MeLE Quieter2 Fanless Mini PC Intel Celeron J4125 8GB DDR4 128GB eMMC Mini Computer with Windows 10 Pro, Micro Desktop PC Supports 4K Dual-Screen Output, Dual WIFI, Gigabit Ethernet, BT4.2
MeLE Quieter2Q 81A Fanless Mini PC Windows 11 Pro
CPU
Intel Celeron J4125
Intel Celeron N4020
GPU
Intel UHD Graphics 600
Intel UHD Graphics 600
Total Cores
Quad-core/TDP10W
Dual-core/TDP6W
RAM Size
4GB/8GB
4GB
Hard Disk Size (Emmc)
64GB/128GB/256GB/512GB
64GB/128GB
Maximum Memory Speed
2133 MHz
2133 MHz
Interface
2x HDMI 2.0 port,1x Gigabit LAN Port,4 x USB 3.0 ports, 1x Kensington Lock Slot,1x Micro-SD Card Slot,1x 3.5mm Audio jack
2x HDMI 2.0 port,1x Gigabit LAN Port,4 x USB 3.0 ports, 1x Kensington Lock Slot,1x Micro-SD Card Slot,1x 3.5mm Audio jack
Wireless Connectivity
1000Mbps LAN,IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac,Dual Band WiFi，BT4.2
1000Mbps LAN,IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac,Dual Band WiFi，BT4.2
Good so fa Bought this to replace an AMD A6 that broke down. This is really impressive for the sub 200 price especially with the new Celeron chip. It will handle Xbox cloud gaming and much much better than my old PC did, it’s pretty useful for retro gaming. It will handle 4K 60fps no problem in video playback and the system feels very snappy.
Only concern is that the top of system box will run hot. Great for winter as an extra heat source, not so good when it’s a hot summer’s day.
Would recommend and totally love the portable small factor which means it can be taken anywhere.
Silent, powerful and extremely small This pc is absolutely amazing. Really small so can be taken around and attached to whatever hdmi (hotel conferences etc). Also fanless so no noise whatsoever is produced, though the power supply is occasionally a bit squeaky. The upgrade from the previous model is noticeable, the CPU is more powerful and has a much better integrated graphics and the ram is faster, though still single channel.
Kompakter Audio Serve Nachdem ich mit einem Mini PC von Chuwi einmal einen derben Reinfall erlebte, war ich etwas skeptisch, was Mini PCs dieser Gattung angeht, wurde bei dem Mele Quieter 3Q jedoch positiv berrascht. Im Gegensatz zum Chuwi damals ein vollstndiges BIOS, dass sich vernnftig konfigurieren lsst.
Die eMMC samt dem dort schlummernden Windows 11 flog als erstes aus der Boot-Reihenfolge, schlielich wollte ich einen Audioserver mit dem Quieter 3Q aufbauen. Zum Einsatz kommt bei mir Daphile, welches ich auf einer externen SSD installiert habe. Harmoniert mit dem Quieter 3Q wunderbar, einzig der WLAN Chip wird noch nicht untersttzt.
Obwohl Daphile sehr schlank ist und somit angeblich bereits auf betagten Intel Atom CPUs der ersten N Generation rennt, erwrmt sich der Quieter 3Q mit einem vergleichsweise deutliche potenteren Prozesser im Betrieb jedoch merklich. Jedoch bieten sowohl das Bios, als auch Daphile selbst Mglichkeiten den Prozessor durch Undervolting oder Bergrenzung der Taktfrequenz zu zgeln. Ausprobiert habe ich das noch nicht.
Besttigen kann ich, dass sich der Quieter 3Q recht wertig anfhlt und es ist schon beeindruckend, dass man heute einen vollstndigen PC in ein nicht mal Handflchen-groes Gehuse packen kann.
Klar kann der Pentium N5105 nicht mit AMD Ryzen oder Intel Core i Prozessoren mithalten, aber als kleiner effizienter Heimserver schlgt er sich wacker! Vor allem arbeitet er komplett lautlos – auch ein groer Pluspunkt. Als Audioserver ist der Quieter 3Q eine Empfehlung.
I have used two of these computers attached to the VESA mounts on two touchscreen monitors and set them up using the kiosk mode in Windows 11. The purpose was to create a game kiosk for use at a gaming conference. They worked perfectly. I also used shorter HDMI and USB cables. I have used two of these computers attached to the VESA mounts on two touchscreen monitors and set them up using the kiosk mode in Windows 11. The purpose was to create a game kiosk for use at a gaming conference. They worked perfectly. I also used shorter HDMI and USB cables.
This mini computer has windows 11 pro For its size, this computer handles Microsoft office very well and executes excel algorithms very efficiently,
It,s well worth the price.
Mele Quieter3Q N5105 - Windows 11 Extremely pleased with purchase. I usually wouldn’t consider a Celeron PC but I took a chance on the N5105 being one of the latest generation and after checking reviews of this box. I am more that happy with its performance. It runs just as well as any older PC I have with 7th Gen i3/i5 processor. Windows 11 ( 21H2 ) runs very smooth. The 8GB of RAM although not upgradable is sufficient. The system is barely pushed even when I tried to over test to limit. CPU & RAM performance are steady producing minimal heat from the box. There are more than enough ports with the dual monitor output thru HDMI a bonus. HD graphics are good & PC handles streaming well. Once I was happy that it wasn’t a pig in a poke I upgraded with 1TB NVMe drive & Bluetooth KB & mouse set. A tidy little PC packed with same outputs as a standard desktop yet with tiny footprint. It looks great when you do notice it sitting on the desk, as there is not a sound out of it. Excellent value, great price if you just want to upgrade to a standard Windows 11 pro workstation for basic office work internet etc.
Works well out of the Box and stress testing it did not throttle down even though running all 4 cores at 2.3 Ghz for over 24 hours. Works well out of the Box and stress testing it did not throttle down even though running all 4 cores at 2.3 Ghz for over 24 hours.
Excellent little pc It’s tiny. It’s completely silent. It’s a good performer given the limitations of the power. Boot time is a few seconds but I’ve found shutdown is a bit slow. I got this to basically replace the hopeless built-in web browser of my smart TV. Does a great job of that.
Great mini-PC for telescope control I spent a lot of time looking for a mini-PC that was ideal for controlling my telescope. This one seemed to fit the bill.
I’ve now been using it for a while and it works really well.
* Controls all my kit via its built-in USB ports (Mount via EQDIR, main imaging camera, filter wheel, guiding camera, auto-focusser)
* Runs at about 35 degrees C … I was worried about how hot it might get, but perfect for an outdoors telescope control computer.
* The N5105 processor combined with Windows 11 Pro makes it very snappy in general use. All my astrophotography software works very smoothly and I can do email/watch videos etc via remote desktop with no problems.
* Wifi in my back garden works well and consistently gives me more than 10MB/s using a wifi extender in my garage.
I would happily use this as a general day-to-day PC in my office, but am even happier having it as the brains of my backyard telescope 🙂
Absolutely doing it's job and heat is ok This review is for Queter3Q with Intel N5105.
I use it as a WiFi hotspot with two external antennas and an external WiFi adapter. It automatically detects a network and creates a hotspot at start.
The machine boots in 1-2 minutes. BIOS has all settings enabled (quite a lot), but I could not find PowerOn-Autoboot feature (though it was stated on a MeLe website for the Quieter2 model). Windows recovery can be booted from BIOS. BIOS can be entered with F7.
