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  Ilias_Tyrovolas

  2024-02-19

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  For the money, it is amazing. I have it in my office and it performs all tasks very well and quickly, for internet browsing, pdf reading, word, printing and connecting via bluetooth I have not encountered any problems.

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  sinak7

  2024-02-13

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  I use it as a Plex and File server, as the Raspberry Pi 4 couldn't satisfactorily stream all the videos. I am very satisfied!

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  alex7385

  2024-02-07

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  This review is about the hard drive: 128 GB

  It functions as a home server for local backups (Proxmox Backup Server) on extra 2.5'' SSDs that I installed, I also replaced the small M.2 SSD it had with a larger capacity one and it is more than sufficient as a machine for the task I assigned it. I haven't tested it with heavier workloads to give a more complete picture.

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  3 out of 3 members found this review helpful

  fgphotoart

  2024-01-01

  I got it as a gift for my son and I can say that it is excellent. It plays light games because he is still young, but it also runs League of Legends just fine. I will definitely get another one for my wife and maybe even for myself with something more powerful.

  There is one flaw, occasionally it loses sound both from the jack and the HDMI, and the solution is to unplug it from the power and then plug it back in.

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  isorropisths

  2023-12-19

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  I was quite skeptical about the purchase. I wanted it for simple use (Telegram Bot, Selenium automation, Apache server, Homebridge server, Home Assistant server, Jellyfin server, Immich photo backup server, file server, and AltStore server) and I didn't want to spend more money as these servers I run on docker are relatively lightweight, but, Celeron you are.

  As I used it, I realized that it doesn't lag much, it's not an i7, but I wouldn't believe that such performance comes from a Celeron. In the past, a Celeron was cumbersome to work with.

  It doesn't mention anywhere that it has space for a 2.5mm SATA HDD/SSD, the same goes for the backup servers I added, I didn't plan for that, I only opened them because they had space for a hard drive inside. Yes, I could have used an external hard drive through USB, but since it fits inside, it's better. Also, the RAM and NVME SSD M.2 can be changed normally.

  It doesn't have an option for a headless display, like the Intel Nuc for example, and I had to buy an HDMI Dummy Plug that simulates the presence of a connected display, because otherwise you can't connect with TeamViewer/AnyDesk, only with RDP. Personally, this doesn't bother me, but my Selenium automation scripts didn't run. Maybe this could have been solved with Selenium Headless mode, but I didn't bother, it seemed easier to get the adapter.

  When it's idle, you can't hear it AT ALL, even though the fan is spinning, and it generates quite a bit of heat, truth be told, from the back grille, and when I saw it at 100% CPU usage, the fan could be heard normally. It wasn't noisy, if you don't have it right next to you, you might not even hear it, unless the room is completely silent.

  The RAM might need to be upgraded to 16GB if you're going to run many things like me, the 8GB almost fill up, but I haven't noticed any slow down yet.

  One issue I encountered, after the Windows updates (they are necessary, there are missing drivers when you first open it) and I did the first restart, it never opened again. It had a blue screen error and didn't enter the Windows recovery mode, it was stuck in a bootloop no matter what I did. I had to download Windows 11 on a flash drive and boot from there, then press Repair this machine, where it probably uninstalled some update through the System restore point, and booted normally again, but I think without the latest version of Windows 11 (black task manager, tabs in explorer, etc.) I will wait a little longer to see if it will update and inform.

  It consumes ~4w in idle, ~18w in full load, and its power supply is a 36w external one (on the socket, not a brick) with a barrel plug.

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  9 out of 9 members found this review helpful

  Thanos_Athanasopoulos

  2023-06-03

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  Purchase for the account of an elderly person, for internet use, office work, and entertainment without many demands (just videos, movies, etc.). No complaints, it works perfectly with Linux, meaning that devices are recognized directly, etc. I have installed Manjaro.
  The construction is made of plastic that seems relatively cheap, but on the other hand, the price is good for its specs. Another positive for me is that the construction is relatively simple and allows for easy DIY repairs if something breaks (like a case, buttons, internal compartments, etc.). Overall, though, if someone doesn't mishandle it, they won't have a problem.

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  6 out of 7 members found this review helpful

  zack.kast

  2023-05-16

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  Low power consumption for simple office use, web browsing, and media player or even a retro box is great.
  Observations: from the first day, it had very high temperatures and I needed to open it to change the thermal paste, but after that, everything was fine. Also, I don't know if it's a driver or hardware issue. I have tried various things, but nothing works. Sometimes the microphone is lost from the built-in sound card and it requires two or three reboots or even unplugging to come back. But okay, with a 20 euro USB sound card, everything is fine

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  3 out of 4 members found this review helpful

  akis_xatzikoumpis

  2023-04-04

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  Small and fast. Perfect.

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  panais1908

  2024-08-26

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  Arsinoi_Arsi

  2024-07-05

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  simplethinks

  2024-02-27

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  Christos_Papakonstantinou

  2024-01-30

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  aris.argiro

  2023-04-11

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