This TINY TEMU PC… has a built-in SCREEN??

[@SmokinSilicon]

I’m always very intrigued by these tiny PCs. Small PCs have been around for ages at this point, but it still feels wrong 😂

[@sigillinux]

I LOVE mini's my main pc is a lovely older bosgame e2 mini running nyarch linux lol

[@techcube7291]

Since childhood I've dreamed a PC that fits in my pocket and doesn't have to be carried in a bag. I've tried many methods to emulate a desktop operating system on my smartphone. The best I've got is Windows 7 but with a very slow internet browsing. I've been working on that obsession for 5 years.

[@Belnick6666]

your phone is a mini PC, so not that impressive anymore

[@rushunt2131]

I think it could make an amazing volumio player that would be cool

[@Broadsword999]

@techcube7291 Pi 5 is pretty ok and does most of what you want.

[@revengefrommars]

Somehow I think that copy of Windows 11 may not be legitimate.

[@Brick-dx3lw]

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[@theabyss18]

Every single time I order a mini pc from a brand that isn't mainstream. (And sometimes they are) i always reinstall the operating system. I HATE that oem junk that they put on.

[@theabyss18]

And then I move onto linux because windows update sometimes reinstalls that oem junk.

[@BocVel]

Tbf, unless you are in an organization there's no reason to pay for windows

[@AbdullahIqbal-w6b]

@@BocVel ikr

[@Dewm_]

As someone who likes using an Intel NUC as a little server machine, having a display on the front for performance statistics would be really handy if I wanted to run it headless. I could make sure it hasn't completely locked up on me or if something has had a memory leak / messed up.

[@Enderkruemel]

i think it doesnt work on linux, so its not that good as a server statistics display i think.

[@Dewm_]

@Enderkruemel A driver can always be made.

[@Enderkruemel]

@@Dewm_ it can but who would do this?

[@FerinaAryele]

Many AceMagic PCs came pre-installed with Malware. It was a big thing for awhile involving the Google Chrome that came pre-installed on the PCs. It's best to fully reinstall windows yourself but I believe someone said drivers for those mini pcs were difficult to find.

[@FexyVRC]

I own one, doing a clean install doesn't get rid of it of all the Malware and Trojans. You need to swap the drive itself and do a new install.

[@cherokeevapor8480]

As far as I know they Have Not changed anything about the pre installed malware. Probably why it when straight to Windows I would definitely run anti malware and viruses software

[@MalgeunSAM]

​@@FexyVRC No need to swap ssd. Just backup driver, license token and fresh install windows from usb stick.

[@FexyVRC]

@@MalgeunSAM The drivers you can download from the support site. And im saying this because i had to. just doing a clean install doesn't get rid of them. I had to swap a new drive then do a clean install then clean the old one several times before it got clean.

[@Nodster]

@@FexyVRC I assume you mean clean installing windows over the top of an existing install and not deleting existing content right? Because if you mean the nuclear option of deleting the whole drive before installing windows then the nuclear option only ever needs to be done once as trim does a damn good job of making sure everything gone for good, I am an expert at accidentally deleting SSD's with content I wanted to keep because I was not paying attention and finding it was all unrecoverable. Given the whole debacle over Acemagic's nefarious behavior previously can you even trust the drivers they supply? Generally Windows will find most of the drivers required for the components of these mini computers and even if that is not the case then the manufacturers of those components usually have drivers available and probably more up to date than the ones Windows uses. To be fair though I was not even aware of the Acemagic issue until everyone started making videos on it because like Laptops I get I took the nuclear option of delete and clean install the acemagic device I got after unboxing it just because I really dislike all the bloatware these vendors shovel into them heh.

[@DoctorNemmo]

The first thing I would do would be to put HAL 9000 in that little screen.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

BEST comment 🙂 "I'm sorry Nemmo, I can't do that..."

[@sigillinux]

acemagic... did they fix the malware issue? I assume this model no as its a "refurb" and has chrome installed like the others.

[@SmokinSilicon]

I’m not sure, this is the first time we’ve ever used an acemagic product

[@jwmilly3671]

Yes it's that brand.