Yes – storage is a little bit slow, but it does not disturb me. I read about heat issues when someone tried to plug a NVMe inside. I did not test it. Without NVMe I can tell it gets a bit warm when used with plugged-in USB devices. The BIOS says around 105 and it will shut the device down. In the one week I have this device, this did never happen. Also the temperature seems very good for a fanless device.
I use the LAN port to access RDP and configured the network interface to a fixed IP. It works like a charm.
The device is a lightweight, but looks really solid due to it’s rippled surface. If you plug-in some cables, sometimes the device moves a bit. I guess that is why it comes with a mount holder.
The N5105 CPU needs 10W of power according to the specs from Intel. I could not find good test benchmarks compared to the J4125, but I only see the difference for the integrated graphics. As I always connect using RDP, I could also buy the Quieter2 model. Did not test it with multiple monitors, but the HDMI output on my 27′ looked awesome. As it ships with Windows 11 Pro, I installed Hyper-V and could run a VM on it (out of curiosity). Also docker works effortless. I can totally recommend the device.
Nice small desktop This is small desktop computer can be used for general purpose.
I purchased to manage my church network but I see that its CPU power maybe enough to run some games also.
It comes with Windows 11 Pro version and I like it supports Remote Desktop that is essential for the maintenance.
Winzling mit ausreichender Powe Wirklich smarter PC, der mit der Celeron CPU mit 4 Kernen einen flssigen Betrieb von Win11 ermglicht. Wenn man nicht unbedingt die 4K Auflsung (da liefert der HDMI Port nur 30 Hz) kann man ihn auch mit 60 Hz betreiben. Wrmeabgabe naturgem gegeben, da kein Lfter verbaut ist und somit die Wrmeabgabe ber das Gehuse erfolgt. Habe den PC erst eine Woche in Betrieb und kann somit ber die Standzeit der Hardware noch keine serise Auskunft geben. Jedenfalls bin ich aktuell sehr begeistert von dem Ding.
Perfetto mini-virtualizzatore Ho acquistato questo prodotto perch avevo bisogno di una macchina che fosse poco ingombrante, silenziosa e non consumasse troppo, con l’intento di farvi girare alcune piccole macchine virtuali per un laboratorio domestico: con un po’ di fatica (non riusciva a riconoscere la scheda di rete) sono riuscito a farvi girare XCP-ng e devo dire che ha delle performance superiori a quelle che mi aspettavo da un computer cos economico.
I've owned this for six months now and it still works wonderfully. I use it for Quickbooks and to do my taxes only. So I don't try to play games on it or push it beyond what I need it for. I think it's a quality product and I would buy it again or recommend it to friends and family. I’ve owned this for six months now and it still works wonderfully. I use it for Quickbooks and to do my taxes only. So I don’t try to play games on it or push it beyond what I need it for. I think it’s a quality product and I would buy it again or recommend it to friends and family.
Awesome bit of ki I have an unusual situation, I am British, I work in Saudi Arabia and I live in Thailand. I like desktop computers, not a fan of laptops. I was looking for something I could do some office work with, watch some YouTube or Netflix, check my emails etc. Basic computer stuff, but something I could ferry between countries with minimum hassle. This is it. Love it. Fired up straight away, usual computer pre-amble and some updates and I’m away. Connected it to a Huawei Mateview GT34 and it did all the setup automatically. Performed flawlessly. Might upgrade the SSD to 2TB (it can take a 4TB but they are still a bit expensive). Suits my needs and is tiny – my Samsung S21 is probably heavier. It certainly is for a niche target audience (of which I am one) so might not suit all. If it does suit you then this is a quality product and no mistake.
Sweet! I’m using this as a music server endpoint (roon) and it does the job perfectly. It’s not the fastest machine, but absolutely fine for my use case. Windows 10 pro pre-installed. Upgraded to Windows 11 immediately. Really pleased!
This is a great little computer and runs my astrophotography software to control all my gear wonderfully. It isn't a gaming machine, but a great small form factor pc. This is a great little computer and runs my astrophotography software to control all my gear wonderfully. It isn’t a gaming machine, but a great small form factor pc.
Quello che stavo cercando Perfetto, fanless, silenzioso, ampiamente personalizzabile dal punto di vista del bios.
Lo sto utilizzando come server/Router openwrt e finora temperature piuttosto basse. Siamo intorno ai 39 gradi di picco. Questa estate se pure dovesse salire la temperatura metto su una ventola e la accendo solo nelle ore pi calde.
Incredibile quanto sia piccolo (ci sono smartphone ben pi grandi).
I use this to operate my telescope from inside my house for astrophotography. This comes with windows 10 pro and is ready to go. I added a 1tb m2 to it and the whole thing works flawlessly. I use this to operate my telescope from inside my house for astrophotography. This comes with windows 10 pro and is ready to go. I added a 1tb m2 to it and the whole thing works flawlessly.
Excellent Mini PC - Very happy with purchase Best purchase I have made in a while. Used to have a laptop but no longer needed to travel so the Mini PC was ideal. Very fast and runs Windows 10 and Office 365 no problem. Also no fan so no noise.
I love it. A real bargai I have been extremely happy with this little guy. Works flawlessly and produces very little heat. And, of course, with no fan, it makes no noise. For everyday web surfing, spreadsheets, etc. this little computer will not disappoint. It has more than enough power from the USB ports to support external hard drives etc.
Not the most powerful computer I have ever known, but for the money, this can’t be beat.
I love it. A real bargai I have been extremely happy with this little guy. Works flawlessly and produces very little heat. And, of course, with no fan, it makes no noise. For everyday web surfing, spreadsheets, etc. this little computer will not disappoint. It has more than enough power from the USB ports to support external hard drives etc.
Not the most powerful computer I have ever known, but for the money, this can’t be beat.
Great little Fedora 35 Linux machine Ok, so if you like Windows this is a fine little box, however if you prefer a proper OS then grab a usb stick, download Fedora 35 live image, insert the USB stick in the USB port, fire up the machine and hit delete a couple of times. This will take you to the BIOS, in the BIOS navigate to boot options and replace windows with USB at the top of the boot order. The machine will boot from the USB device, select run Fedora Live and the little box will boot from the USB stick straight into Fedora 35. Now I dont suggest you wipe out the Windows install, so you can run Fedora straight from the USB stick or install an M2 NVME SSD, up to 2TB drives are supported. There are some nice Western Digital fast SSD M2 NVME drives available on Amazon, I went for a 500GB drive as it seemed to provide the best value for money. Once installed (there are plenty of vids on youtube to help you here) you can install Fedora straight to the M2 drive and dont forget to change your boot order in the BIOS. In terms of supported drivers everything worked fine on first boot with Fedora 35, wireless was faultless and sound worked like a dream, power management was superb as well. Everything you need for a Linux desktop. I have not tried 4K yet but I hope this helps. Its a great little system for the money.
Nice small item I use this on telescope to run all the programs for it I just plug in USB memory stick and download pictures to that. Had no problem running anything on it. Just had to get a 12volt barrel to usb c cable as it needs run with no mains power surply works better then I expected for price.
I loved the computer but had to return it when the ethernet port failed. I'm hoping its replacement will not suffer from this problem. I loved the computer but had to return it when the ethernet port failed. I’m hoping its replacement will not suffer from this problem.
I have purchased two of these now and use one for work and one for my astrophotography setup. They are both performing without a hitch. They are so quiet and do a great job with Windows 10. I have purchased two of these now and use one for work and one for my astrophotography setup. They are both performing without a hitch. They are so quiet and do a great job with Windows 10.
I was using this awesome little computer when it said it needed activation. After trying to activate on my own with no progress, I contacted the seller and was promptly sent a new key and was up and running again. Kudos to their customer support. I was using this awesome little computer when it said it needed activation. After trying to activate on my own with no progress, I contacted the seller and was promptly sent a new key and was up and running again. Kudos to their customer support.
I have purchased two of these now and use one for work and one for my astrophotography setup. They are both performing without a hitch. They are so quiet and do a great job with Windows 10. I have purchased two of these now and use one for work and one for my astrophotography setup. They are both performing without a hitch. They are so quiet and do a great job with Windows 10.
Very compact PC This unit is surprisingly small. It is Windows 11 ready with the required TPM fitted and enabled.
If you don’t need the option to expand RAM or SSD and want a totally silent and discreet PC then this is a great choice. There is a small price premium for the compact design but I think it is well worth it. The case of the unit runs hot under load which is not surprising as the case is the heatsink for the unit.
Amazon wants a game rating for this item. I don’t do gaming and would not choose a Celeron PC for gaming.
I’m using this as a Home Cinema PC, it has no problem playing my high bitrate 4k home movies.
Would definitely buy the same model should I need another.
Very compact PC This unit is surprisingly small. It is Windows 11 ready with the required TPM fitted and enabled.
If you don’t need the option to expand RAM or SSD and want a totally silent and discreet PC then this is a great choice. There is a small price premium for the compact design but I think it is well worth it. The case of the unit runs hot under load which is not surprising as the case is the heatsink for the unit.
Amazon wants a game rating for this item. I don’t do gaming and would not choose a Celeron PC for gaming.
I’m using this as a Home Cinema PC, it has no problem playing my high bitrate 4k home movies.
Would definitely buy the same model should I need another.
Decent quality Streaming when not using vpn. As soon as vpn is turned on however video becomes choppy and unwatchable. Are there any upgrades I can make to improve this? Decent quality Streaming when not using vpn. As soon as vpn is turned on however video becomes choppy and unwatchable. Are there any upgrades I can make to improve this?
Decent quality Streaming when not using vpn. As soon as vpn is turned on however video becomes choppy and unwatchable. Are there any upgrades I can make to improve this? Decent quality Streaming when not using vpn. As soon as vpn is turned on however video becomes choppy and unwatchable. Are there any upgrades I can make to improve this?
Mini-PC im Wohnzimme Dieser Mini-Computer kann zwei Bildschirme anschlieen, und die Stromversorgung erfolgt ber USB-C. Das Gehuse ist aus Metall und es gibt keinen Lfter, sodass der Computer sehr leise luft. Das Ausfhren von tglicher Office-Software und das Ansehen von Videos ist sehr flssig. Es ist in Ordnung, einige kleine Spiele auszufhren, groe Spiele knnen jedoch nicht ausgefhrt werden, da keine separate GPU vorhanden ist.
Ich stelle diesen Mini-Computer auf einen Projektor und verwende eine drahtlose Maus und Tastatur, damit ich Filme in meinem Wohnzimmer abspielen kann.
Dieser Mini-Computer verfgt ber eine integrierte kabelgebundene Schnittstelle und WIFI. Beim Abspielen eines Films betrgt die CPU-Auslastung etwa 50 %, und das Gehuse wird warm, aber nicht sehr hei.
Lüfterloser Rechenzwerg Gesucht:
Stromsparender und lfterloser Allrounder, der einfach tut was er soll ohne mich zu nerven: Internet, Youtube, Office, Streaming von Games per GeforceNow. Idealer Weise auf Basis von CloudReady (ChromeOS)
Bekommen:
Stromsparender und lfterloser Allrounder, der erstaunlich kraftvoll tut was er soll. CloudReady wollte zwar nicht laufen, aber das mitgelieferte Windows 10 Pro lie sich klaglos und ohne zustzliche Kosten auf Windows 11 upgraden, und das luft erstaunlich performant – die CPU hat kaum zu tun und kommt nur selten ber 50C (und das ohne Lfter!)
Hinweise:
Der Mini PC ist absolut geruschlos. Laut Beschreibung hatte ich ein Modell mit 128GB eMMC + 128GB M2 SSD erwartet, erhielt aber ein Modell mit 256GB eMMC. Der M2 Schacht war also frei, untersttzt sowohl M2 SATA als auch NVMe und so konnte ich eine 512GB M2 SATA SSD (2280) einbauen die ich noch herumliegen hatte. Da der eMMC Speicher recht langsam ist empfiehlt es sich, das mitgelieferte Windows 10 nur so weit einzurichten, dass man sich einen Installationsdatentrger erstellen (Media Creation Tool) und dann von diesem booten und sauber neu installieren kann, so dass das System von M2 SSD startet und nicht mehr vom langsamen eMMC. Dann ist es recht flott. Den langsamen eMMC kann man dann als zustzliche Partition z.B. fr seltener gebrauchte Daten hernehmen.
Fazit:
Als Chromebox eher nicht zu gebrauchen. CloudReady lsst sich zwar installieren, bleibt dann aber beim Start mit schwarzem Bild hngen. Linux luft erstaunlich gut, habe Debian und Manjaro ausprobiert. Allerdings luft die Video-Wiedergabe im Browser nicht wirklich prickelnd, und GeforceNow mit <10 Frames und irrem Input-Lag (ca. 1-3 Sek.) macht wenig Spa. Unter Windows kein Problem, da die GeforceNow App sehr berzeugend luft.
Einziger Wermutstropfen ist, dass ich wirklich gerne ChromeOS (CloudReady) genutzt htte wegen der optimierten Video-Wiedergabe im Browser, gerade bei Intel iGPU. Da luft auch GeforceNow mit gescheiter Framerate und Hardwarebeschleunigung, und sieht noch ein Quntchen besser aus. Aber das ist Jammern auf hohem Niveau.
Die Hardware ist definitiv ihr Geld wert, wenn man wie ich keine allzu hohen Ansprche stellt und sich die Games nach Hause streamen lsst (Stadia, GeforceNow)
Compact und läuft supe Alles einfach top. Super verpackt und schnell dank Amazon geliefert. Windows 10 Pro schon drauf, super leichte Inbetriebnahme und alles funktioniert einwandfrei. Ist kein gamer PC, sogar die 4k YouTube Video laufen sehr gut. Habe die Version mit 256GB genommen und einfach die zweite Partition gemacht fr Linux. Ubuntu 21.10 wurde schnell mit usb stick installiert und funktioniert einfach top. Habe auch Ubuntu Server drauf fr docker und bin sehr zufrieden. Die Qualitt ist ok, die Bearbeitung knnte auch besser sein, aber nicht so wichtig. Reine Kaufempfehlung!
Excelente, mucho mejor de lo esperado Absolutamente ningn problema ni con el sistema operativo ni con las aplicaciones que he instalado. Lo uso para controlar un telescopio por escritorio remoto y cumple perfectamente. Optimizando el sistema operativo puedes conseguir un consumo de cpu sostenido del 5%. Eso si, no se le puede pedir capacidad grfica o de clculo.
Aunque no se dice, incorpora una placa para montaje vesa.
Quitara media estrella por la alimentacin. Con 2 Amperios no se puede suministrar mucha energa a los puertos usb.
Excellent home server, usable but a bit slow as a desktop TL;DR; would buy again; excellent home server, usable but somewhat sluggish as a desktop PC.
I’m a huge fan of this device as a Linux web/file/media server. You can run all manners of services on it, and it can serve a local collection of music, photos, and videos using Plex. With a Chromecast and the Plex phone app, you can stream all of that to a TV and you’re good to go. As a Windows desktop PC, it will work but won’t win any awards. Some more detailed observations below, as well as some brief benchmarks numbers at the end.
(+) Quiet
Zero noise, no fans, no moving parts.
