I waited over a month to review this PC to get more perspective on usability and stability. In that time I have experienced no blue screens, hangs, or unexpected shutdowns, and it has performed admirably with everything I've thrown at it. So, I am very happy about that. Not only do you get a lot for your money, you don't have to sacrifice on system stability.
I bought this mini PC to replace an ancient tower PC that finally died. I wanted something that would be a drop in replacement, allowing me to plug all my peripherals, including the PC speakers audio jack, into the back of the unit. I don't like the cable clutter of devices plugged permanently into the front of the PC. Because this was one of the very few mini PCs with an audio port in the back, it allowed me to plug all my cables in the back, leaving both front ports available for temporary devices such as thumb drives. I really love how much desk space was opened up relative to my old tower PC. (One nitpick: the USB-A ports on this PC are "upside-down" relative to how they are on many other PCs. I don't know that there is any standard, but just that more companies have chosen one way vs. the other.)
For those not aware, the Radeon 780m integrated GPU included in this mini PC's processor is one of, if not the most, capable integrated GPUs available today. While it's not going to challenge modern discrete graphics cards, it does allow you to play many modern games at OK to good frame rates on low settings. You will hear the fans when gaming. Not loud, but noticeable.
I bought a second SSD and installed the latest versions of several Linux distros: Fedora, Ubuntu, and Linux Mint. All hardware seemed to be recognized, but on every distro the audio level was very quiet, even with the volume turned all the way up. I did not spend a lot of time trying to fix it. After running the first recommended update of Linux Mint, I lost dual monitor support and could only use one monitor. I'm not sure why.
Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
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Max Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 pixels |
Processor | 5.1 GHz amd_ryzen_7 |
RAM | 32 GB DDR5 |
Memory Speed | 2800 MHz |
Hard Drive | 1 TB SSD |
Chipset Brand | AMD |
Card Description | Integrated |
Graphics Card Ram Size | 32.00 |
Wireless Type | 802.11ax |
Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |