MeLE PCG02 Fanless Mini PC Stick, Celeron J4125 8GB 128GB Micro Desktop Computer, Support Auto Power on, Wi-Fi5 Gigabit Ethernet, BT4.2 on Business, Office, Industrial, IoT, Home

Tiny, low power Windows 10 Pro computer
This is a highly compact (about the size of a TV remote), very low power usage (only 15W max.) computer. I got it with the max 8GB RAM for this Celeron J4125 Processor and it came with Windows 10 Pro at the time. (Aug. 2021) It’s not meant to be a powerhouse. It works well for a basic home file server and 2nd computer that runs better than a Virtual Machine. I could have used 4GB RAM, but 8GB allows me to actually use it as a 2nd computer without needing to swap memory to the SSD.It has about the same performance as an old Surface Pro 3 tablet with an Intel i5-4300 with 8GB. It would probably run a little faster if it had a fan so it doesn’t get throttled, but it’s sufficient for my needs as a file server with a few USB external disks plugged into it. Since it’s only powered by 15Watts, you’ll need a powered hub to run two USB external portable 2.5″ disks, but it works fine with a single USB 2.5″ disk and a USB stick. 3.5″ external disks have their own power source, so they’ll work without issues.I set up the system first on the back of my TV and enabled RDP, then moved it off the TV and placed it where I could attach disk drives and run as a file server and leave it “hidden” from view. Since it has no fan, it’s quiet. The only sounds come from the external disk drives. I gain access through Remote Desktop and remote Powershell if I need to use the system.Why didn’t I get a RAID unit instead? A RAID as a file server is not a backup. You’d still need a 2nd unit, or a much larger single external disk for a backup. I rather spend that money on more individual disk drives and make backup copies. Most home RAID are also insecure, since they’re linux systems that don’t get regular updates, unless it’s Synology. The rest can get easily hacked because of outdated Linux systems. RAID has its uses, but for most home systems, it’s unnecessary.There are 3 reasons to get RAID:1. Speed – More disks = more speed – I don’t really need it for home2. Uptime – if 1 disk fails, the unit remains up – My home system isn’t under 24/7 usage and I have backups that I can easily swap to if it ever came to that. I usually have a replacement in 3-5 years time, well before it fails.3. Capacity – I’m not storing hundreds of TB. They sell up to 20 TB disks now. 16TB is probably the cheapest $/TB right now (11/2022) and my older 12TB (back when it was the best $/TB) is still more than sufficient for my home needs.Hopefully, in 2-4 years time, they’ll have a more powerful unit that I can upgrade to. They’re silent, and use very little electricity.

Great, small, moderatly vesatile but has thermal issues
Great! small! moderatly vesatile! but has thermal issues.While running windows 11 pro 22H2 on the device I was met with some pretty hefty heat from the device. It shut off twice because of this.I decided this was more a microsoft problem of poor OS optimization and decided to (effortlessly) install PopOS! (Linux).With a much more efficient OS is still did run into heat just not as quickly. (Didn’t shut off tho)I opened the device and realized how much this plastic is an insulator rather than say an aluminum chassis. With this, I installed an SSD heatsync with copper pipe and fan as seen in my picture. (Yes this absolutely voids any warranty). I did have to Dremmel a square on the side of the CPU and upgrade the thermal pad.The device is still silent and so much cooler.My advice to the manufacturer, vaporchamber with vents and preferably aluminum chassis or at least fins. I am pretty sure the thermal pads would have much more of an impact with such a design.I would have paid $50 for some or all these enhancements.Thermals aside… the bios is very open so becareful with your settings.This is an excellent replacement and upgrade to Intel’s computstick lineup but not as ‘daunting’ as a raspberry pi, and near the same price these days -end of 2022.Works as advertised. Really great for travel, the back of a projector, remote streaming device, or an emergency device backup.

Una maravilla de producto, muy fácil de transportar, no es un ordenador muy potente, pero cumple ágilmente, en su memoria interna de 512 Gb un Windows 11, cabe perfectamente office 360, ms sql server, Dropbox , etc sin saturar o hacerse más lenta , expandible mediante sd

Update. I purchased mine for the sole purpose of a Media Center but unfortunately it did an update and rebooted to no OS. Not blaming the device but Windows update. Sadly had to return it which was very unfortunate because of my high expectations. MeLe contacted me and offered to send me another which I accepted. 1st off the PR from MeLe is by far the best I have had. Courteous and more than willing to go out of their way to correct my problem. I received my new one in the time frame they said and setup went flawless. My main purpose for this device is for a good media center. I set it up to my Synology NAS with Plex and Kodi. Now I have over 1700 movies some ranging in size of 10 and 15GB each and 200 TV series and it runs beautiful with no lag. I am not a big gamer but thought why not try a few games on it as well so I installed Steam with CIV5, XCOM Enemy Unknown and some others I had like Painkiller Black, Unreal Tournament, Fallout Classic and Fallout 3 and my old favorite SimCity 4 Deluxe. The MeLe runs all of them very smoothly and without lag. I did try a little more demanding game on steam like This War Of Mine but it did run into lagging but I just wanted to see the kind of power this little beast had. This PC Stick is way beyond what I had expected it could do and would highly recommend it for anyone who wants a great media center and light gaming and of course your regular computing needs surfing, running Microsoft Office etc. Again Highly highly recommended. Thanks MeLe for a great little computer and keep up the fantastic PR.

Small and discrete, fits in the back of our TV. Plays all our 1080p media no problem. Pretty happy with it! Delivery was really fast too.