ACEMAGICIAN via Amazon has
Ace Magician AM06PRO Dual LAN Mini Gaming PC for
$329.
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ACEMAGICIAN Direct via Amazon has
Ace Magician AM06PRO Dual LAN Mini Gaming PC for $399 - $70 when you clip the coupon on the product page =
$329.
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Specs:
- AMD RYZEN 7 5800U 8 Cores 16 Threads 1.9GHz Processor
- Integrated Radeon RX Vega 8 Graphics
- Dual 1G RJ45 ports
- 16GB dual channel DDR4 RAM
- 512GB M.2 NVMe Solid State Drive
- Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 4.2
- Small Form Factor (5x5x2"
- Ports
- 1x HDMI
- 1x USB Type-C
- 1x DisplayPort
- 2x 1G RJ45
- 2x USB 3.0 Type-A
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
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In my experience, Intel NUCs may be slightly better constructed, but the difference is usually very slight or non-existent. Nearly all worked well.
By far the biggest difference is after purchase technical support and bug fixes.
Intel and of the the other well known brands like Acer, Asus, HP, have large support sites and provide ongoing driver upgrades, bios fixes, and a reliable method of contacting the vendor for questions/warranty.
AceMagic, Minis-Forum, and Bee-Link are a tier down from that. All three have very active user forums on their websites where you can get technical info, driver downloads, and can make contact for warranty issues. However, these companies very seldom release Bios Updates and any driver updates will come from the parts manufacturer like Realtek or Intel, not the PC brand.
The AceMagic forum support is very good, like Bee-link, Minis-Forum.
3rd tier brands who sell very little in the U.S may or may not have any web support at all. They likely have no active forums and may be hard to find if you need a repair or questions answered.
My helpful hint: check the manufacturer's website and log on the user forum before making a purchase. You will find if there are frequent issues with the model you are considering, if customer questions are answered promptly, and if they provide image files so you can easily re-install the operating system. I think Acemagic is good in these areas.
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Any chance you got a defective unit? Like maybe heatsink wasn't screwed down all the way, thermal paste wasn't applied properly, etc?
https://www.amd.com/en/products/a...en-7-5800h
Also 16GB/512GB NVME, but slightly different feature set. A single 2.5g ethernet, but WiFi 6E and BT 5.2 Looks like a nice alternative for some.
I got the earlier AM06 6250U (same 15W rating) and it is quite quiet except for brief moments like during boot or unusually high CPU usage. Even then it is just a soft woosh since there is just a single fan instead of two higher RPM fans.
https://www.amd.com/en/products/a...en-7-5800h
Also 16GB/512GB NVME, but slightly different feature set. A single 2.5g ethernet, but WiFi 6E and BT 5.2 Looks like a nice alternative for some.
I have a Minisforum HX80G (5800H + RX 6600M) that pulls dual-duty powering my arcade cabinet and 1080p gaming in my theater, and I've been looking for something similar sans GPU for my home office (instead of docking my Lenov i5-1235u laptop, which still has to have the screen open for proper airflow because of the vent placement). 8-core U or H and 2.5gb ethernet are my primary requirements A DP would be preferable but not a hard requirement, same for a full-size SD reader (which I haven't seen in any lower-priced mini-pc yet).
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It's not that it won't work, but transcoding is not as efficient. If you don't have a Plex license then it doesn't matter much since hardware transcoding is a Premium feature.
BTW almost all mini PC deals posted here are bogus in some way. Generally the price is AT BEST 10% below the norm. The good deals get yanked by the mods thanks to thier dodgy policies that never seem to apply to SD Staff posts. Don't ask me how I know.
It's not that it won't work, but transcoding is not as efficient. If you don't have a Plex license then it doesn't matter much since hardware transcoding is a Premium feature.
BTW almost all mini PC deals posted here are bogus in some way. Generally the price is AT BEST 10% below the norm. The good deals get yanked by the mods thanks to thier dodgy policies that never seem to apply to SD Staff posts. Don't ask me how I know.
I found Mini PC with i5-1235U for $390 after tax. Now is more expensive
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8BVN...tails
Also these quick benchmarks don't give you a picture of the long session performance. The 5800U has the same boost frequency but much lower base clock, long sessions will drop from the boost frequency and the 5800h will increase the lead. I believe true performance difference is bigger than just the 12% shown in the benchmark
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