(+) Cool
It’s never gotten hot to the point of not being able to touch it, nor have I seen any temperature readings above 65-66C in HWInfo.
(+) Low power consumption
I’ve not done any extensive benchmarking myself, but figures I’ve seen online put its idle wall power consumption at between 2-5W, and 12W in full load (assuming no changes to its default configuration).
(+) Tiny package
A volume of 0.2L and a weight of 203g, you’ll barely know it’s there.
(+) Easy to set up, and it supports an additional SSD
If you’re just using it as a Windows PC, setup is trivial and takes 5 minutes. You just plug in your mouse, keyboard, and monitor, turn it on, and follow the prompts. You’re given a clean Windows 10 installation and you’re good to go.
If you want to install an NVMe SSD, it’s as simple as taking out four case screws and the case lid, removing the included NVMe fixing screw, slotting in the drive, re-adding the screw, and the reattaching the case lid with its four screws.
(~) Fairly slow for desktop use, but usable
To get it out of the way, it’s a little sluggish. According to some benchmarks I’ve seen, the processor is slower than an i5 I had ten years ago. Coupled with the slowish eMMC storage, you’ll see things take a while to load sometimes, the occasional stuttering when scrolling websites, hiccups when running Netflix etc, and you won’t be playing any AAA titles on it.
Having said that, it’s definitely usable. You can get your morning news, do some shopping, read a PDF, work on documents and spreadsheets, listen to music, watch YouTube (despite the fact that Netflix stuttered a lot for me, a 1440p@60FPS YouTube video worked flawlessly, at least when I wasn’t mucking around with the UI). You can also play older games, so long as you stick to lower resolutions (I tried Fez and Half-Life 2 and they were perfectly smooth at 1366×768 although not 1920×1080). VLC runs well and you should be able to use it to play local content without any difficulty. Having your OS on the NVMe drive instead of the built-in storage might give it a good performance boost as well.
Another perfectly legit use case – if you’ve got a KVM and multiple inputs on your monitor – would be to have it as a stand-by / secondary PC to use whenever you’re just after some quick work or Internet browsing and don’t want to turn on a bigger more power-hungry device.
(+) Should be an absolutely excellent home server
What I actually wanted this for is to stick a large SSD inside, install Linux, and tuck it away in a corner of the house with nothing but the power adapter and an ethernet cable attached. I’m still migrating to it, but so far I’ve got it running Plex and sharing files, and it’s looking very promising.
Plex transcoding seems to work well enough on 1080p content to not cause any stutters (which is a clear upgrade from my old server), so it should be a valid use case. Have not tried it on anything 4K, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
As a file server, it’s been great. With the Mele running Linux and a Windows PC hooked up to the same router using cables, I’m getting flat 112MB/s transfer rates on large files (apparently 118MB/s is a theoretical maximum for Gigabit Ethernet in default configurations). With the M2 slot, a MicroSD slot and a four USB 3.0 ports you could conceivably use it as a base for a makeshift NAS, though if that’s your primary use case, dedicated NAS boxes would probably be more reliable.
I’ll soon be installing a web server and host code repositories as well. All of this worked well enough on my previous box, which had a 6x slower dual-core CPU, so I’m not worried at all.
You can configure it so that it turns on automatically when plugged in, which should sort out the issue of power cuts.
I’ve got all this set up on the NVMe, which means I still have the eMMC installation of Windows 10 it came with in case I need it again.
Some benchmarks:
* 162.7/607.6 in CPU-Z;
* 304 MB/s read, 226 MB/s write on the eMMC;
* 899 MB/s read, 720 MB/s write speeds on an installed NVMe SSD (which normally supports 3.5+ GB/s read speeds);
* 112 MB/s transfer rates on Windows file shares.
Overall, very happy customer, you just need to know what you’re buying this for.
Excellent home server, usable but a bit slow as a desktop TL;DR; would buy again; excellent home server, usable but somewhat sluggish as a desktop PC.
I’m a huge fan of this device as a Linux web/file/media server. You can run all manners of services on it, and it can serve a local collection of music, photos, and videos using Plex. With a Chromecast and the Plex phone app, you can stream all of that to a TV and you’re good to go. As a Windows desktop PC, it will work but won’t win any awards. Some more detailed observations below, as well as some brief benchmarks numbers at the end.
(+) Quiet
Zero noise, no fans, no moving parts.
(+) Cool
It’s never gotten hot to the point of not being able to touch it, nor have I seen any temperature readings above 65-66C in HWInfo.
(+) Low power consumption
I’ve not done any extensive benchmarking myself, but figures I’ve seen online put its idle wall power consumption at between 2-5W, and 12W in full load (assuming no changes to its default configuration).
(+) Tiny package
A volume of 0.2L and a weight of 203g, you’ll barely know it’s there.
(+) Easy to set up, and it supports an additional SSD
If you’re just using it as a Windows PC, setup is trivial and takes 5 minutes. You just plug in your mouse, keyboard, and monitor, turn it on, and follow the prompts. You’re given a clean Windows 10 installation and you’re good to go.
If you want to install an NVMe SSD, it’s as simple as taking out four case screws and the case lid, removing the included NVMe fixing screw, slotting in the drive, re-adding the screw, and the reattaching the case lid with its four screws.
(~) Fairly slow for desktop use, but usable
To get it out of the way, it’s a little sluggish. According to some benchmarks I’ve seen, the processor is slower than an i5 I had ten years ago. Coupled with the slowish eMMC storage, you’ll see things take a while to load sometimes, the occasional stuttering when scrolling websites, hiccups when running Netflix etc, and you won’t be playing any AAA titles on it.
Having said that, it’s definitely usable. You can get your morning news, do some shopping, read a PDF, work on documents and spreadsheets, listen to music, watch YouTube (despite the fact that Netflix stuttered a lot for me, a 1440p@60FPS YouTube video worked flawlessly, at least when I wasn’t mucking around with the UI). You can also play older games, so long as you stick to lower resolutions (I tried Fez and Half-Life 2 and they were perfectly smooth at 1366×768 although not 1920×1080). VLC runs well and you should be able to use it to play local content without any difficulty. Having your OS on the NVMe drive instead of the built-in storage might give it a good performance boost as well.
Another perfectly legit use case – if you’ve got a KVM and multiple inputs on your monitor – would be to have it as a stand-by / secondary PC to use whenever you’re just after some quick work or Internet browsing and don’t want to turn on a bigger more power-hungry device.
(+) Should be an absolutely excellent home server
What I actually wanted this for is to stick a large SSD inside, install Linux, and tuck it away in a corner of the house with nothing but the power adapter and an ethernet cable attached. I’m still migrating to it, but so far I’ve got it running Plex and sharing files, and it’s looking very promising.
Plex transcoding seems to work well enough on 1080p content to not cause any stutters (which is a clear upgrade from my old server), so it should be a valid use case. Have not tried it on anything 4K, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
As a file server, it’s been great. With the Mele running Linux and a Windows PC hooked up to the same router using cables, I’m getting flat 112MB/s transfer rates on large files (apparently 118MB/s is a theoretical maximum for Gigabit Ethernet in default configurations). With the M2 slot, a MicroSD slot and a four USB 3.0 ports you could conceivably use it as a base for a makeshift NAS, though if that’s your primary use case, dedicated NAS boxes would probably be more reliable.
I’ll soon be installing a web server and host code repositories as well. All of this worked well enough on my previous box, which had a 6x slower dual-core CPU, so I’m not worried at all.
You can configure it so that it turns on automatically when plugged in, which should sort out the issue of power cuts.
