MeLE Fanless Mini PC Quieter3Q N5105 Win11/10 Pro 11th
MeLE Fanless Mini PC Quieter3Q N5105 Win11/10 Pro 11th Portable Computer LPDDR4 8GB ROM 256GB M.2 SSD (Up to 2.90 GHz) Personal Industrial Desktop PC, Dual 4K HDMI*2 60Hz, BT5.2, Wi-Fi 6, USB3.0 * 4
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| Weight: | 250 g |
| Dimensions: | 16.8 x 10.9 x 6.5 cm; 250 Grams |
| Brand: | MeLE |
| Model: | Quieter3Q |
| Colour: | Quieter3Q 8GB+256GB |
| Batteries Included: | Yes |
| Manufacture: | MeLE Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
| Dimensions: | 16.8 x 10.9 x 6.5 cm; 250 Grams |
ein toller Mediaplaye
Verwende das Gert, um den Fernseher und einen Projektor mit Inhalten in 4k Auflsung zu fttern, einerseits als potenter Mediaplayer, der alles kann andererseits kann ich mit dem Anschlu einer Bluetooth Maus und Tastatur her das TV Gert normale PC Aufgaben bewltigen, wie Internet und Offcebetrieb. Die Ausagbe von Videomaterial in 4k funktioniert bei mir einwandfrei in bester Qualitt auch HDR wird ausgegeben und vorallem ruckfrei. Die in den TV-Gerten, BlueRayplayern und irgendwelchen Android Gerten integrierten Media Clients machen immer wieder Probleme. Entweder sie verstehen einen Videocodec nicht oder einen Audio oder die Interpretation des Wildwuches an Frequenzen ist mehr oder weniger fehlerhaft. Die Unvernunft in den Entwicklungsabteilungen der Produzenten dieser Gerte ist sagenhaft. Da wird oft einfach mit hohem Aufwand und hohem Stromverbrauch ein 24 Bilder Video auf 60 Bilder manchmal mangelhaft hochgerechnet anstatt das Video einfach mit 24 25 oder 30 Bilder genauso auszugeben, wie es aufgenommen worden ist. Genau solche Einstellungen kann man mit der entsprechenden Hardware, der entsprechenden Software unter Windows 11 selber vornehmen, soda das Ergebnis optimal ist. Auch Audioverzgerungskorrekturen knnen beispielsweise sehr konfortabel mit dem VLC Player unter Windows korrigiert werden, beispielsweise, wenn man dieses Problem bei Tonausgaben ber Bluetooth hat. Dafr ist der MELE Quieter 3C bestens geeignet. Einziger Nachteil ist, dass das Gert recht heiss wird, wenn man rechenintensive Programme startet. Habe da ber Hwinfo 90 Grad CPU Temperatur gemessen bei einer Raumtemperatur von 22 Grad . allerdings ging die gesamte Verlustleistung nicht ber 10 Watt hinaus. Die Videausgabe kostet (falls man nichts umrechnet) allerdings nur so um die 5 Watt. Somit drfte das kein Problem sein, wenn dann innen etwa 70 Grad herrschen. Allerdings empfehle ich etwas Vorsicht beim Anstecken oder Angreifen des Gertes walten zu lassen, damit man sich nicht die Finger verbrennt. Auch ein Notebookklher mit Ventilator kann man wohl bei intensiverer Nutzung darunterstellen. Und das draufschrauben hinten auf den Monitor oder Fernseher wre ebenfalls wegen der Abwrme der beiden Gerte ebenfalls mit Vorsicht zu genieen. Alles in Allem bin ich von dem kleinen Ding recht angetan vorallem die Geruschlosigkeit , die unverselle Einsetzbarkeit und der geringe Stromverbrauch sind ein Argument. Ich habe die eingebaute SSD mit 256GB durch eine 2TB Patriot P310 ersetzt, die sich durch eine geringe maximale Leistungsabgabe von 1,6 Watt auszeicnet. Diese SSD braucht normalerweise auch keinen Khlkrper. In dem kleinen MELE Gehuse pickt man das beigelegte Wrmeleitpad (Abziebilder und Schutzfolien entfernen!!) drauf und durch die Verschrubung drckt der Deckel auf die SSD und wirkt als Khlkrper – eigentlich genial.