[@JonathanMorris777]

Yes they did fix the malware issue and they generally make pretty good value machines. It's also very easy to check for malware as you should probably do on any new machine.

[@Mirrorism]

Yup, I have this exact model and was weary about it after seeing the malware claims. No issues running the drivers and programs for the display though some checks - these were what contained malware.

[@magis123]

@@SmokinSilicon If you logged into your Gmail with that windows install I would highly suggest changing your passwords same with that application. Speaking from experience.

[@fmlazar]

With two ports this can be set up as a router and firewall.

[@plonk420]

yep, just came to the comments to say this. pfSense/OPNsense my love 🥰

[@stevesteve8098]

Yep.. A firewall that allows the Chinese to build a beachhead into any internal network this crap is connected to.. first thing you do with this sort of crap , is TOTALLY erase it & reinstall it. Then connect it to an ISOLATED switch & get wireshark on it for a week.

[@plonk420]

@@stevesteve8098 when you install pfSense/OPNsense, that'll erase everything except for the UEFI (unless you're virtualizing/dockering it, which is a bit beyond me), so that's about the only thing you have to worry about

[@KylesCutePecker]

@@stevesteve8098 Great advice. Now only if I didn't have to make a TEMU account.

[@SullySadface]

For $150 that isn't a bad deal to put next to the bedroom tv... after zeroing out the drive of course

[@Nodster]

Does well as a media server for sure or even some retro game emulation.

[@SullySadface]

@Nodster Yeah, I bet it could run PCSX2 pretty capably.

[@ArtemisKitty]

What about the UEFI embedded spyware, though? That survives full factory reset, because it's FROM the factory. PKFail has been found on multiple acemagic products, along with Bladabind, Redline, and a few others...

[@PhilipKerry]

I use Temu all of the time here in the UK and I can honestly say that everything has been exactly what I've ordered and not once have I been sent any " Junk " .

[@estusflask982]

The link just takes me to a random page on Temu, not the actual PC

[@SmokinSilicon]

There’s literally an entire explanation for this in the description, lol..

[@estusflask982]

@@SmokinSilicon yeah it must've been removed I don't see it even after searching "ace magic mini pc"

[@SmokinSilicon]

@@estusflask982it might be back if you check again tomorrow. Lol. Good ol Temu. Never seen so many listings constantly get removed

[@xXIronPeachesXx]

Best way to explain it is shoddy products like these are often sold after repeated rebranding to ‘erase infamy’ in reality they’re just making a new account with a new IP to avoid negative reviews. So the link changes often

[@NiceEyeballs]

​@@estusflask982 I can see it. Searched for mini pc as the creator said.

[@Srrock61]

how much did you buy it for as well is there a model number?

[@yetshi]

one of the first steps with these temu buys is to run something like Paessler or netcrunch, see where it tries to phone out to on first boot and while running. i guarantee its gonna be hitting a whole lot of chinese IPs with background download requests

[@xXIronPeachesXx]

I wanna see someone do this to an array of cheap mini pcs

[@matthewgatskie1287]

I appreciate how you are in videos now and not just trying to act like, yeah, that guy who I also enjoy watching! Superb stuff man!

[@dazisback2]

Pretty good presentation, enthusiasm goes a long way on youtube so I subscribed.

[@iNfLune5]

Should test that spare m.2 slot with a oculink adapter to a egpu and see how it runs games then. Def would be cpu bottlenecked but would be a good watch

[@SmokinSilicon]

Sounds interesting 🧐

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

So perfect 16K gaming machine? (CPU doesnt matter at that resolution, core 2 duo will do about as well as 5600X).

[@kattz753]

The Chinese mini PCs have a modified version of Windows 11. Beelink does it too. What they are trying to do is to get around the requirement to use a Microsoft account with the newer versions of Win 11. Check the version of Windows. I didn't realize that my Beelink was stuck on 21H2. That is unsupported, and you won't get all of the updates. My Beelink was so effed up I couldn't even do a clean install. I had to download the latest version of Windows and use a USB stick to do an in-place upgrade. Also, check for malware. Ace Magic has been known to pre-install it. From what I hear, they don't do it anymore, but you have a refurb. Scan it with a good 3rd party anti-virus. Makes you wonder what they have done to the Microsoft built-in AV. That's actually very good now. It must be modified on the earlier Ace Magic machines to allow the malware to install and stay there.