I’ve got all this set up on the NVMe, which means I still have the eMMC installation of Windows 10 it came with in case I need it again.
Some benchmarks:
* 162.7/607.6 in CPU-Z;
* 304 MB/s read, 226 MB/s write on the eMMC;
* 899 MB/s read, 720 MB/s write speeds on an installed NVMe SSD (which normally supports 3.5+ GB/s read speeds);
* 112 MB/s transfer rates on Windows file shares.
Overall, very happy customer, you just need to know what you’re buying this for.
Good so fa
Bought this to replace an AMD A6 that broke down. This is really impressive for the sub 200 price especially with the new Celeron chip. It will handle Xbox cloud gaming and much much better than my old PC did, it’s pretty useful for retro gaming. It will handle 4K 60fps no problem in video playback and the system feels very snappy.
Only concern is that the top of system box will run hot. Great for winter as an extra heat source, not so good when it’s a hot summer’s day.
Would recommend and totally love the portable small factor which means it can be taken anywhere.
Silent, powerful and extremely small
This pc is absolutely amazing. Really small so can be taken around and attached to whatever hdmi (hotel conferences etc). Also fanless so no noise whatsoever is produced, though the power supply is occasionally a bit squeaky. The upgrade from the previous model is noticeable, the CPU is more powerful and has a much better integrated graphics and the ram is faster, though still single channel.
Kompakter Audio Serve
Nachdem ich mit einem Mini PC von Chuwi einmal einen derben Reinfall erlebte, war ich etwas skeptisch, was Mini PCs dieser Gattung angeht, wurde bei dem Mele Quieter 3Q jedoch positiv berrascht. Im Gegensatz zum Chuwi damals ein vollstndiges BIOS, dass sich vernnftig konfigurieren lsst.
Die eMMC samt dem dort schlummernden Windows 11 flog als erstes aus der Boot-Reihenfolge, schlielich wollte ich einen Audioserver mit dem Quieter 3Q aufbauen. Zum Einsatz kommt bei mir Daphile, welches ich auf einer externen SSD installiert habe. Harmoniert mit dem Quieter 3Q wunderbar, einzig der WLAN Chip wird noch nicht untersttzt.
Obwohl Daphile sehr schlank ist und somit angeblich bereits auf betagten Intel Atom CPUs der ersten N Generation rennt, erwrmt sich der Quieter 3Q mit einem vergleichsweise deutliche potenteren Prozesser im Betrieb jedoch merklich. Jedoch bieten sowohl das Bios, als auch Daphile selbst Mglichkeiten den Prozessor durch Undervolting oder Bergrenzung der Taktfrequenz zu zgeln. Ausprobiert habe ich das noch nicht.
Besttigen kann ich, dass sich der Quieter 3Q recht wertig anfhlt und es ist schon beeindruckend, dass man heute einen vollstndigen PC in ein nicht mal Handflchen-groes Gehuse packen kann.
Klar kann der Pentium N5105 nicht mit AMD Ryzen oder Intel Core i Prozessoren mithalten, aber als kleiner effizienter Heimserver schlgt er sich wacker! Vor allem arbeitet er komplett lautlos – auch ein groer Pluspunkt. Als Audioserver ist der Quieter 3Q eine Empfehlung.
I have used two of these computers attached to the VESA mounts on two touchscreen monitors and set them up using the kiosk mode in Windows 11. The purpose was to create a game kiosk for use at a gaming conference. They worked perfectly. I also used shorter HDMI and USB cables.
I have used two of these computers attached to the VESA mounts on two touchscreen monitors and set them up using the kiosk mode in Windows 11. The purpose was to create a game kiosk for use at a gaming conference. They worked perfectly. I also used shorter HDMI and USB cables.
This mini computer has windows 11 pro
For its size, this computer handles Microsoft office very well and executes excel algorithms very efficiently,
It,s well worth the price.
Mele Quieter3Q N5105 - Windows 11
Extremely pleased with purchase. I usually wouldn’t consider a Celeron PC but I took a chance on the N5105 being one of the latest generation and after checking reviews of this box. I am more that happy with its performance. It runs just as well as any older PC I have with 7th Gen i3/i5 processor. Windows 11 ( 21H2 ) runs very smooth. The 8GB of RAM although not upgradable is sufficient. The system is barely pushed even when I tried to over test to limit. CPU & RAM performance are steady producing minimal heat from the box. There are more than enough ports with the dual monitor output thru HDMI a bonus. HD graphics are good & PC handles streaming well. Once I was happy that it wasn’t a pig in a poke I upgraded with 1TB NVMe drive & Bluetooth KB & mouse set. A tidy little PC packed with same outputs as a standard desktop yet with tiny footprint. It looks great when you do notice it sitting on the desk, as there is not a sound out of it. Excellent value, great price if you just want to upgrade to a standard Windows 11 pro workstation for basic office work internet etc.
Works well out of the Box and stress testing it did not throttle down even though running all 4 cores at 2.3 Ghz for over 24 hours.
Works well out of the Box and stress testing it did not throttle down even though running all 4 cores at 2.3 Ghz for over 24 hours.
Excellent little pc
It’s tiny. It’s completely silent. It’s a good performer given the limitations of the power. Boot time is a few seconds but I’ve found shutdown is a bit slow. I got this to basically replace the hopeless built-in web browser of my smart TV. Does a great job of that.
We use this product as special video player for TV screens.
We use this product as special video player for TV screens.
I spent a lot of time looking for a mini-PC that was ideal for controlling my telescope. This one seemed to fit the bill.
I’ve now been using it for a while and it works really well.
* Controls all my kit via its built-in USB ports (Mount via EQDIR, main imaging camera, filter wheel, guiding camera, auto-focusser)
* Runs at about 35 degrees C … I was worried about how hot it might get, but perfect for an outdoors telescope control computer.
* The N5105 processor combined with Windows 11 Pro makes it very snappy in general use. All my astrophotography software works very smoothly and I can do email/watch videos etc via remote desktop with no problems.
* Wifi in my back garden works well and consistently gives me more than 10MB/s using a wifi extender in my garage.
I would happily use this as a general day-to-day PC in my office, but am even happier having it as the brains of my backyard telescope 🙂
This review is for Queter3Q with Intel N5105.
I use it as a WiFi hotspot with two external antennas and an external WiFi adapter. It automatically detects a network and creates a hotspot at start.
The machine boots in 1-2 minutes. BIOS has all settings enabled (quite a lot), but I could not find PowerOn-Autoboot feature (though it was stated on a MeLe website for the Quieter2 model). Windows recovery can be booted from BIOS. BIOS can be entered with F7.
Yes – storage is a little bit slow, but it does not disturb me. I read about heat issues when someone tried to plug a NVMe inside. I did not test it. Without NVMe I can tell it gets a bit warm when used with plugged-in USB devices. The BIOS says around 105 and it will shut the device down. In the one week I have this device, this did never happen. Also the temperature seems very good for a fanless device.
I use the LAN port to access RDP and configured the network interface to a fixed IP. It works like a charm.
The device is a lightweight, but looks really solid due to it’s rippled surface. If you plug-in some cables, sometimes the device moves a bit. I guess that is why it comes with a mount holder.
The N5105 CPU needs 10W of power according to the specs from Intel. I could not find good test benchmarks compared to the J4125, but I only see the difference for the integrated graphics. As I always connect using RDP, I could also buy the Quieter2 model. Did not test it with multiple monitors, but the HDMI output on my 27′ looked awesome. As it ships with Windows 11 Pro, I installed Hyper-V and could run a VM on it (out of curiosity). Also docker works effortless. I can totally recommend the device.
