Things About Mini PCs You Should Consider Before Buying

Things About Mini PCs You Should Consider Before Buying
We mall know mini pcs are expensive, so its important to buy the right one. When researching these online, make sure its exactly what you want in a mini pc. I was told from Geekom that this is a faulty machine and they will send a replacement, I will keep you guys updated.
1. Barebones vs. Ready To Go
2. Upgradeable , Memory and Storage?
3. Parts and features of Mini PC ie: Connections and Ports
4. Usability
5. Cooling System
6. Branded Parts?
7. Warranty
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[@Britec09]

Got a mini pc? which one? let me know below. Also do you want to see video on thermal throttling?

[@ffviifakeremake9997]

No, but I would like to know more about undervolting, is it worth it?

[@tonywise198]

Beelink U59 16GB RAM. I have upgraded M.2 Sata from 512GB to 1TB and also put in a 2.5" 1TB SSD. Works really well, and silently. Fan runs minimally without cooling problems. Obviously not blistering fast compared with my gaming rig, but I would recommend them. Keep your expectations realistic and you won't be disappointed.

[@Omar_Little]

I got a Pantera Pico PC for use as a media PC with my TV. Performance to price is pretty excellent for the specs, but it simply cant cool enough quietly so fan is way too distracting. Silence is a must for any future purchases.

[@Ten_Pence]

just brought a Beeliink SER4 4700u for £375 to reduce my wattage from my 12700k 2080ti rig 180w idle to 10w idle well happy with it... :D

[@kennglee]

I got a Beelink SER4 Ryzen 7 4700U with 16 GB memory. Added a Samsung 2.5 drive (1TB). Runs great. The only time I’ve heard the fan come on is whenI do a system restart. Runs cool and quiet. My big complaint is the audio is just a headphone jack, and I wish they put it on the back of the unit.

[@andrewbaxter9834]

Last week I bought a Beelink SER5 at a discounted price (AMD Ryzen 5 16GB) for less than £400. The purchase was partly influenced by your review of something similar a month or so back and honestly I am really impressed with it. I don't play AAA but I wanted to play BeamNG:Drive and Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator which my Desktop PC just couldn't handle but the Beelink handles beautifully. Yes the ingame benchmarks point out that the Radeon Graphics card isn't the best, but for what I'm using it for it will do me until I can upgrade it; and to be honest for the price I paid which is far less than Desktop PCs that have lower specs I definitely feel I got more than my moneys' worth. I enjoy your videos even if sometimes they're above my computer/spec knowledge and you might as well be talking a foreign language but for the most part they are very helpful even to us non-computer literate users. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise.

[@waynerice4918]

I love the Mini PC but most don't have dedicated graphic card and can run hot. So when I want to play demanding games or certain games it becomes difficult with a Mini PC. I just purchase a gaming PC medium size and have no problems with heat and they play all the games if I want. It just determines on what you are planing to use the mini pc for. Thanks for the great video.

[@Keith.W]

Thanks for the video Brian, very informative.

[@Britec09]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aryehyehudahajzenberg9503]

Thanks for the video ! I have been considering buying one and I apprecited a lot your infos ! Keep up the excellent work and May God bless you always !

[@SalamatUK]

I have two, and no complaints…..I knew what my expectations were. The first one was a T-Bau MN25 with a Ryzen 5 2500U processor . (£284.68 June 2020) I added a 512GB 😊SSD and increased it to 16GB. The second I brought was Chuwi Herobox which has 8GB and I added an SSD. (£135.46) I just wanted something small, lightweight, to take away on holiday with me, using TVs for a monitor. Absolutely fine!

[@MichaelandCathy1999]

I also got a Chuwi mini, with i3, 1.8ghz, 6 G ram and 128 G ssd , I added another stick of 128 G. Plus an NVMe of 256 G. Runs great, plays all the games I play and Kodi movies at 70 hrtz.

[@pedxing]

This guy gets it. =) a person after my own heart. purpose-built devices being used for a purpose. =)

[@SuperMax_____0.0_____]

Thank you for all your insights, Its beyond me why one has to be almost a hacker in order to have a proper normal usage of a computer, or in this case a mini pc

[@UNICORNSF3ProgameplayProRACER]

Great material my friend, have a happy weekend!

[@Britec09]

Thank you! You too!

