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SOYO M2 PLUS 2 Mini PC (Intel N100, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Win11 Pro) US$108.74 (~A$175.61) Shipped @ SOYO Global AliExpress

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Price drop on this previously popular Intel N100 Mini PC that includes both a 512GB SSD and 16GB of RAM. A good choice for those wanting a low power Mini PC or for use as a media player, i.e. Plex. It can be had even cheaper with 16% cashback at TopCashback and AliExpres Coins.

This one features Windows 11 Pro, an Intel N100 4 core, 4 thread CPU, Intel UHD Graphics, 16GB DDR4 SODIMM RAM, 512GB M.2 2242 SATA SSD, additional M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slot, 2x HDMI ports w/ 4K@60Hz support, 4x USB 3.1 5Gbps ports, Gigabit Ethernet LAN (Intel/Realtek), WiFi ac (Intel/Realtek), Bluetooth 4.0, 3.5mm audio jack and fan cooling.

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  • InternetExplorer on 04/03/2025 - 22:17
    +2

    Any chance that you can negotiate a dual intel nic minipc deal for pfsense/opnsense under $200?

    • Clear on 04/03/2025 - 22:18

      Any model in particular? I can see what I can do.

      • InternetExplorer on 04/03/2025 - 22:19
        -1

        Anything good under $200 :-) preferably in $175 range

    • milobob on 04/03/2025 - 22:30
      +1

      You missed the n150 gmktec.

      • FoxJump on 05/03/2025 - 00:14

        yes that one was great. I'm using mine right now. But its wifi sucks. It sometimes just wont connect to my AP. Lucky i have a usb wifi that works

    • Nom on 04/03/2025 - 23:36
      +2

      You can add a second Intel NIC to just about anything with an M.2 slot - example https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005575635263.html - the Ethernet connector fits perfectly into a Serial or VGA cutout.

  • luigough on 04/03/2025 - 22:23
    +17

    I grabbed one the last time it came up and did a review on it …
    https://goughlui.com/2024/12/22/review-soyo-mini-pc-m2-plus2…

    Overall, it's been decent for light server tasks and single-tasking - mine's still running well, but I wouldn't want to use it as a work machine or multi-tasking as it is somewhat slow …

    • Clear on 04/03/2025 - 22:27
      +3

      Yup the low power Intel's are great for Plex, Docker, emulation and the other light stuff. If you're wanting to do multitasking and all that high workload stuff get the Ryzen mini PCs ;)

      • AyTrain on 05/03/2025 - 07:46

        Any advice on how to get emulation running on one of these? I bought in the last deal and have been running Plex, but would love for it to double as a N64 emulator if possible, just dont know where to start as im new to linux

        • gizmomelb on 05/03/2025 - 07:52
          +2

          batocera. burn it to a usb stick of external drive, reboot from said usb device and it'll load into linux front end with emulators pre-configured.. just need to add your own roms (or find a pre-built image with roms on it).

        • seefu on 05/03/2025 - 14:36
          +1

          If it's already up and running, look into RetroPie as well. or emulationstation in general but the easiest way is Retropie which will install all the emulators directly onto the machine rather than loading off another drive

    • deadpoet on 04/03/2025 - 22:29
      +3

      That's an extremely thorough review, thank you.

      I wouldn't want to use it as a work machine or multi-tasking as it is somewhat slow

      That's exactly my experience as well, but be careful saying that around these parts, you get downvoted for that. N100/N97 mini PCs are brilliant homelab/Home Assistant machines though.

    • magnitude on 05/03/2025 - 00:10

      Yeah. I use it as a desktop but vscode is very slow on it. I wish i had spent a bit more and got an AMD variant.

    • Liger Zero on 05/03/2025 - 00:32

      The more paranoid would probably wipe the pre-existing install and start from known good media. But the truly paranoid would have to avoid Chinese hardware altogether, just in case there’s a persistent UEFI bootkit.

      I'm glad I went with an HP ProDesk Mini instead of a Chinese machine, the sound of that worries me to no end.

      Has there been any incidents of Chinese manufacturers embedding these "UEFI bootkits"? How exactly do they work?

      • freeb1e4me on 05/03/2025 - 01:52

        They work by embedding malicious code into the bios firmware. It’s smart enough to copy itself over to any bios firmware update making it persistent. The only solution is to throw the device away

        • salin on 05/03/2025 - 09:13

          In that case, you should throw anything contains US components.

      • Clear on 05/03/2025 - 08:12
        +2

        No evidence of UEFI "bootkits" in any of these. Just scare tactics used by some people with an agenda.

        Think about it. Why would brands be wanting to intentionally give you viruses when they want return customers? Destroying their own image is counter productive.

        SOYO are Maxsun and you can buy Maxsun GPUs and motherboards locally in Australia at Scorptec, Centre Com etc. They're also Teclast who make Android tablets.

        Now wiping Windows and installing off your own media is a smart idea for any brand. Gets rid of any preinstalled crap which brands like HP include. Soyo? Nah this is stock Windows.

      • luigough on 05/03/2025 - 09:59

        Not to my knowledge, not yet, but if there was then it would be very difficult to detect. If you've heard of what BlackLotus can do, or even legitimate "services" like CompuTrace/LoJack do to maintain persistence and inject themselves into the OS, then you might become somewhat paranoid.

        That being said, I've heard some questions about the legitimacy of the BIOS/UEFI on cheaper Chinese motherboards, as many lack updates that may protect against vulnerabilities discovered over time. Some claim that the BIOS may not be properly licensed, while others indicate that it may not have been properly personalised (e.g. "Default string"). This doesn't affect present-day functionality as such.