Nice small desktop
This is small desktop computer can be used for general purpose.
I purchased to manage my church network but I see that its CPU power maybe enough to run some games also.
It comes with Windows 11 Pro version and I like it supports Remote Desktop that is essential for the maintenance.
Winzling mit ausreichender Powe
Wirklich smarter PC, der mit der Celeron CPU mit 4 Kernen einen flssigen Betrieb von Win11 ermglicht. Wenn man nicht unbedingt die 4K Auflsung (da liefert der HDMI Port nur 30 Hz) kann man ihn auch mit 60 Hz betreiben. Wrmeabgabe naturgem gegeben, da kein Lfter verbaut ist und somit die Wrmeabgabe ber das Gehuse erfolgt. Habe den PC erst eine Woche in Betrieb und kann somit ber die Standzeit der Hardware noch keine serise Auskunft geben. Jedenfalls bin ich aktuell sehr begeistert von dem Ding.
Perfetto mini-virtualizzatore
Ho acquistato questo prodotto perch avevo bisogno di una macchina che fosse poco ingombrante, silenziosa e non consumasse troppo, con l’intento di farvi girare alcune piccole macchine virtuali per un laboratorio domestico: con un po’ di fatica (non riusciva a riconoscere la scheda di rete) sono riuscito a farvi girare XCP-ng e devo dire che ha delle performance superiori a quelle che mi aspettavo da un computer cos economico.
I've owned this for six months now and it still works wonderfully. I use it for Quickbooks and to do my taxes only. So I don't try to play games on it or push it beyond what I need it for. I think it's a quality product and I would buy it again or recommend it to friends and family.
I’ve owned this for six months now and it still works wonderfully. I use it for Quickbooks and to do my taxes only. So I don’t try to play games on it or push it beyond what I need it for. I think it’s a quality product and I would buy it again or recommend it to friends and family.
Awesome bit of ki
I have an unusual situation, I am British, I work in Saudi Arabia and I live in Thailand. I like desktop computers, not a fan of laptops. I was looking for something I could do some office work with, watch some YouTube or Netflix, check my emails etc. Basic computer stuff, but something I could ferry between countries with minimum hassle. This is it. Love it. Fired up straight away, usual computer pre-amble and some updates and I’m away. Connected it to a Huawei Mateview GT34 and it did all the setup automatically. Performed flawlessly. Might upgrade the SSD to 2TB (it can take a 4TB but they are still a bit expensive). Suits my needs and is tiny – my Samsung S21 is probably heavier. It certainly is for a niche target audience (of which I am one) so might not suit all. If it does suit you then this is a quality product and no mistake.
Sweet!
I’m using this as a music server endpoint (roon) and it does the job perfectly. It’s not the fastest machine, but absolutely fine for my use case. Windows 10 pro pre-installed. Upgraded to Windows 11 immediately. Really pleased!
Kleines Kraftwerk
Macht seine arbeit reibungslos, geruschlos, schnell ! Einwandfrei fr den normalen pc-user —
Make sure you are not using this where its hot. It's OK tho.
Make sure you are not using this where its hot. It’s OK tho.
This is a great little computer and runs my astrophotography software to control all my gear wonderfully. It isn't a gaming machine, but a great small form factor pc.
This is a great little computer and runs my astrophotography software to control all my gear wonderfully. It isn’t a gaming machine, but a great small form factor pc.
Quello che stavo cercando
Perfetto, fanless, silenzioso, ampiamente personalizzabile dal punto di vista del bios.
Lo sto utilizzando come server/Router openwrt e finora temperature piuttosto basse. Siamo intorno ai 39 gradi di picco. Questa estate se pure dovesse salire la temperatura metto su una ventola e la accendo solo nelle ore pi calde.
Incredibile quanto sia piccolo (ci sono smartphone ben pi grandi).
I use this to operate my telescope from inside my house for astrophotography. This comes with windows 10 pro and is ready to go. I added a 1tb m2 to it and the whole thing works flawlessly.
I use this to operate my telescope from inside my house for astrophotography. This comes with windows 10 pro and is ready to go. I added a 1tb m2 to it and the whole thing works flawlessly.
Excellent Mini PC - Very happy with purchase
Best purchase I have made in a while. Used to have a laptop but no longer needed to travel so the Mini PC was ideal. Very fast and runs Windows 10 and Office 365 no problem. Also no fan so no noise.
I love it. A real bargai
I have been extremely happy with this little guy. Works flawlessly and produces very little heat. And, of course, with no fan, it makes no noise. For everyday web surfing, spreadsheets, etc. this little computer will not disappoint. It has more than enough power from the USB ports to support external hard drives etc.
Not the most powerful computer I have ever known, but for the money, this can’t be beat.
I love it. A real bargai
I have been extremely happy with this little guy. Works flawlessly and produces very little heat. And, of course, with no fan, it makes no noise. For everyday web surfing, spreadsheets, etc. this little computer will not disappoint. It has more than enough power from the USB ports to support external hard drives etc.
Not the most powerful computer I have ever known, but for the money, this can’t be beat.
Great little Fedora 35 Linux machine
Ok, so if you like Windows this is a fine little box, however if you prefer a proper OS then grab a usb stick, download Fedora 35 live image, insert the USB stick in the USB port, fire up the machine and hit delete a couple of times. This will take you to the BIOS, in the BIOS navigate to boot options and replace windows with USB at the top of the boot order. The machine will boot from the USB device, select run Fedora Live and the little box will boot from the USB stick straight into Fedora 35. Now I dont suggest you wipe out the Windows install, so you can run Fedora straight from the USB stick or install an M2 NVME SSD, up to 2TB drives are supported. There are some nice Western Digital fast SSD M2 NVME drives available on Amazon, I went for a 500GB drive as it seemed to provide the best value for money. Once installed (there are plenty of vids on youtube to help you here) you can install Fedora straight to the M2 drive and dont forget to change your boot order in the BIOS. In terms of supported drivers everything worked fine on first boot with Fedora 35, wireless was faultless and sound worked like a dream, power management was superb as well. Everything you need for a Linux desktop. I have not tried 4K yet but I hope this helps. Its a great little system for the money.
Nice small item
I use this on telescope to run all the programs for it I just plug in USB memory stick and download pictures to that. Had no problem running anything on it. Just had to get a 12volt barrel to usb c cable as it needs run with no mains power surply works better then I expected for price.
Ottimo prodotto.
L’ho acquistato per la gestione remota del telescopio per astrofotografia
I loved the computer but had to return it when the ethernet port failed. I'm hoping its replacement will not suffer from this problem.
I loved the computer but had to return it when the ethernet port failed. I’m hoping its replacement will not suffer from this problem.
I have purchased two of these now and use one for work and one for my astrophotography setup. They are both performing without a hitch. They are so quiet and do a great job with Windows 10.
I have purchased two of these now and use one for work and one for my astrophotography setup. They are both performing without a hitch. They are so quiet and do a great job with Windows 10.
I was using this awesome little computer when it said it needed activation. After trying to activate on my own with no progress, I contacted the seller and was promptly sent a new key and was up and running again. Kudos to their customer support.
I was using this awesome little computer when it said it needed activation. After trying to activate on my own with no progress, I contacted the seller and was promptly sent a new key and was up and running again. Kudos to their customer support.
I have purchased two of these now and use one for work and one for my astrophotography setup. They are both performing without a hitch. They are so quiet and do a great job with Windows 10.
I have purchased two of these now and use one for work and one for my astrophotography setup. They are both performing without a hitch. They are so quiet and do a great job with Windows 10.
This unit is surprisingly small. It is Windows 11 ready with the required TPM fitted and enabled.