[@bobnaidoo1]

Thanks. Do you have a list of mini pcs you recommend for general home use ?

[@ffviifakeremake9997]

I bought a PC magazine, they did not mention the heat problems with Mini PCs... Good to know.

[@Britec09]

heat is the biggest killer for these mini computers

[@maxcady360]

I am very sad to say that I was very happy for two whole months with my mini PC, a Bmax B6 Pro, had a 10th i3 and 12 GB of Ram. Had enough ports for keyboard and mouse. I've been using it for photoshop and some very small video editing. And playing some games on Steam, but nothing too extreme. There was a random blackout in my neighbourhood, first for some reason the ssd stopped being detected by the Bios and smart recovery did not work as adverstised. And after a few reboots it just stopped working. After this video I know understand what may have caused it's sudden death: cheap m.2 ssd and most likely heat that killed the motherboard.

[@bmanrockwell2174]

Thanks for the info, this is very eye opening.

[@alanl9497]

Very informative. I Just purchased a Neptune gaming MiniPC from minisforum. I want to connect it to an Alienware monitor, and hope it all goes well for me.

[@waltermachnicz5490]

All I wanted was a basic W11 pc to replace 12 year old one only used for basic use. I did not do enough research but I am happy. The Beelink S12 Pro N95. It was out in Jan so resent marked down to $149 -$10 coupon plus tax from Amazon 8GB RAM (single slot) and 256GB M.2 2280. Cheap but adequate.

[@ronaldprovencher7570]

I have a Beelink GTR6 Ryzen 9 AMD Radeon 6900 ... run's great ..the average user will love it and it will play games just fine .

[@avejst]

Great points Thanks for sharing 🙂

[@Britec09]

Thanks for watching!

[@swerges]

Great Video. Thanks. Would very much like a video on your solution & about undervolting. Generally about controlling fan noise. 🙂

[@Britec09]

Great suggestion!

[@TheNewBloodDan]

tech tablets goes super in depth with these products as well as other products that most don't bother. I was looking at the bmax y11 plus but after his review I didn't want it anymore lol. The original bmax y11 is my favorite and i bought it again (from amazon) after i spilled soda on my old one but i saved the drive at least lol.

[@bengtmowitz5012]

I just bought this little one:STRHIGP AMD Ryzen 7 3750H Mini Complete PC 16GB RAM 256G NVMe SSD. I have been searching for a professional review of it and haven't found anything. I also been in contact with the customer service and they have been very helpful. So I am wondering if you possibly could have a look at it?

[@Britec09]

Join our discord and post a link and I will take a look

[@nc3419]

I found it time consuming comparing mini PCs for price-performance-reliability reading as many personal/reviewer reviews but came up with certain requirements such as chip wattage, WIFI edition and performance comparisons. As I do not game, I do not need the absolute fastest but decided on a balance of features that would be well worth it and lasting (if the unit lasts that long). I have 32 GB of Ram, a Ryzen 4800U which is low wattage but has a ceiling of 105 degrees and seemingly decent reviews. It utilizes WIFI6 and BT5.1 and while WIFI 6e and BT 5.2 would have been preferred, realistically, I wouldn't notice any difference in WIFI and non of my devices use 5.2 or higher nor do I expect to have any in the foreseeable future. Only if you use headphones which are 5.2 or higher and stream Hi-rez music would it possibly make a difference, and that SQ difference would be debatable. So, I think I did fairly well for the price and hopefully I will get 3-4 years out of it. While I am not giddy about Win 11 intrusiveness, just turn off or deny as much as possible for data collection. It seems to work and only time will tell. But there is no denying the benefit of size in comparison to the behemoth boxes we used to use.

[@jonathanmaybury5698]

Another pitfall with mini PC's. Is the noise of the fan. Some can get really loud.

[@Britec09]

I agree, they can get loud if not done right

[@michaeldemers2716]

I picked up the Eglobal Cheap mini PC i7 from Ali-Express and a Rapoo K2800 Keyboard. I am extremely happy but it is Windows 10 and will only have support a few more years. That's the only downside. It has VGA along with HDMI and that's a plus in my book for retro gaming on a tube monitor.

[@firstlast5350]

Might you not be better off buying mini pc with more modest (cooler running) cpu and accept the limitations.