[@Burnt_LoafTM]

Temu aside, pc companies need to take a leaf out of the temu pc book! Easy accessability top teir 🧐

[@Nodster]

Hmmm you seem to be missing a whole boatload of irrelevant keywords, how do you expect to become a Temu master if you are not going to do it correctly. Fixed it>> temu pc book! Easy accessability top teir, quality good, game will top, clean dishes, doll house, tool set, gmaeing compuper, color rbg effect, 10K ultra hd super, play AAA title ultra setting. Bad English added for extra effect. Your welcome lol

[@InvokedAlbaz]

5:01 “The com-computer, you know? The cool screen!” Lmfao! 😂😂😂😂

[@lx9260]

You can't wait for a low-spec PC to run games... These are made for internet use

[@yussafmalik7712]

I been running a nipogi mini pc with good specs. for a year or so. but I installed windows 11 fresh recently and it lost RGB strip on case and knob which controls power mode stopped working. And I think there no support for company. so there are risks with random mini pc companies from China.

[@moshguy]

What kind of device does the screen show up as in Device Manager?

[@xXIronPeachesXx]

I like this question this answers a lot of things for us😂

[@NiceEyeballs]

Exactly that's what I want answered too. And same for those rgb

[@TKs3DPrints]

did you try just booting up the machine without it connected to monitor ? that may have kicked it into the screen

[@MegaDirtyberty]

"no I don't think there's any metal in this actually...... it's all plastic" then proceeds to stick the base to it via............... magnetism....

[@richardc5100]

I like he part where he said the price so we can determine if it’s a good deal or not.

[@SmokinSilicon]

No point in giving a price when the price changes everyday, listings are removed weekly, and there are dozens of listings from the same seller, selling the same thing, at different prices. You'll just have to go to temu and look at the current prices to see if it's worth it to you.

[@richardc5100]

@ “it was ___ at the time of buying/ it’s currently _____ when recording this video” that’s my suggestion

[@Random_MantixYT]

​@richardc5100 true, but can ya calm down. It's not a big deal, just look for it yourself if it's that important

[@BadRomanceBLadyGaga]

8:28 apparently it costs 150$ during the making of this video

[@Random_MantixYT]

​@BadRomanceBLadyGaga I was just about to say that cuz I got to that part

[@juggawest]

I wonder if you can transfer a Windows 10 PC into this then upgrade to 11

[@TruckinBeagle]

Temu just keeps winning! What a nice little PC. Perfect for web browsing or word processing or watching videos. I’ve been wanting something to hook to the tv for just this!

[@misterhoudi2824]

These the kinda videos I’ll binge watch for sure, strange obscure pc tech, all for my viewing pleasure, digestible nourishments of actual information for my brain >:] An edutainment.

[@NiceEyeballs]

I love these. I'm always left with how? How are those rgb and screen showing up as?

[@magneticanimalism7419]

I've been looking at this Mini PC for a while now, there has been some controversy about the custom software that controls the screen and LEDs containing Malware which was off-putting so maybe that was part of the "Re-furbished" part.

[@Aeduo]

What's the screen in device manager? Does it show as PCI or USB and what are the vendor and device IDs?

[@turnkit]

Does the psu run at 12v? This might be a great car./ auto computer if the screen can be used as a small display

[@NiceEyeballs]

Why tho

[@NiceEyeballs]

What are the use case in a car?

[@courier11sec]

Every single video about temu is basically "we ordered this thing and it's probably a ripoff or just junk" then later it's "wait this is actually really good. How did they do this?" I've had really good luck with temu. I think you're more likely to get ripped off on Amazon honestly, and if there's an issue with anything, temu takes care of it right away.