If you don’t need the option to expand RAM or SSD and want a totally silent and discreet PC then this is a great choice. There is a small price premium for the compact design but I think it is well worth it. The case of the unit runs hot under load which is not surprising as the case is the heatsink for the unit.
Amazon wants a game rating for this item. I don’t do gaming and would not choose a Celeron PC for gaming.
I’m using this as a Home Cinema PC, it has no problem playing my high bitrate 4k home movies.
Would definitely buy the same model should I need another.
This unit is surprisingly small. It is Windows 11 ready with the required TPM fitted and enabled.
If you don’t need the option to expand RAM or SSD and want a totally silent and discreet PC then this is a great choice. There is a small price premium for the compact design but I think it is well worth it. The case of the unit runs hot under load which is not surprising as the case is the heatsink for the unit.
Amazon wants a game rating for this item. I don’t do gaming and would not choose a Celeron PC for gaming.
I’m using this as a Home Cinema PC, it has no problem playing my high bitrate 4k home movies.
Would definitely buy the same model should I need another.
Decent quality Streaming when not using vpn. As soon as vpn is turned on however video becomes choppy and unwatchable. Are there any upgrades I can make to improve this?
Decent quality Streaming when not using vpn. As soon as vpn is turned on however video becomes choppy and unwatchable. Are there any upgrades I can make to improve this?
Decent quality Streaming when not using vpn. As soon as vpn is turned on however video becomes choppy and unwatchable. Are there any upgrades I can make to improve this?
Decent quality Streaming when not using vpn. As soon as vpn is turned on however video becomes choppy and unwatchable. Are there any upgrades I can make to improve this?
Mini-PC im Wohnzimme
Dieser Mini-Computer kann zwei Bildschirme anschlieen, und die Stromversorgung erfolgt ber USB-C. Das Gehuse ist aus Metall und es gibt keinen Lfter, sodass der Computer sehr leise luft. Das Ausfhren von tglicher Office-Software und das Ansehen von Videos ist sehr flssig. Es ist in Ordnung, einige kleine Spiele auszufhren, groe Spiele knnen jedoch nicht ausgefhrt werden, da keine separate GPU vorhanden ist.
Ich stelle diesen Mini-Computer auf einen Projektor und verwende eine drahtlose Maus und Tastatur, damit ich Filme in meinem Wohnzimmer abspielen kann.
Dieser Mini-Computer verfgt ber eine integrierte kabelgebundene Schnittstelle und WIFI. Beim Abspielen eines Films betrgt die CPU-Auslastung etwa 50 %, und das Gehuse wird warm, aber nicht sehr hei.
Easy to orde
Easy to order, quick delivery, can’t believe how small computers are these days
Gesucht:
Stromsparender und lfterloser Allrounder, der einfach tut was er soll ohne mich zu nerven: Internet, Youtube, Office, Streaming von Games per GeforceNow. Idealer Weise auf Basis von CloudReady (ChromeOS)
Bekommen:
Stromsparender und lfterloser Allrounder, der erstaunlich kraftvoll tut was er soll. CloudReady wollte zwar nicht laufen, aber das mitgelieferte Windows 10 Pro lie sich klaglos und ohne zustzliche Kosten auf Windows 11 upgraden, und das luft erstaunlich performant – die CPU hat kaum zu tun und kommt nur selten ber 50C (und das ohne Lfter!)
Hinweise:
Der Mini PC ist absolut geruschlos. Laut Beschreibung hatte ich ein Modell mit 128GB eMMC + 128GB M2 SSD erwartet, erhielt aber ein Modell mit 256GB eMMC. Der M2 Schacht war also frei, untersttzt sowohl M2 SATA als auch NVMe und so konnte ich eine 512GB M2 SATA SSD (2280) einbauen die ich noch herumliegen hatte. Da der eMMC Speicher recht langsam ist empfiehlt es sich, das mitgelieferte Windows 10 nur so weit einzurichten, dass man sich einen Installationsdatentrger erstellen (Media Creation Tool) und dann von diesem booten und sauber neu installieren kann, so dass das System von M2 SSD startet und nicht mehr vom langsamen eMMC. Dann ist es recht flott. Den langsamen eMMC kann man dann als zustzliche Partition z.B. fr seltener gebrauchte Daten hernehmen.
Fazit:
Als Chromebox eher nicht zu gebrauchen. CloudReady lsst sich zwar installieren, bleibt dann aber beim Start mit schwarzem Bild hngen. Linux luft erstaunlich gut, habe Debian und Manjaro ausprobiert. Allerdings luft die Video-Wiedergabe im Browser nicht wirklich prickelnd, und GeforceNow mit <10 Frames und irrem Input-Lag (ca. 1-3 Sek.) macht wenig Spa. Unter Windows kein Problem, da die GeforceNow App sehr berzeugend luft.
Einziger Wermutstropfen ist, dass ich wirklich gerne ChromeOS (CloudReady) genutzt htte wegen der optimierten Video-Wiedergabe im Browser, gerade bei Intel iGPU. Da luft auch GeforceNow mit gescheiter Framerate und Hardwarebeschleunigung, und sieht noch ein Quntchen besser aus. Aber das ist Jammern auf hohem Niveau.
Die Hardware ist definitiv ihr Geld wert, wenn man wie ich keine allzu hohen Ansprche stellt und sich die Games nach Hause streamen lsst (Stadia, GeforceNow)
Compact und läuft supe
Alles einfach top. Super verpackt und schnell dank Amazon geliefert. Windows 10 Pro schon drauf, super leichte Inbetriebnahme und alles funktioniert einwandfrei. Ist kein gamer PC, sogar die 4k YouTube Video laufen sehr gut. Habe die Version mit 256GB genommen und einfach die zweite Partition gemacht fr Linux. Ubuntu 21.10 wurde schnell mit usb stick installiert und funktioniert einfach top. Habe auch Ubuntu Server drauf fr docker und bin sehr zufrieden. Die Qualitt ist ok, die Bearbeitung knnte auch besser sein, aber nicht so wichtig. Reine Kaufempfehlung!
Excelente, mucho mejor de lo esperado
Absolutamente ningn problema ni con el sistema operativo ni con las aplicaciones que he instalado. Lo uso para controlar un telescopio por escritorio remoto y cumple perfectamente. Optimizando el sistema operativo puedes conseguir un consumo de cpu sostenido del 5%. Eso si, no se le puede pedir capacidad grfica o de clculo.
Aunque no se dice, incorpora una placa para montaje vesa.
Quitara media estrella por la alimentacin. Con 2 Amperios no se puede suministrar mucha energa a los puertos usb.
Does the job
Good value for money. Perfect for streaming on tv. No Wifi included !
TL;DR; would buy again; excellent home server, usable but somewhat sluggish as a desktop PC.
I’m a huge fan of this device as a Linux web/file/media server. You can run all manners of services on it, and it can serve a local collection of music, photos, and videos using Plex. With a Chromecast and the Plex phone app, you can stream all of that to a TV and you’re good to go. As a Windows desktop PC, it will work but won’t win any awards. Some more detailed observations below, as well as some brief benchmarks numbers at the end.
(+) Quiet
Zero noise, no fans, no moving parts.
(+) Cool
It’s never gotten hot to the point of not being able to touch it, nor have I seen any temperature readings above 65-66C in HWInfo.
(+) Low power consumption
I’ve not done any extensive benchmarking myself, but figures I’ve seen online put its idle wall power consumption at between 2-5W, and 12W in full load (assuming no changes to its default configuration).
(+) Tiny package
A volume of 0.2L and a weight of 203g, you’ll barely know it’s there.