[@kg3474]

Thank you Brian very useful !

[@Britec09]

Very welcome!

[@ramsay9912]

Thank you very much for your honest review

[@lukasjankis]

Any recommendations what to buy?

[@Britec09]

Sure, beelink minisforum are pretty good

[@Cyba_IT]

Please make a ThrottleStop Vid Brian! Cheers mate :)

[@frosty.winnipeg]

Good luck finding the speaker jack on most platforms of these mini’s. Most do not have one.

[@johnbudnik4372]

Well I've just bought one of the same type in your video....32GB Ram - 1 TB HD - £ 800.00 - I'm not a gamer...the reviews have been very positive on most PC sites I've visited. Got from Amazon - due to arrive Tuesday - based on your review Brian should I send it back?

[@bmanrockwell2174]

If it's not going to do the job you intended it to do, I would (personally) seriously look into sending it back.

[@markroberts7093]

Send this pile of junk back and build your own.

[@johnbudnik4372]

@@bmanrockwell2174 How would I know its 'not fit for purpose'?? Lots of positive reviews - not a gamer - just want a quick reliable PC at a sensible price..

[@johnbudnik4372]

@@markroberts7093 Do what??? If had the skills or time to do it I would - how do you know 'its junk'??

[@markroberts7093]

@@johnbudnik4372 Yours might turn out to be fine but from this video things don't look very promising. I personally would look at an Intel NUC if you are hellbent on this kind of setup. Things should work properly straight out of the box, most people have not got the skills to do the tweaking to get it to perform to a decent standard. The end user shouldn't have to be faced with rectifying the manufacturers incompetence.

[@nyx7608]

How about putting some fan to reduce the heat?

[@lucas8385]

thank you for this

[@Britec09]

You're very welcome!

[@stevedodd295]

When you use software please note them in your link section. You also did not say what GIMP is and does.

[@martinvargas3755]

I just purchased GeekomPC 8 i5 but when turn it on today, it didn't booted to Windos 11. It took me a blue screen where I had to select language and region, after it to me to another blue screen where I had to connected to my wifi because it said it needed upgrades to boot to windows 11. It restarted but took me again to same first blue screen. I tried several times but it does the same. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@wtbm123]

Good info.

[@Britec09]

Thanks Terry

[@m.d7527]

Hi i am thinking of buying a mini pc. It's my son's birthday a d he wants a GAMING PC 😬which i can't afford. Can you pls recomend which mini pc i should buy. Budget is 600 - /+ Thanks alot

[@buzzsah]

I notice in a lot of reviews, the tuber takes more time talking about the packing. I want to know about the unit, not the box/package. Then on some, they talk about how great an item is, well, it's new to them, let me know after 6, 8, months of use.

[@ethimself5064]

Mine is small enough - Levono ThinkCentre I5 X4

[@Britec09]

Very nice

[@gloomyvale3671]

Very condescending post, there are people that buy mini pcs and know what they are buying and what ports do what, it’s like saying before you buy a car has it got an engine? Is there a steering wheel. There are a ton of mini pc posts out there and yes they do take them apart, if you buy a mini pc and find out it lacks a port you need then you should not be buying anything.

[@chrisg6091]

Considering its a laptop with no screen/keyboard/UPS these are pricey. Add in cost of adding ram/storage to the 'bare bones' kits & these look even more pricey. A second hand ex corporate laptop from top tier manufacturer (eg Dell) will give you 95% of the performance at a fraction of the cost.

[@kmieciu4ever]

There are also cheap, second hand ex corporate mini-pcs...

[@darkstar1973]

If you’re considering a mini pc I have had a lot of luck with Intel NUCs.

[@Britec09]

They done come without there own issues

[@michaelkeith8992]

Why do 99% of reviewers see gaming performance as the only criteria that matters? Even sub $100 minis that were clearly not designed for gaming, are evaluated on their gaming performance. If a mini can't run the latest top game at 4K at 120 FPS it is trash! Many of these minis are ideal for a wide range of uses.

[@stevehalt7916]

Wow! Just … wow!!! So if you purchase a noname Chinese box it might be of poor quality. That’s a massive revelation!!! Also, turns out if you slot a CPU into a microbox and have it working, the box might get hot. Who would have thought?!

