ACEMAGICIAN Mini PC, 12th N100 16GB LPDDR5 512GB M.2 SSD Mini Desktop Computers, Micro Pc with 3 HDMI Support 4K UHD, Dual Gigabit Ethernet, 2.4G/5G WiFi/BT4.2 for Home/Office

Quiet and perfect.
Very small, very quiet, and works great. Great for traveling in places with Wi-Fi or cell phone hotspots.

They lie about including Windows 11 Pro!
This mini PC is ok for the price except for 3 things, the Windows 11 Pro license that is included, power on options and DRAM speed in bios. I wanted to reinstall Windows to set it up the way I want during the setup for privacy and security reasons and then I checked and the license key that is included with this unit is a “Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview. For testing purposes only.”From my research I got this:A “Windows 11 Pro Insider Preview for testing purposes only” refers to a pre-release version of the Windows 11 Pro operating system provided through Microsoft’s Windows Insider program, allowing users to test new features and updates before they are officially released to the public, essentially giving feedback to help improve the final product; it is explicitly marked as “for testing purposes only” because it may contain bugs and instability due to its unfinished nature.So the product activation key included with this operating system is not an OEM or Retail version of Windows, it is a Windows version released to the manufacturer for testing. This to me is really shady! And you only find this out after reinstalling Windows from a bootable USB drive. I think they manipulate the registry to show that it is Windows 11 Pro but after clean reinstall it shows that it is Insider Preview. The way you can see that is by searching the registry for this key “PaintDesktopVersion” and change the value to 1 from 0.I figured out how to make the PC self power on after a power failure. There is an obscure option in the bios called “State After G3” located in Boot section. This option needs to be changed to S0 State. Now the PC will turn itself on when AC power returns. This is important if you want to use this PC as a file server or a firewall which is what I am planning on using it for.Another bios misconfiguration I noticed is in the chipset section. The memory speed is manually set to 3200 MHZ. All motherboards i have ever worked with have this setting on Auto by default, not on this PC. I changed it to Auto and the memory is now detected as 4800 MHZI have until end of January and I may return this if I cannot have the PC power back on when power returns.

Worth Taking the Risk so Far
Fully scanned after complete updates. No viruses. Drivers don’t appear to be on the website, but after messaging them on Amazon they gave them to me without any issue. If you’ve read up on this brand there have been issues with preinstalled viruses in Windows, so that’s something to take note of. But as I said before I couldn’t find any sign of them in the original OS. The N100 is moderately snappy. Things like loading after a restart drag a little if you have a few startup programs, but basic computing seems okay. I’m pretty sure the case is metal. The fan is annoyingly loud. I have it on a tv and sit about 15 feet away, and whether it is in use at all, there is a constant low pitched whistle from it at all times. Because the fan is so small it doesn’t sound like a normal PC fan. The pitch is higher. All in all, if the virus thing doesn’t scare you off you’re looking at decent performance. I have a Beelink mini PC with a 7735HS that I spent about $350 on. On it basic web browsing, word processing, startup times are on par with my $3000 gaming PC (tower only). So that’s probably on the range of what you have to pay to get decent performance. This thing lags a little, but all in all it’s not too bad. I couldn’t get it to do 120Hz.

Really impressed with this mini pc so far!It’s whisper quiet, maybe it will get louder if I push it with games or something but for the regular day to day stuff I use it for, I don’t hear it at all. On top of being very quiet, its very small, which is what you want in a mini pc. Its kind of ridiculous how small it is for how many ports it still has. 3 hdmi slots of a lot, I definitely won’t be using them all but more is better than not enough. The 3 usb ports isn’t a lot but I’m going to order a little usb hub and I’ll be all set.Don’t forget to fully update windows when you get it. There is a pretty major windows 11 update waiting for you when you first set it up. Set up was very easy, just plug and play basically, say no to all the diagnostic and tracking windows tries to get permission to do and you’re good to go.I don’t do much pc gaming, I use consoles for that, but this isn’t a gaming machine so I wouldn’t be trying to play AAA titles on this little guy, but running 30 firefox tabs, multiple browsers at times, discord, streaming videos, downloading, all the regular stuff I do so far has been handled no problem.I bought it on sale so keep an eye out for sales, (I use the keepa price tracker extension)Its crazy thinking back to how expensive my average computer has been over the last 20 or so years, and now I can get something the size of the mouse thats fast and quiet for 200 bucks!My only gripe really is that the power cord plugs in to the back, and hdmi is on one side and usb on the other side, so you end up with cables coming out of 3 out of 4 sides of the computer, not the most aesthetically pleasing, but its small enough that you can just hide the whole thing if you want to. Its not like this is some fancy pc tower with flashy lights all over the place that I’m trying to show off so its not a big deal.

I didn’t see anything about a mounting bracket, it’s included which is great if you want to mount it behind the TV. This device is very quiet with a fan compared to another mini pc previously purchased. The form factor is excellent with the available inputs that includes dual ethernet ports. Used for streaming, it has been working well. If someone wanted to use this mini PC as a portable device, it should be no issue once you pack your cables to attach to an external monitor/TV for presentations,or entertainment when traveling.

The box seemed so small I wondered if this would be a useful computer. After unboxing and set up I no longer have concerns. No bloatware and all necessary upgrades were done on boot up. If you’re looking for a gaming machine or video editor, look elsewhere. For everyday office work this is a very capable machine. 3 hdmi ports is why I purchased it and it works great. I can watch a movie on one screen and work from home on the other 2 monitors. Handles multi task with no problems. I do find it bogs down on some excel spreadsheets that are large but I think it’s partly a function of excel’s inefficiency as my work laptop bogs down on the same file. Truly amazed at all the ports built into the small format. The build quality is quite good. The fan is quiet. I mounted it under the desk hidden away but make sure there’s enough ventilation to keep it cool. Because of all the ports on all sides of the box, it could look like a messy spider with cables going everywhere. Very happy with this PC as my everyday general use computer… to stream, browse and do some work it’s very capable.