(+) Easy to set up, and it supports an additional SSD
If you’re just using it as a Windows PC, setup is trivial and takes 5 minutes. You just plug in your mouse, keyboard, and monitor, turn it on, and follow the prompts. You’re given a clean Windows 10 installation and you’re good to go.
If you want to install an NVMe SSD, it’s as simple as taking out four case screws and the case lid, removing the included NVMe fixing screw, slotting in the drive, re-adding the screw, and the reattaching the case lid with its four screws.
(~) Fairly slow for desktop use, but usable
To get it out of the way, it’s a little sluggish. According to some benchmarks I’ve seen, the processor is slower than an i5 I had ten years ago. Coupled with the slowish eMMC storage, you’ll see things take a while to load sometimes, the occasional stuttering when scrolling websites, hiccups when running Netflix etc, and you won’t be playing any AAA titles on it.
Having said that, it’s definitely usable. You can get your morning news, do some shopping, read a PDF, work on documents and spreadsheets, listen to music, watch YouTube (despite the fact that Netflix stuttered a lot for me, a 1440p@60FPS YouTube video worked flawlessly, at least when I wasn’t mucking around with the UI). You can also play older games, so long as you stick to lower resolutions (I tried Fez and Half-Life 2 and they were perfectly smooth at 1366×768 although not 1920×1080). VLC runs well and you should be able to use it to play local content without any difficulty. Having your OS on the NVMe drive instead of the built-in storage might give it a good performance boost as well.
Another perfectly legit use case – if you’ve got a KVM and multiple inputs on your monitor – would be to have it as a stand-by / secondary PC to use whenever you’re just after some quick work or Internet browsing and don’t want to turn on a bigger more power-hungry device.
(+) Should be an absolutely excellent home server
What I actually wanted this for is to stick a large SSD inside, install Linux, and tuck it away in a corner of the house with nothing but the power adapter and an ethernet cable attached. I’m still migrating to it, but so far I’ve got it running Plex and sharing files, and it’s looking very promising.
Plex transcoding seems to work well enough on 1080p content to not cause any stutters (which is a clear upgrade from my old server), so it should be a valid use case. Have not tried it on anything 4K, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
As a file server, it’s been great. With the Mele running Linux and a Windows PC hooked up to the same router using cables, I’m getting flat 112MB/s transfer rates on large files (apparently 118MB/s is a theoretical maximum for Gigabit Ethernet in default configurations). With the M2 slot, a MicroSD slot and a four USB 3.0 ports you could conceivably use it as a base for a makeshift NAS, though if that’s your primary use case, dedicated NAS boxes would probably be more reliable.
I’ll soon be installing a web server and host code repositories as well. All of this worked well enough on my previous box, which had a 6x slower dual-core CPU, so I’m not worried at all.
You can configure it so that it turns on automatically when plugged in, which should sort out the issue of power cuts.
I’ve got all this set up on the NVMe, which means I still have the eMMC installation of Windows 10 it came with in case I need it again.
Some benchmarks:
* 162.7/607.6 in CPU-Z;
* 304 MB/s read, 226 MB/s write on the eMMC;
* 899 MB/s read, 720 MB/s write speeds on an installed NVMe SSD (which normally supports 3.5+ GB/s read speeds);
* 112 MB/s transfer rates on Windows file shares.
Overall, very happy customer, you just need to know what you’re buying this for.
TL;DR; would buy again; excellent home server, usable but somewhat sluggish as a desktop PC.
I’m a huge fan of this device as a Linux web/file/media server. You can run all manners of services on it, and it can serve a local collection of music, photos, and videos using Plex. With a Chromecast and the Plex phone app, you can stream all of that to a TV and you’re good to go. As a Windows desktop PC, it will work but won’t win any awards. Some more detailed observations below, as well as some brief benchmarks numbers at the end.
(+) Quiet
Zero noise, no fans, no moving parts.
(+) Cool
It’s never gotten hot to the point of not being able to touch it, nor have I seen any temperature readings above 65-66C in HWInfo.
(+) Low power consumption
I’ve not done any extensive benchmarking myself, but figures I’ve seen online put its idle wall power consumption at between 2-5W, and 12W in full load (assuming no changes to its default configuration).
(+) Tiny package
A volume of 0.2L and a weight of 203g, you’ll barely know it’s there.
(+) Easy to set up, and it supports an additional SSD
If you’re just using it as a Windows PC, setup is trivial and takes 5 minutes. You just plug in your mouse, keyboard, and monitor, turn it on, and follow the prompts. You’re given a clean Windows 10 installation and you’re good to go.
If you want to install an NVMe SSD, it’s as simple as taking out four case screws and the case lid, removing the included NVMe fixing screw, slotting in the drive, re-adding the screw, and the reattaching the case lid with its four screws.
(~) Fairly slow for desktop use, but usable
To get it out of the way, it’s a little sluggish. According to some benchmarks I’ve seen, the processor is slower than an i5 I had ten years ago. Coupled with the slowish eMMC storage, you’ll see things take a while to load sometimes, the occasional stuttering when scrolling websites, hiccups when running Netflix etc, and you won’t be playing any AAA titles on it.
Having said that, it’s definitely usable. You can get your morning news, do some shopping, read a PDF, work on documents and spreadsheets, listen to music, watch YouTube (despite the fact that Netflix stuttered a lot for me, a 1440p@60FPS YouTube video worked flawlessly, at least when I wasn’t mucking around with the UI). You can also play older games, so long as you stick to lower resolutions (I tried Fez and Half-Life 2 and they were perfectly smooth at 1366×768 although not 1920×1080). VLC runs well and you should be able to use it to play local content without any difficulty. Having your OS on the NVMe drive instead of the built-in storage might give it a good performance boost as well.
Another perfectly legit use case – if you’ve got a KVM and multiple inputs on your monitor – would be to have it as a stand-by / secondary PC to use whenever you’re just after some quick work or Internet browsing and don’t want to turn on a bigger more power-hungry device.
(+) Should be an absolutely excellent home server
What I actually wanted this for is to stick a large SSD inside, install Linux, and tuck it away in a corner of the house with nothing but the power adapter and an ethernet cable attached. I’m still migrating to it, but so far I’ve got it running Plex and sharing files, and it’s looking very promising.
Plex transcoding seems to work well enough on 1080p content to not cause any stutters (which is a clear upgrade from my old server), so it should be a valid use case. Have not tried it on anything 4K, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
As a file server, it’s been great. With the Mele running Linux and a Windows PC hooked up to the same router using cables, I’m getting flat 112MB/s transfer rates on large files (apparently 118MB/s is a theoretical maximum for Gigabit Ethernet in default configurations). With the M2 slot, a MicroSD slot and a four USB 3.0 ports you could conceivably use it as a base for a makeshift NAS, though if that’s your primary use case, dedicated NAS boxes would probably be more reliable.
I’ll soon be installing a web server and host code repositories as well. All of this worked well enough on my previous box, which had a 6x slower dual-core CPU, so I’m not worried at all.
You can configure it so that it turns on automatically when plugged in, which should sort out the issue of power cuts.
I’ve got all this set up on the NVMe, which means I still have the eMMC installation of Windows 10 it came with in case I need it again.
Some benchmarks:
* 162.7/607.6 in CPU-Z;
* 304 MB/s read, 226 MB/s write on the eMMC;
* 899 MB/s read, 720 MB/s write speeds on an installed NVMe SSD (which normally supports 3.5+ GB/s read speeds);
* 112 MB/s transfer rates on Windows file shares.
Overall, very happy customer, you just need to know what you’re buying this for.