[@L8PRODTV]

honestly, temu stuff is good value. the prices are comparable to taobao (which doesn't ship items internationally)

[@SmokinSilicon]

I mean because we’ve made a bunch of other Temu videos and everything has been bad lol

[@jfilm7466]

Found the same stuff on Amazon for 3x the price

[@courier11sec]

@jfilm7466 every time. Amazon is overrun with people drop shipping from the vendors on Temu with massive markups and zero support.

[@notme222]

I mean I do my fair share of returns, but the ease with which they take returns certainly makes me more likely to order.

[@Iskelderon]

Tiny machines like that are pretty great if you just need a small home/media server for USB harddrives and maybe show the weather and news headlines on a smart mirror instance. Since they have an SSD port, you can even upgrade it with the one from your old desktop when you move to a newer one. Just be sure to wipe the factory-installed system, like with any new PC.

[@thedegoose]

great video, this popped up under recommended and this is my kind of stuff. Subscribed 👍

[@jeremiahnusbaum2920]

Great video! I agree about a fresh copy of windows, bloatware can cut the ballz off a low powered cup such as the n95. I have found software called throttle stop can do wonders for such a low power CPU.

[@aceman1126]

I use ghost specter and it's pretty amazing for a barebones winblows os

[@forengamesreal]

Using Linux you may be able to display onto that display. In Hyprland you can initialize the display manually which should allow for it

[@camberwellcarrot420]

The N95's graphics are not really up for much in the way of gaming, but it's fantastic for use with Plex as the hardware encoding/decoding onboard is fantastic. As a general purpose PC, it's all most people need.

[@nishidohellhillsruler6731]

I remember that because I have no sense of time at all, I used to play games in a window so I could see the clock and go like "Oh shi7! It's almost 3:00 a.m.!", and it actually bothered me because I felt playing like that messed with my concentration. A nice little screen like this on my CPU would had been great back then, I would had greatly appreciated all the info about how everything was running too.

[@nick......]

I like the magnetic stand. I hope companies like Beelink would learn from this.

[@nigelbrunsdon6064]

Nice work. I love your enthusiasm.

[@ORBIT9224]

my steelseries Arctis Nova Pro's came with a deck that you can make show cpu and gpu temps its not on the pc but on your desk

[@lowerclasswarfare]

It has two NIC ports because I would assume that one could install router software and use it as a router, or one of many network related things. EDIT: That being said, I'd love to have some readout like that for my OPNSense machine.

[@rickcortese2023]

I probably won't get around to it but I'd like to see if it runs apk software like Arduino or maybe my USB programmer. There's a couple of other things like software defined radio and emulation of other systems that could be fun.

[@snowdogthewolf]

Awesome video! That's a neat little machine. I downloaded Cinebench on my laptop and only got a score of 6091 and according to Google, that's a "meh" score as well. I don't game with it, so just like that little PC, it's good enough.

[@stefanp4258]

It probably still did updates, and therefore was 50% cpu load at 7m. I think, these n95 Gracemont e-cores are perfectly fine for a small media-PC, or even some server tasks. But now intel has invented new skymont e-cores, and i would want them in a new mini-PC instead.

[@NiceEyeballs]

I'm wondering if you know how these pc communicate with those built in stuff like rgb and display. I commentator said he lost access to rgb strip after a fresh os install.

[@plan7a]

Is the tiny screen simply for jpegs, or can gifs be used - that would allow something in the way of movement (albeit only a little). Just a thought!

[@donkeystyle3200]

Dude, that PC was spying on you before you even took it out of the box.

[@LockonKubi]

Two lan ports would be interesting for homelab or firewall stuff. The extra screen for usage stats would be cool there too.

[@tonymorris3935]

I have an N100 mini PC running Debian 12 and it screams compared to Win 11 that came on it. It is a magnificent Minecraft server and when it isn't serving games, functions as a great second machine for general purpose computing.

[@williamolsen20]

I was thinking if I purchased this I would go Linux on it too.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

i LOVE pow-power mini PCs that don't take up much space and are mostly just for standard desktop applications such as browsing, watching videos & pictures, word-processing and working with image software like GIMP and maybe some emulators of older Systems like Home-computers of the 80s. Heck even as a server that thing might be interesting, with the readout LCD. Thank god the WIFI module is removable. I always hate it when it comes hard-soldered to the board, like on the Raspberry Pi since Rev 3. I want to be able t0 100% disconnect that stuff on the hardware level.