This was a Prime Day bargain, and I figured I'd take a flyer and it if sucked, so be it. Well, I added a 1tb drive to it, a wireless mouse and keyboard, walked through the Windows setup and it now sits in my living room, on my wired network, connected by HDMI to my TV, and I use it to play videos and concerts. Works great. Micro/mini PCs are going to be a "thing" very soon. If you get one make sure you go to the web page and download the drivers (and store hem on a different PC) just so you have them. There's a little bit of a "language thing" but the English translation of the web page is close enough that you understand what they mean.
This was a Prime Day bargain, and I figured I’d take a flyer and it if sucked, so be it. Well, I added a 1tb drive to it, a wireless mouse and keyboard, walked through the Windows setup and it now sits in my living room, on my wired network, connected by HDMI to my TV, and I use it to play videos and concerts. Works great. Micro/mini PCs are going to be a “thing” very soon. If you get one make sure you go to the web page and download the drivers (and store hem on a different PC) just so you have them. There’s a little bit of a “language thing” but the English translation of the web page is close enough that you understand what they mean.
Geräuschlos und geeignet für eine HIFI/AV-Abhöre
Bevor ich auf die Mele Mini-PCs gestoen bin, habe ich einige Generationenvon Intel NUCs mit i3 bis i7 CPU verwendet. Die Lfter dieser ansonsten wirklich sehr leistungsfhigen Mini-PCs nerven in meiner Abhr-Umgebung aber derart, dass ich zweimal erfolglos versucht habe, das Innenleben der NUCs in ein lfterloses Gehuse (Akasa Plato/Turing) einzubauen. In einem Fall war die CPU-Temperatur dann so hoch, dass man auf dem Gehuse htte Eier braten knnen, der NUC schaltete sich immer wieder selbst ab. Im anderen Fall gab es beim Betrieb unertrgliche Strgerusche in der ber HDMI angeschlossenen AV-Anlage (vielleicht wegen mangender EMV-Abschirmung nach dem Umzug ins Akasa-Gehuse). Ich hatte die Faxen dicke und habe mir ohne groe Erwartungen einen MELE Qieter 3C besorgt.
Ich habe zunchst einen 1TB NVME-Riegel eingebaut, Maus und Tastatur und Monitor angeschlossen und “from Scratch” eine neue Windows-Installation mit den Installations-Dateien von der MELE-Homepage gemacht. Dazu muss eine *.ini-Datei auf dem Installationsmedium auf das NVME-Speichermedium als Installationsziel angepasst und das Installationsmedium ber das Boot-Men (F7-Taste) beim Systemstart ausgewhlt werden. Die Infos dazu hatte ich aus einem Youtube-Video. Die Installation lief problemlos durch, danach muss man die Start-Festplatte im BIOS auf NVME Umstellen, sonst startet die dort bereits bei Auslieferung vorhandene Windows-Installation von dem internen eMMC-Speicher, was nicht Sinn der Sache ist. Den eMMC-Speicher kann man anschlieend neu formatieren und als zustzlichen Datentrger nutzen; ich habe keine Option gefunden, den eMMC-Speicher im BIOS zu deaktivieren. Macht aber nichts, der ist angeblich nur etwas langsamer als die NVME-SSD. Es mssen keine-Treiber nachinstalliert werden, Windows wird automatisch mit dem (im BIOS) hinterlegten Lizenzschlssel aktiviert, alles funktionierte sofort und Windows lie sich wie blich updaten. Die Windows-Installation verwendet zunchst ein lokales Konto, man kann aber bei Bedarf seinen Windows Live-Account auf dem System aktivieren.
Der Mele Quieter 3C macht keinerlei Gerusche und verursacht auch keine Strungen in meiner AV-Anlage. Er wird im Betrieb recht warm und arbeitet mit der Celeron-CPU erkennbar langsamer als z.B. ein Intel NUC mit i3-CPU, aber die Bedienung fhlt sich nicht unangenehm an. Ich verwende den PC, um ohne Lftergerusche Musik mit einem ROON-System zu hren und dabei ein bisschen im Internet zu recherchieren. Fr die Broarbeit verwende ich weiterhin einen intel NUC und fr den Videoschnitt einen MacMini. Ich bin damit sehr zufrieden.