        Now I'd be inclined to agree that it's clean - otherwise I wouldn't be using one. But at the same point in time, there's a good chance your HP was Made in China too. Supply-chain attacks are always a possibility - sometimes deliberate, sometimes inadvertent, but I've received cheap Chinese USB sticks with both fake capacity and viruses pre-loaded. I believe I had an Aldi-sourced external hard drive with a virus on it in the past too. Some of this could just be sloppy manufacturing, others could be deliberate.

        Nevertheless, as users, it's our job to evaluate risk, monitor for any unexpected behaviour and act accordingly. Nothing should be implicitly trusted, but likewise, there's no need to go overboard on the paranoia as some people do (mostly those that had long been against using "unknown" brands).

    • Scottabargin on 05/03/2025 - 11:48
      +1

      Amazing review!

    • BanannaMan on 05/03/2025 - 12:05
      +1

      Great review btw

    • SpeedAU on 05/03/2025 - 15:26
      +1

      very impressed with your blog

  • cloudie9 on 04/03/2025 - 22:28

    Hey OP, any chance of negotiating the GMKTec K8 plus too..?

    • Clear on 04/03/2025 - 23:38

      Which CPU?

      • FoxJump on 05/03/2025 - 00:14
        +1

        the k8+ comes with 8845hs

        • Clear on 05/03/2025 - 00:15

          Ali sellers put bundles with the other CPU options just to make it so much harder.

  • PainToad on 04/03/2025 - 22:33
    +4

    Hey Clear any chance of negotiating a deal on eggs? 🐓🥚 🍳

    • Clear on 04/03/2025 - 22:36
      +8

      Searching "egg" on AliExpress gives me some questionable results the further I go :O

  • GuniGuGu on 04/03/2025 - 22:36

    How does it go for web browsing and moonlight streaming?

    • Hashstrid on 05/03/2025 - 06:53

      also would love to know

    • Tennessee Jack on 05/03/2025 - 09:19
      +1

      Absolutely perfectly

  • Jaduqimon on 04/03/2025 - 22:38

    hmmm doesnt have USB C PD like the GMKtec ones

  • Sfh1975 on 04/03/2025 - 23:45

    I am planning to use one as a NAS, using those USB connected DAS enclosures. Any recommendations for the mini PC? This one has USB 3.1 so apparently slow?

    • Dogstar on 05/03/2025 - 03:38

      I use this one with that setup.
      https://amzn.asia/d/fKkOFTy

      • Sfh1975 on 05/03/2025 - 09:57

        Thanks a lot mate. I was exactly watching this one. Is the price after the coupon good?

  • Blik5 on 04/03/2025 - 23:46

    I'm wanting to get a Plex "server" as I've never had one. Likely only streaming 1 (maybe 2) users at a time (at this stage - happy to upgrade after proof of concept). Got HA running on a Pi4. I'm not looking for an ultimate setup, more-so something cheap to start with to get partner approval for the concept (that I can repurpose when upgrade to a proper NAS/media server).

    For $150-ish after cash back why shouldn't I buy this? Talk me out of it…

    (and keen to hear any recommendations I can sit on, as in no rush to get this going)

    • yn3qkz5h on 05/03/2025 - 01:26

      I'm running the same CPU (with faster ram) for my home lab and it holds up well running a bunch of containers, transcoding to multiple users at a time, using it as a NAS etc.

      Main thing here you're missing is storage capabilities, depending on how much media you plan to store and at what resolution it'll fill up quick, plus the fact you'll not be running anything with parity (if it's just media you can replace may not even care about this).

      But as a proof of concept it'll work for sure and would be fun to tinker with, and you'll easily find a way to repurpose this.

    • gizmomelb on 05/03/2025 - 07:56

      if you haven't paid for plex yet, try jellyfin streaming. I'm running mine on an intel n5095 - the intel igpu supports hardware transcoding and was picked up by jellyfin with no issues. I've had 4x users treaming 1080p content off my sever with no issues (100/20 nbn being the bottleneck).

    • pg88 on 05/03/2025 - 10:20

      I also did this exact same thing. Bought a Beelink a couple of weeks ago to tinker with and have gradually introduced it to my partner to get buy in to do more. Have HA working, not sure how it compares to a RPi as I'm a complete noob in this space.

      Next step will also be looking at creating a streaming platform and (small) file server.

      Interested to hear what others are doing with these units.

  • Ashh77 on 05/03/2025 - 08:22

    Similar to comment above, I’m also after a mini PC to run purely as a media server (plex). How would this compare to a whole NAS solution as I understand it’s much higher price point.

    Being a complete noob to these sort of solutions, but would love to learn. Can someone confirm if I wanted to increase storage on this I would just have to buy another nvme ssd for the additional slot? Is there anything I’m disadvantaged by, in buying this as a sole media server?

    Cheers

  • bliss35 on 05/03/2025 - 11:24

    Noob question, if I buy one of these, how can I set it up with no screen and manage it remotely?

    • VehemenceThePhoenix on 05/03/2025 - 12:41

      Lots of options like RDP, VNC, Teamviewer, AnyDesk, RustDesk, etc.

  • Obake on 05/03/2025 - 13:35

    I'm getting OOS message: This item is no longer available. It's sold out or the store discontinued selling it. If added to your cart you can still view it under the "Expired items" section.

    • Obake on 05/03/2025 - 15:43

      Damn, it worked when I tried again. I didn't need it :)

  • CoatsyJnr on 05/03/2025 - 14:36

    What is the cheapest PC you get like this suitable for home assistant. Currently have it running on my Raspberry pi 5 8gb. Looking to setup for a friend

  • BigBirdy on 06/03/2025 - 09:27

    “This item can’t be shipped to the selected region”

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