[@core36]

Be careful when going with a mini pc. Make sure the device has adequate cooling for the desired task. I got myself a mini pc (not this one). The APU and by extension the inside of the case and nearby components become so hot in some heavier workloads that it broke the intel wifi/bluetooth chip. Twice.

[@fancycat3360]

I think this screen and rgb combo is just a screen+microcontroller like ESP32 connected by "Virtual Serial COM port". All magic goes in software inside microcontroller and software in windows. All magic gone , when you lost your windows application or when you use unsupported operating system (where application is not compiled / not existing on this operating system)

[@NiceEyeballs]

Can't you back up this 'software in windows' to install in a fresh os. And does the 'software in microcontroller' also get deleted when reinstalling windows?

[@fancycat3360]

@@NiceEyeballs Transferring the software should be enough, but I'm not sure about the driver. If it is included in the application files, there would be no problem. But if it is not there, you would have to somehow "pull it out" from the previous Windows installation. And also "software in microcontroller" is immune to reinstaling windows. It's important what kind of microcontroller is used to drive this screen, and also how microcontroller "is connected to" pc. I think this screen uses USB 2.0 cable standard (visible at 10:40 - that black tiny 4 wires with white header ) so it can be classic "Silicon Labs CP210x USB to UART Bridge" - And also visible with this name in Device manager. But I dont know actually, without looking deeper at this screen and its components.

[@jbuchana]

Years ago I bought an Acemagic mini PC. It was some time ago, and it was lower spec than this one. I don't know about malware, I loaded Linux on it straight off. It ran Linux acceptably, and after a few years gave it to my adult son. I don't know if he still has it or not.

[@albundy7718]

LAN speed looks like it's 2.5G not just 1 Gbit. I would also check if the m2 ssd isnt sata. About the pre-installed Win11, perhaps backup the display and RGB tools and reinstall a new Windows. There were some news about viruses on some of the mini-PCs. But overall it seems to be a nice mini PC. I bought a cheap n100 mini-PC myself recently.

[@delresearch5416]

Its not malware its the microsoft activation script. After activation they could delete it. Write a powershell script to disable defender run script, erase. Reenable defender all good.

[@Squilliam-Fancyson]

isn't that the mini pc that came with a trojan installed right from the factory?

[@MotSter]

Your link goes only to the front page of temu (with you affiliate link attached of course)

[@williamnessanbaum7464]

It seems like it was intended to be a rudimentary office PC... I'm sure it will run Micro$oft (not a typo) all you want.

[@NiceEyeballs]

Why did you type it like that?

[@MsNIKITA]

@SmokinSilicon I'm always weary of those cheap PC's expecially when windows is pre-installed and already logged in. There was another MagicAce PC which shipped with a virus previously, did you see it?

[@jarrodnewman0514]

I bought the AMR5 in 2024 and it had the malware installed on the 512Gb drive that came with it (had Chrome browser already installed) so I bought a 1 Tb and 2 Tb drives for both M.2 slots and did a fresh install of Windows 11. Added 16Gb more RAM and now this Mini PC is a gaming ...... well not a powerhouse....but it will play Hogwarts Legacy and all 3 Spider-man games at 1080p high and 1440 medium very well. Not bad for the AMD Ryzen 7 5700U with the Radeon graphics

[@anthony2816]

Mini PCs seem pretty cool until you compare them to a modern smart phone. Can the PC measure acceleration? Decibels? Take pictures? (I'm ignoring price, and just comparing how much hardware-per-milliliter you get).

[@THE.VLADER]

Buy small HDMI display, install AIDA64, create sensor panel and you can have similar, but fully customizable thing for your desktop. I have it too and it's quite cool.

[@williamgrenville1203]

You should definitely get an external gpu Dock connected to the spare m.2 slot to see just how well it'll do in games then 😅

[@FongBot]

Didn't even try to play Doom on the built-in screen...