Excellent for astrophotography
It is very light and little, very easy to attach to the telescope. I tested it and it worked flawlessly. I connect it to my Pegasus Pocket Powerbox via an adapter. I connect directly to mini pc my imaging camera, guide camera and mount. It is fast and snappy.
I really recommend it astro!
The sending from Amazon worked very well too and got it one day earlier than planned.
Excellent little machine
bought this machine 1 week back and so far i am impressed with it. Performance is very good and i love the size of it.
I can travel overseas without carrying my bulky laptop. I already have Monitor and keyboard there and this thing is just plug and play.
I also like the facf that I can use USB-C for power.
Delivery was quick and customer service is excelle
Powerful and silent handles the astronomy load
I bought this to run my telescope and the ASCOM devices attached to it.
The risks of heat, power overload and performance have not occurred and the load stays in the low 20%s . So quite happy with performance.
This model C is just needed 2 type C cables from power source to MeLe and to a display source with a type C that can transfer both video and data. You need to find out what needs more power and connect that device to the main power source first. My Innoview portable 4K monitor needed more power so I plugged that in to main power source first using type C then to MeLe. On the thermal upgrade,
I replaced the thin square thermal pad with a thicker pad. The original pad does not even make contact on the board where the back of the soldered CPU sits. The main CPU also does not touch the cooling aluminum cover plate also, only the thermal paste in between. I cut a copper plate to sit on top of the CPU chip and covered it with thermal paste. I did a fit test to make sure I got the right thickness so it would not move or bind againts the cover. I installed an M.2 also and bought a copper plate for it to prevent it from overheating. The thickness is just right with new thermal pads on both sides of the stick. Before buttoning it down, make sure there are no bulging on the cover plates. Fit test you ports make sure they are properly ligned up especially the micro SD slot. I reinstalled Win11 Pro on M.2 and configured the BIOS to boot on the stick. Before you do this download all the latest drivers on their website. They have a Copy of WIN 11 OS also but any copy of Windows 11 Pro will do, when it asked for product key during fresh install, just select the radio button selection that you dont have one. It will continue install and will activate Windows since the product key is already embedded on the system. For driver update make a folder on USB stick or other external drive source you have and unzip all the drivers to the folder you just made. After the fresh OS install is complete, the fastest way to update all required drivers is to go to device manager and at the very top of the drop down list, right click and select update drivers, select the source of drivers which is the folder where you unzipped all the drivers and it will install all the drivers needed that Windows 11 does not have. There will be a lot of windows updates after the fresh install. My setup for this MeLe, I attached two round magnets at the back and matching magnets at the back of my Innoview 4k 14 inch monitor stand and magnets to attach the back of display to the stand backing plate. In just a couple of snaps I have my portable desktop setup. Bought magnetic usb connectors for instant connection. Built WiFi signal is very strong when I was setting all these in my garage. Overall temp definitely went down after the thermal upgrades. When I first recieved this and started updating windows and drivers, the temperature did shoot upward really quick. I can still hold the unit but not too long. After the thermal, M.2, OS and driver upgrades, During updating process, the temp did not shoot up. The normal operating temperature really went down significantly so I am very happy with the final results. If you are planning to buy this or already purchased one, upgrade your thermals. It’s pretty simple. I wish MeLe will make a portable battery pack with the same dimensions to piggyback it on the MeLe.
Excellent value, excellent performance
I wasn’t expecting high performance from this unit as it was primarily destined to be a server PC to manage my files (entertainment and work) yet I was very pleasantly surprised. I don’t play games so I’ve no idea if it is suited to such applications. Small, unobtrusive, expandable with a second M2 card (works fine) and it meets/exceeds all my expectations. Well recommended and reliable so far (5 months).
Just enough power to run Plex and is afordable enough to leave on 24x7
With the cost of energy runing very high I needed a low energy soution to service my Media Requirements (Movie and Box sets) so I needed a setup for my Plex server that allowed me to keep it on 24×7. I log into the device with remote desktop so I dont need a monitor and I just let it sit there with 2 hard drives to act as a Plex server. Wrks well for me.
Excellent mini pc
This mini pc was just perfect for my astronomy setup and so easy to upgrade to an NVme drive.
Nice but runs ho
I installed Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.3 (Edge) without problems (using additional M2/NVME drive plugged directly into this tiny box).