[@orcaflotta7867]

The Moment he mentioned Windows he lost me. We use these sff PCs to run Linux on 'em, and don't get bogged down by Windows crapola.

[@ffviifakeremake9997]

I would like to build my own mini PC from the ground up, but I just found out that it would not be possible.

[@84Actionjack]

A deeper story can only be done in a series.

[@davidlees7867]

great video thanks for shoutouts

[@Britec09]

Any time

[@Johna130]

My major concern about buying a mini pc has always been to me is it going to be cool enough as I write I notice you mention this.

[@tonywise198]

No cooling issues with mine (Beelink U59).

[@Johna130]

@@tonywise198 Thats good to hear

[@Britec09]

Beelink make some nice mini pc

[@Britec09]

Yes John, one of the major factors

[@polishhotdog933]

Mine didn’t come with a plant.😩

[@welshtony1]

Just seems these companies are rushing to puy high end component's in these to bump the proce up without actually asking should we really do this. I mean i7 is to high I personally think nevermind i9. I5 and Ryzen 5 seems to be the sweet spot. i7 and Ryzen 7 is doable with a little undervolt but i9 is ridiculous

[@Britec09]

I fixed it, made a video as well :)

[@welshtony1]

@@Britec09 nice

[@ObsidianMercian]

Any concerns about built-in spyware or malware included by the manufacturer? Have you ever seen any evidence of this?

[@tonywise198]

My Beelink U59 came with a stock (no crapware) install of W11 with a Retail (not OEM) key.

[@johngoard8272]

Yes well Brian I have said before these mini PCs are not for me and even if I were you could bet I would be caught with one with a warranty that requires dealing with some character in China. The BIOS on this particular machine is quite a nightmare for the average user and should be made a lot clearer on what the settings actually do. So for one, I would just buy an ordinary desktop in preference.

[@gloomyvale3671]

Not all mini pcs are the same, if your scared off a mini pc because of this guys post then best stick to desktop pcs, mini pcs have come on leaps and bounds. This guy bought a cheap shit unit to try to tell people how bad mini pcs are.

[@johngoard8272]

@@gloomyvale3671 Yes mate I am just old school who needs to be able to swap in and out components to suit my needs. It would drive me mad if a I could not say install a half decent GPU or sound card.

[@loucipher7782]

thermal problem is unavoidable in these products even laptops from reputable brands have thermal issues they all dont have the space to slot in real heatsinks, any cheap desktop cooler with 6 heat pipes will outperform them by a mile my Asus laptop with a Ryzen 5600H can easily top over 90C in only gaming GTAV on a hot day, dont bother with full core benchmark, its gonna explode!

[@longdang2681]

The size is used an excuse for manufacturers to use underrated cooling solutions. Adequate cooling is possible for both mini PCs and laptops but it is not encouraged by manufacturers as it doesn't really sell a product with it's specs on paper. The cooling solution(heatsink) is the first cost cutting measure made to reduce both weight and cost. It's why we need actual reviews that differentiate the cool and quiet systems from the inferior(quality of life) products.

[@ArielCleirigh]

So in other words mini pc bad especially for places with heat like in summer just buy a regular pc or a good laptop.

[@ahsanvlogs352]

nice video lol

[@Britec09]

Thanks

[@OlettaLiano]

I don't understand the point of buying a mini PC. For the money you're talking about, you could buy a laptop or the parts to build a 1080p gaming PC.

[@Britec09]

Some people like to keep one in camper van etc

[@johnsenchak1428]

A lot of computer youtbers are just entertainers and real don't have a solid background in technology Many just read off information in articles and express their opinions based on what will get the views (click bait)

[@f23948]

Intel is going to discontinue old Celeron and Pentium

[@GLU373]

Jesus loves us God bless everyone!!!!!!

[@unlvqasl]

Jesus is a fucking crook

[@dellawrence4323]

I have thought of a new name for these things = Dustbin Fillers.

[@Britec09]

lol they are not that bad

[@emchodevetkov9438]

ewaste

[@Britec09]

They are not that bad some of them

[@emchodevetkov9438]

@@Britec09 even nuc is same

[@NoneofyourBusiness-gy9yw]

overheating is something they sell but dont tell. that is why these mini pc never last. but that the whole idea so that you can spend more buying new one. mini pc, sff, itx all these get real hot real fast.