Good deal for a mini PC, pretty good specs, small form factor
I know these are popular types of Nucs seem liked here, got a similar one for my HTPC. Works great, this is tempting
Connect it to an audio visual receiver via hdmi, I'd wager.
There is a video below that goes over different uses and performance for streaming, emulation and how to setup a remote to control the PC.
oh that's so handy!
Simple and straightforward explanation, even for those are new to this.
I used this video and I've shared it with my family member in the past. Goes into enough detail to get it all done
It's a pretty detailed video, especially with the remote control options
@Dan24 Am I crazy or the above video is something different. Or the theme of managing the server - Never gonna give you up.
Drats, wrong link… Sorry everyone, updated now
Hahaha, I recognise dQw4w9WgXcQ anywhere..
Wish they would make one of these with DP out, my Trigkey N100 doesn't seem to support freesync over HDMI out at the windows driver level, apparently only available on native DP for intel's onboard graphics.
Hmm what would be the real benefit of this vs an 8th gen optiplex/lenovo mini pc? Obviously power consumption, but unless youre running a tonne of vms or transcoding constantly the 8500t itself really won't use a whole lot more (in any meaningful way for say a power bill) but will be a decent chunk more powerful still despite being older.
I guess brand new warranty is nice, though curious how people have found warranty for such units.
They're really, really small (can be velcro'd to something kind of light), do up to AV1 decode natively, and possibly the onboard graphics and hdmi chain, and wireless/bluetooth is better than some older mini PCs. You can get them with usb-c, multi lan, multi monitor too depending on the specific kit out.
I have bought a couple of 8th gen units, recently a m920q. The lenovo type units have usb c which I use a lot, and also typically have DP connections. You can buy small add on units to customise display outlet or put in another usb c port at the back. My last unit has 2 HDMi and 2 DP, but I could change one out for a usb c or vga.
If I had a particular need for the interfaces of these Kamrui units I would use it but I prefer usb-c, different display config availability and some flexibility with m920q units in its pcie port.
But a recent issue is that MS may restrict the latest Win 11 updates to 12th gen chips. 8th gen currently run win 11 without hacks but MS keeps changing the specs.
I'd say unless you really want that SATA ports and space for some HDD then getting the 8th gen mini pc would be beneficial. but other than that I think these N100 should be better especially if you consider new vs used aspect
Would this be fine to stream my main PC to my living room TV? or it is overkill? Is there a better alternative?
I use mine for streaming my main PC to the big tv via Moonlight at x265/120fps, and playing 4k HDR movies off that pc's shared drives. My older laptop I was using didn't support HDR or >60hz output so that's why I got it. The only drawbacks I'd say are: I wish it had USB-C power input rather than a wall wart plug, I wish it had USB-C and DP ports out, the 2nd HDMI port on mine is weaker res/output wise than the first one, there's no freesync support over HDMI, and intel's drivers for their iGPUs have been a bit awkward over the last couple of years - the latest couple of versions for win11 late last year / early this year have been a lot better, though. There are other N100/150 models that have different port combinations but I needed it fast. Note my experience is with this one -
https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CGZW8R5L
which I thought was pretty good for $249 at the time (10/23).
Any android based device is typically fine.
For sub $200 though, plenty of other stuff you can do on it/from it so worth it imo
How is this to use as a normal office pc doing teams meetings, word, power point and excel ?
Apparently not great based on comments in other ozb posts. The 9500 far exceeds the performance of the N100 and is only a bit more pricey
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/846400
From my understanding, these refurb mini PC's far exceed in general day to day performance.
However if you want to run a low power server and transcode media, then the N100 is better.
The 9500 deal in the description of this was even better
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/876809
Just get something like that and upgrade the ram! It'll be cheaper than the Kamrui
Just have to wait for the next refurb mini pc sale
Thanks but what you have shared looks like a desktop then mini PC and i am wanting a good mini pc which can be used for work and save space.
Ah if that's a strict requirement, then look for a Dell micro PC such as the following
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/862776
Often the micro PC's have the T variant of the processor which is more energy efficient but slightly slower than the non T variant. However even still, the 9500T is much faster than the N100
Its not for everybody, but the N100 is an amazing CPU for Linux, but there might be struggles getting Zoom or other specific software to run flawlessly. If youre just using web based productivity tools, then its amazing.
The problem with many of these mini PCs is that Windows Update often destroys the performance of these CPUs. If youre only turning it on infrequently, theres a good chance that a lot of background processes will step in and start running.
How many sata and nvme slot does this have?
This or the aliexpress one with seemingly similar specs?. Or are these all pretty similar just with different randomly generated brand names?
Specs wise same. Also eBay shipped locally, so it'll arrive faster and this brand seems to be popular around here on ozb too.
Here are some differences I look out for in general in the whole n95/n97/n100/n150 mini pic game:
What's the USB version on this one?
I clicked the link so you don't have to: KAMRUI AK2 PLUS Ιntel n100 Mini PC supports Ubuntu, Auto Power On, RTC Wake Settings and Wake On LAN. In addition, the mini computers desktop pc has many convenient daily interfaces: 2x HDMI, 2x USB3.0,2x USB3.0,1x RJ45 1000M, 1x DC jack,1x Audio jack, it is ideal for the business office, family entertainment, school,home social media browsing.
Thanks, I did check it but couldn't work out what version it was. Seems like the slow ones.
I am after 16G DDR5 with dual 2.5G lan version around $200, like beelink eq12 but it’s out of stock. any other suggestions?
Anyone know if this would make a good plex server with a Synology NAS? Thinking of getting the 1825+ if it ever releases and it's likely that it won't have hardware encoding.
Yup it’s a great pairing.
thank you
I have a n97 and a n150. Basic task they are fine. To be honest, it's probably future proof to spend $200 more and get those Ryzen mini CPUs
how do you use this for your HT?