[@TAGSlays]

You should do a search on Mini PCs from China that have Chrome pre-installed on them. Most are reporting back with malware.

[@EzraPedersen]

At 11:04 That looks like a SATA+Power port for a 2.5 HDD or SSD. I have an adapter that can plug into that if you want.

[@damedus]

i own this one got it a few years ago on amazon and it runs great with batocera and win 11

[@stefanp4258]

I think this small connector could be for SATA cable to connect to 2.5" drive.

[@Mantikal]

That little PC may be loaded with spyware - in addition to Windows

[@risingfate11]

Wounder how it would handle a Linux os. And would it still have the screen on it use able

[@migidid]

With those dual Lan ports this thing would in theory work as nice hardware firewall or adblocking machine..

[@AJComputerServicesUK]

The Screen on that Mini-PC is similar to the one on my Aorus 3070 TI Graphics Card although it’s set to Landscape as opposed to Portrait and has similar functions too! Anthony - Birmingham/UK 🇬🇧

[@odbo_One]

Good review, thanks :)

[@axel_3608]

honestly, the fact you got directly into the windows without registration... doesn't seem a little sketchy ? I might be a little paranoid but I have a feeling that it might have a tracker or something ?

[@Slojammed]

Youre a braver man than me to actually connect this to your network

[@Avationspotting]

If anyone noticed the computer is a acemagic which is a real brand

[@williamwebster2387]

I would like to know if you can use this for video editing or can you add a dvd r drive

[@dodgydruid]

Think you was lucky to get it when you did as apparently one of their mega warehouses blew up yesterday like raging inferno boom boom...

[@rohankogantigaming]

2000 points in cinebench is bad, but for that specific processer series (the low power stuff) it is kinda decent

[@AWriterWandering]

A lot of people use these mini PCs as routers, so the two network ports make sense

[@krew11uvtoo23]

Use the 4K Splitter to remove the HDCP copyright protection. This will alliw you to copy the PC stream.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Will this module fit my " old " D2 unit?

[@oimateusaqui]

Ok, I'm feeling kind of humiliated because this thing has better specifications than any PC that I've ever owned 🤡 (my phone is way more powerful tho)

[@conceptrat]

It's almost like a Framework with that magnetic stand and case.

[@Okurka.]

It has 2 LAN ports to make sure the keys it logs get sent to them.

[@C4WebConsulting]

Try hitting Windows+P and see if you can mirror your screen or drag down to it

[@FecalFetus-yg5nq]

It concerns me that it comes preinstalled with this software and when launched, it asks for administrative control. If you missed the installation of the OS please specify. For all we know, something may be data mining the system and reporting to home base. Looks can be deceiving.

[@conceptrat]

Also i wouldn't be going with that pre-installed/setup. You just don't know what craziness has been done to it before.

[@OtakuGunsoNY]

when I saw the thumbnail I thought this was an abomination but after looking through the video it seems interesting o-o

[@redm00n748]

hmm... how would that little screen work on linux?

[@HappyQuailsLC]

What is refurbished about it is that it originally came with a built in virus in the RGB drivers! I bought one after they said they were unaffected! No they weren't!

[@analbumfromhell1842]

Now only thing left to do is overclock the crap out of CPU, disable iGPU if possible, slap external RX 470 or something through extra M.2 slot to justify those RGBs

[@8bitHuman]

3:40 the Smartphone cam is actually better then your main cam. LUL

[@dhannynara0248]

that's thing PC released 1 year ago in my country

[@mrdude7474]

perfect for a homelab. with a big JBOD

[@returnofretrosteve9089]

One of the lans is so you can share the connection

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Amazingly PC-ish. Would prefer Win 10

[@ZaberfangX]

it's good to be a mini server, and spam/ad blocker, or even Jellyfin/plex stream server

[@RhumpleOriginal]

Unhappy this was not about playing doom on the tiny screen

[@hanselmanryanjames]

I assume your sweatshirt is a black metal band logo? I'm interested to know which one, because as it should be, it's completely unreadable.