right, shall I buy a normal PC? or a cheap matte laptop with i7, i5 and connect it to a display?

All depends on your needs.
A $700 laptop will crush that in performance.
A $700 desktop will crush it and the laptop combined.

 

[Phaaze88]

- ZoneAlarm Firewall right upon installation started blocking outgoing packets to 180.76.5.18:8000. IP lookup shows it's a Baidu's server at "baiduspider-180-76-5-18.crawl.baidu.com" for w/e reason "

Wow. Spyware already loaded on it.

 

[tzuzu100]

hello, whats your opinion about this one?


https://www.dell.com/en-uk/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/optiplex-3070-micro/n008o3070mff

i dont know if i can put more ram

 

[Phaaze88]

You've yet to mention the purpose of the PC...

hello, whats your opinion about this one?
https://www.dell.com/en-uk/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/optiplex-3070-micro/n008o3070mff

Ehh, it's ok for simple web browsing, watching movies, MS Word/Office = it's a cheap home/office PC, and nothing more.

i dont know if i can put more ram

Yes.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

The post I did above is my opinion of the mini PC you linked. Seriously. Don't do it.

 

[tzuzu100]

I need it for:
-easy videoediting, watching 6 youtube videos at the same time in 1080p , watching live streams,
having 10 tabs in browser open at the same time including the youtube videos,
working in fl studio when browser is open, watching websites that have big filesize pictures in it ,
websites and programs should open fast, google earth, audacity recordings, photoshop

This Dell Pc has up to 3,7 Ghz CPU and I can put up to 32 GB Ram so I thought its like a normal PC

 

[USAFRet]

And again, why the addiction to these tiny boxes?

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Again, have fun repairing if your small PC breaks down.

 

[Phaaze88]

Whoa.
You must be running Google Fiber or something similar, huh?

 

[tzuzu100]

No, no fiber.I thought I try out something new. Is it better to have a Graphic card instead a graphic card thats on the CPU?

 

[Phaaze88]

Is it better to have a Graphic card instead a graphic card thats on the CPU?

Not necessarily. It depends on what you're doing. Though it looks to me like your tasks wouldn't get all that much out of a discreet gpu - I could be wrong though.
-an 8 thread or greater cpu
-at least 16GBs of ram
-SSD storage
That's what I'm seeing so far.

 

[tzuzu100]

What does an 8 Thread cpu do exactly?

 

[Phaaze88]

More logical processors - can do more tasks simultaneously.
8 threads are better than the quad you were looking at earlier for your editing rig.
The surplus of browser tabs are going to be focused on ram.
Uploads and downloads are going to depend on internet connection and storage drives.

 

[tzuzu100]

I understand, well its easy editing, if i edit a video, size might be up to 6 GB, and its not like it do it everyday. 8 still better?

 

[WildCard999]

These parts...

PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3400G 3.7 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($144.99 @ Walmart)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($99.99 @ B&H)
Total: $319.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-18 20:43 EST-0500

...in this system (Case/MB/PSU).
https://www.newegg.com/asrock-deskmini-a300w/p/N82E16856158064

All together under $500 for a mini PC.

 

[86zx]

I’d look for a Zotac zbox or gigabyte brix if I were going to go with a mini pc they are kinda the kings of that category. I have a brix 760 and it does pretty well has an i7 and gtx 870m it can play forza horizon 4 at 30-40fps so it could probably do all that fairly easy. The issue with the small PCs though is fan noise just like a laptop they sound like little jet engines