Overall I am happy with it but it runs very hot ()while using windows) and I don’t feel that passive cooling is reasonable for this setup.
I ended up with adding external 80mm cooler (USB) that placed near the box to keep temperature reasonable.
Better than a Raspberry Pi 4
I got this to replace a Raspberry Pi 4, because of numerous Pi compatibility issues (eg it run Windows apps in Wine because it’s an ARM chip, chromium crashes on youtube, and firefox won’t play most youtube content). The MeLE Quieter 3Q is more powerful and comes with everything you need to get started (including internal storage + OS).
Only problem I have is that it won’t recognise my Kingston AS400 m2.SSD (which has two notches, but claims to be compatible with the 2280 form factor that Quieter3Q apparently supports)
(Update not mentioned in the earlier review): Two of the larger USB3 A ports are actually 3.1/3.2 Gen 2, ie 10Gbs per second, not 5, with the third and the USB-C being 5Gbps! This is not mentioned on the advert, but a definate bonus!
This is a long review, party because I have noticed there is very little independent reviews on this particular version of the device on the broader internet (There are plenty for its earlier brother the Quieter 3Q, but very little for the Quieter 3C, which is the model I have). The 3C swaps one of the full size USB ports for a USB-C port ( 3.1/3.2 Gen 1 5Mbs) with DP and Power Delivery (can be powered by a PD USB power supply, power bank, or monitor/hub), and replaces one of the HMDI with a mini DP port. It can also drive three screens at the same time(HDMI, DP and USB-C) unlike the 3Q which can only drive 2 with its two HDMI ports.
Firstly, one of the very few external interviews suggest that their version of the 3C is slower than the 3Q (though they did have a pre release version). In my tests, and comparing with a friends 3Q, I didn’t see any difference in performance between the two practically (caveats later).
I purchased this device as a “second low power mini – PC” to use as an alternative to my Main Ryzen based PC, which whilst extremely powerful for gaming and productivity, uses a heap of power even when idle, or just browsing the web, and sometimes doubles up as a space heater.
I needed something small yet not a laptop for space reasons. It needed to be able to do Web browsing, watch You Tube, run office, and other “Home admin” tasks, yet still be capable enough to run some offline astronomy related analysis overnight.
Physical:
The device is small and very sleek, as can be seen from the description, its shape is a smaller than a large smartphone (such as the Note 10, or iPhone pro) and about as thick as a Tape Cassette case. Although the outer case is plastic, rather than metal (there is a steel frame inside) the “plastic seems to be made of a material that can dissipate heat well, far better than it looks on paper, though probably not as good as metal, however, the plastic does allow the internal antennae to work well. The top surface is ridged (it doesn’t have any holes, despite what it looks like in pictures) which does increase the surface area.
CPU:
The 4 core Celeron N5105 is not going to win any performance crowns, but it’s definitely more than ample for running Office, Chrome, Firefox and the usual medley of non-demanding apps, and even some less demanding games. It doesn’t feel sluggish in normal use. It’s definitely more powerful and yet more efficient overall than the J4125 usually found on these mini PCS. It handles 1080p videos extremely well. 4k can vary depending on the source, and I find most 30fps SDR streams play fine, but when you hit 60fps and HDR, some sources such as YouTube struggle, whilst many of my 4k HDR demo files in H265 seems to be fine.
Internal eMMC Storage:
Its internal eMMC is no way near as fast as an NVMe drive, and benchmarks slower than a SATA 3 SSD (more closer to a SATA2 interface I would suspect), but it is very power efficient, and in practise, with most applications its snappy enough. You CAN fit an NVMe drive into it (though bear in mind its PCIe 3, and only 2 channel, so no point putting in a super-fast super power hungry and super expensive PCIe 4 inside), and bear in mind that it will slightly increase the power usage.
Memory
It’s has 8GB Single Channel 2900 Mhz LPDDR4, soldered in and not upgradable. Not a lot, and may not benchmark highly but more than enough for its use case.
OS:
It comes with a very clean full version of Windows 11 Professional (not home), that does not have any bloatware installed just plain Windows, and surprisingly comes with a sensible OOBE experience with a lot of “default” windows phone home stuff disabled, including the requirement for a Microsoft account! It certainly does seem quite clean, with no “value added store apps”, I have checked for malware as well as any unusual network connections). I did blank and reinstall Windows as I wanted a clean H22 install, and found the “default” Microsoft experience as slightly worse in terms of the requirement for a Microsoft account, and additional MS store apps added like Microsoft Solitaire! The BIOS correctly contained the OEM license for Windows 11 Professional, and therefore the installer did not ask for the product key.
I have installed Linux MINT in a dual boot config with GRUB and it worked fine. It doesn’t default to Secure Boot (though can be enabled if desired)
BIOS:
Biggest Surprise, it’s a fully featured Bios with almost everything but the Kitchen sink in terms of settings and configuration. You could tweak this a lot, though the CPU does not offer much overclocking capabilities, and the hardware does have some protection to avoid some settings. Be very careful, as I don’t see any way of clearing the CMOS easily if a wrong setting locks up the POST.
Cooling:
This is passively cooled. As such it does get quite warm and under load can get very warm, though not too hot to touch. Under normal use (streaming, web, office). I have not seen any Thermal throttling from the CPU (using HWInfo). Under continuous sustained and heavy load the CPU package can reach 73+, which is still below the CPU thermal throttling, but the hardware may induce some power Throttling at this point as I see the CPU switch from boost 10W to 8W a little quicker (about 20 seconds) under sustained load than some other computers with the same CPU, regardless of thermals. However, I have not observed any runaway heat. I have tried placing a large finned aluminium heatsink and fan on top of the unit, and that did drop the temps significantly under heavy continuous load, but I don’t think it’s necessary for normal use cases. Also note it is possible to play around with PL1/PL2 and boost times in the BIOS, which you might want to try at your own risk as long as you have adequate cooling.
Power Usage:
Using my Macbook Pro USB C power supply, I have a USB Ccable that can tell you the current power consumption via a small LED display on the Cable. It measured 3 Watts on idle, and 13 Watts under load, very respectable figures and is perfect for my use cases This is with 2 screens and the built in eMMC drive (no NVMe installed)
Conclusion:
A surprisingly good, reliable Mini Computer that is quiet and sleek, with Windows 11 Professional and no bloatware! Not the most powerful and not the most featured, but great for many people who need a PC for web/office/streaming, to hide out of sight.
I would have given it 5 stars, but I do feel it’s a little expensive for what it is, so giving it four stars, though its really more of a 4 and a half stars.
Amazing little pc
Really impressed with this little computer. I required something for file storage, running basic windows apps and work online.
Everything runs so smoothly. It is totally silent and I have experienced no slowdowns ever. I spent 28quid on an 256gb nvme ssd and this was very easy to install.
The build materials all make for a high quality feel product. The top dissipates the heat so can get warm but never to concerning levels and is a soft touch rubber texture.
It constantly amazes me, all this can do for its size and price. And it is totally silent. Fully met all my expectations.
Already have a Mele “stick” PC. This is its big brother. The same footprint as a 2.5″ portable HDD (but thinner), still has room for an m.2 slot to add your own SSD and massively improve drive performance over the eMMC it comes with. Most stick PCs are powered using a standard 5V USB supply… This one uses a 12V 2A supply which gives it the oomph to power four USB3 slots (and an SSD). Dual HDMI sockets, Ethernet socket (in addition to Wi-Fi 6) and a headphone out socket. MeLe have even managed to squeeze in a microSD slot. All wrapped up in a reassuringly solid shell, and a VESA bracket if you want to attach it to a monitor. Windows 11 pro is pre-installed without any bloatware. Once Windows has been cloned onto an SSD, the BIOS allows the SSD to become the boot drive… The built in drive can even be disabled in the BIOS (kept as an offline recovery drive). Handles all the usual apps without any issues (MS office, firefox, krita, etc.) Along with streaming video services at 4K (Prime, Disney+). Even light gaming isn’t beyond it, but nothing more demanding than GTA3 or Angry Birds 2. Does get VERY hot if put under sustained load, but never slows down or becomes unstable. The sensors aren’t easily accessible to Windows but GPU-Z can report on CPU temperature… Tops out at c. 83C under full load, dropping to 53C if lying flat or 43C when stood on its end (in a vertical laptop stand) when idling.
really good
I am a fanless pc expert and i purchased this to trial it. Just done all the updates that happen with a new computer, which took a while, hours. But, so far, brilliant. Responsive, and best of all runs on almost no electricity. I am using it with a lenovo m14T touch screen via usb C port. Perfect, i now have a low powered electronic note book. I used samsung notes as the notes app, to sync with my samsung notes. So small. so functional. Cheap. No noise. recommend so far.
Virtually replaced my gaming rig !
This is literally the little PC that could ! , yes it’s not gonna play GTA 5 but for day to day tasks , downloading , adding files to plex server , unraring files , Zoom calls , word processing , web surfing , YouTube etc you name it this little thing chugs along happily without a complaint ! . Get rid of windows 11 and replace with 10 , runs Linux Mint superb as well as LaunchBox (anything upto PS1 no problem) . Fantastic piece of kit !
A great little PC, very impressed. Perfect to run Astro imaging software. It runs Windows 11 remarkably well. Can’t yet fault it any way after 3+ weeks of usage.
Decided to downsize from my massive noisy tower PC and have now been using this mini silent pc for a week now and have found it is handling everything I have installed on it so far. It came pre installed with Windows 11 Pro which only asks a few basic questions to setup and then the inevitable many hours of Windows updates to get things up to date. I have also purchased Microsoft Office Offline version and installed those plus some old gems like Paintshop Pro 9, Windows Live Mail 2011 and Steam.
Has 2 HDMI ports for running 2 monitors as I do, an audio out standard jack so my powered speakers worked with no issues, but best of all is the 4 USB 3.0 ports which means my wired keyboard, mouse and printer all connect at same time with spare one for webcam or flash drive.
Gaming wise I have only got around to installing Steam and old games like Half Life 2 run as good as my old pc but will try new games like Portal 2, GTA4 and minecraft over coming days.
Slightly annoyed at time of writing this review MeLE have 3 different listings on Amazon for this item and all different prices, a sponsored link at 295.99, an amazons choice listing at 289.99 but you can apply a 30 pound voucher, thus 259.99, which is what I paid, but now a limited time deal of 229.49 which if you are quick is a great price!
So basically if you want a small, and I mean small, SILENT pc with latest OS that is ideal for browsing internet, emailing, basic gaming, Excel and Word then give it a go.
Simply and easy to use mini pc
Easy to use came with windows 11pro uninstall I fitted another ssd storage loaded the windows record image on to usb changed the script from Emmac to Ssd and windows 11 boot off the 512gb ssd storage and now I dual boot with Ubuntu 22.04 great works well. I am very please.
Edit aprs 6 mois d’utilisation:
L’adaptateur wifi intgre est une catastrophe !
Mon point d’accs est de l’autre cot du mur, a 5m de distance, j’ai 40% de signal et c’est super instable … Pourtant, j’ai 4 barres sur 5 avec mon tlphone et aucun problme de stabilit …
Donc je recommande d’acheter un adaptateur USB avec antenne si vous comptez l’utiliser en wifi.
J’enlve une toile pour cela
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Comenntaire original :
Achet pour une utilisation “industrielle” dans un atelier.
Installation de Linux Mint 21 sans aucun problme ni aucun besoin de toucher aux rglages BIOS.
C’est fluide, rapide pour toutes les tches de bureautique classiques, a fait tourner mes applications habituelles tout fait correctement sans aucun problme de performance.
Concernant la chauffe, c’est le dessus du boitier qui dissipe la chaleur, donc j’ai enlev tous les autocollants dessus car a dfie toute forme de bon sens que de les laisser l ou ils sont.
Point ngatif; l’entre usb C ne supporte pas le PD (power delivery) donc pas moyen d’avoir tout connect une docking station (ce qui m’aurait arrang pour une utilisation nomade) il faut donc imprativement utiliser l’alimentation USB C fournie avec.
Pour le prix et le form factor, on peut difficilement en demander plus.
La RAM en dual channel aurait t la cerise sur le gateau, mais je suppose que ce sera peut tre le cas pour la version 16Go …
Bref; no regerts 😉
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
Box was very small and light, opened it to fid the PC was half the size of the box, it literally fits in the palm of my hand. Plugged it in to power and HDMI and switched on, it works! Windows 10 pro launched and installed perfectly on 1st start up, has installed all updates. Yes it is not super fast but for internet, word processing and the like it is absolutely fine. Restarting from sleep is instant. Great PC!