MeLE Overclock 4C Mini PC 12th Gen N95(up to 3.4GHz) 16GB
MeLE Overclock 4C Mini PC 12th Gen N95(up to 3.4GHz) 16GB RAM 512GB Windows 11 Pro Small Desktop Computer Wi-Fi 6/BT5.2/Ethernet, Triple Display, Dual 4K HDMI, All-in-one USB-C on Business/Office/Home
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| Weight: | 730 g |
| Dimensions: | 17.78 x 9.4 x 2.03 cm; 730 Grams |
| Brand: | MeLE |
| Model: | Overclock |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Mele Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd |
| Dimensions: | 17.78 x 9.4 x 2.03 cm; 730 Grams |
Hey everyone! If you’re thinking about picking up a new mini PC, you definitely need to check out the MeLE Overclock4C Mini PC . Honestly, I’m super happy with this little guy and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it.
First off, it’s small and looks great on any desk, but don’t let its size fool you because this little machine is a beast in performance. With a 12th generation processor that goes up to 3.4 GHz and 16 GB of RAM, this PC handles everything I’ve thrown at it—from heavy browsing to video editing—without breaking a sweat.
The 512 GB of storage is more than enough for my games and projects, and having Windows 11 Pro already installed is a huge plus because I can take advantage of the latest features and security without a headache of setting everything up from scratch.
Connectivity is also top-notch, with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and Ethernet, so I have no trouble connecting all my devices and keeping a super fast internet connection. And the triple display support and dual HDMI 4K are amazing for someone like me who loves having multiple monitors at the same time.
Plus, the USB-C port is super convenient for connecting all sorts of peripherals without needing adapters. Really, this Mini PC has it all.
Anyway, is a fantastic choice if you’re looking for something powerful yet compact. It’s responsive, practical, and honestly, it has impressed me a lot. Totally recommended!
Esperaba instalar mi slackware 14.1 o, en su defecto, el slackware 15. He fracasado en ambos intentos.
Acud entonces a muchas otras distribuciones de mi sistema operativo, el Linux.
No quera borrar el gindous que traa instalado por defecto esta maquinita (aunque al sistema operativo de MS no le sabido jams hallarle utilidad alguna –y s una pesadez abrumadora, plmbea, as como rigidez y escasez de aplicaciones que sirvan de algo mejor que las de Linux).
Seguramente por un error mo al instalarlo, el Kubuntu elimin la particin del gindous.
Pero no me adapto al Kubuntu, en su ms reciente versin. En vez de mi adorado Dosemu, tiene el Dosemu2, en el cual no funcionan, ni bien ni medio bien, mis viejas aplicaciones del aorado DOS.
Los fabricantes no se atienen a una pauta razonable, la “backwards-compatibility”.
Todo lo cual me lleva a relegar este aparatuco a un rincn donde ya no tengo mi lugar de trabajo habitual. Sigo trabajando con mi nano-pc comprado en 2015.
En suma a este nuevo artefacto no he sabido encontrarle ventaja alguna y s gravsimos inconvenientes.
RECTIFICO:
No borro lo que escrib meses atrs. Lo que dije reflejaba dificultades reales. Mas ahora he de modificar mi opinin.
Darle uso a la computadorcica no ha sido nada fcil, pero la culpa es posiblemente ma (por obstinarme en hacer las cosas segn se hacan uno o varios lustros atrs) y, acaso, un poco de las distribuciones de mi sistema operativo, el linux, que nos han dejado en la cuneta a quienes usbamos programas hoy tildados de obsoletos. La moda es implacable.
Ahora a este aparato le he instalado el Lubuntu 22.4 y funciona bien.
Pero el dosemu2 de hogao no es el dosemu de antao. Tengo que estudiarlo.
Its a surprisingly nippy little box. I put a Gen 3 M.2 into it and it managed ~1.5Gbps. I set it up with Ubuntu and i’ve been trying out SDR server progs and it handles it flawlessly. Also this thing feels quality with the metal top case. I’m a big fan of mini PCs (I have another 2 Ryzen boxes) but this one is a lot of fun to play with and inspires experimentation. Totally silent too, so I can leave it running in my bedroom without disturbance. Highly recommend.
Well, I needn’t have worried: the thing is *plenty* responsive -and, crucially, completely silent. There are some graphical glitches now and then, particularly when playing YouTube videos, but nothing major.
I’d query the description of the product as being “512GB”: it’s actually 256GB of eMMC (on which Windows 11 is installed) and an entirely separate 256GB of NVMe solid state drive. A unified 512GB of anything it is *not*. However, it suits my needs: I installed Debian 12 onto the NVMe drive, leaving the Windows installation intact should I ever need to use it. Since I am extremely unlikely to need to use it, though, that’s a bit of a waste of capacity. Not to worry: I have a 4TB solid state external drive, which I plug into one of the unit’s 10gbps USB 3.2 ports and use as a my /home folder, so I’m not exactly short of usable drive space and a 256GB O/S partition is plenty sufficient.
The unit runs warm: on average, I seem to recall getting 47 – 56C temperatures (measured via the Linux sensors utility). The critical CPU temperature is around 100C, so we’re nowhere close to trouble and I didn’t see any thermal throttling. Nevertheless, I splashed out on the “Hemobllo Heat Sink Chip Radiator”, which is a giant chunk of aluminium that sits on top of the unit (completely wrecking its aesthetics, I realise!), plus some “ARCTIC TP-3: Premium Performance Thermal Pad” which effectively glues the heatsink to the unit’s top… and I now routinely see temperatures topping out at about 39C, with occasional peaks in the 40s. Heat is not an issue, basically.
This isn’t a gaming rig. It isn’t a virtualisation platform, either. You’re not going to be doing masses of video editing or Photoshop on it. Happily, all those sorts of heavy-lifting type jobs are years in my past. These days, I simply want a browser, music, video playback, word processing, spreadsheets, emails and some very light gaming (think Solitaire, not Call of Duty!) and this little unit is more than adequate (and very much recommended) for that sort of ‘domestic medium-light duties’ use. To be honest, I remain surprised at how capable the Celeron processor is for these sorts of jobs -but it is.
Short version: if the other half ever decides it’s time to upgrade their 2014 i5, this will be the machine I replace it with. It’s that good.
Den 4C packe ich nicht direkt auf das Teleskope, vor allem bei langen Brennweiten wrden sich sich die Lftervibrationen bemerkbar machen.
Negativ ist, dass der 4C zwar mit 12V ber USB C betrieben wird, aber offenbar nicht mit einem normalen USB Kabel luft, weil hier eine USB C PD intelligente Schnittstelle verbaut sein soll. Informationen darber habe ich noch nicht gefunden, bis ich mehr weiss, werde ich den 4C noch mit dem Netzteil betreiben.
Sonst tolles Gerat!
Ich hab den Mele 3Q N5105 nun ber ein halbes Jahr in Betrieb und kann nur gutes berichten.
Der mini PC fungiert bei mir als Linux Server auf dem neben private Cloud auch eine Heimautomatisierung luft.
Da er keinen Lfter besitzt ist er komplett lautlos. Davor hatte ich einen anderen mini PC, der ebenfalls keine Lfter hatte. Das Problem bei dem vorhergehenden mini PC war, dass die passive Khlung nur aus einer Metallplatte bestand, welche die CPU nicht wirklich khlen konnte.
Beim Mele ist das Gehuse aus Aluminium. Dazu hat er eine besondere Oberflche, die leicht pors ist und damit eine sehr groe Khlflche bietet. Dadurch ist die passiv Khlung besonders leistungsfhig. Durch die verbesserte Khlung kann er die CPU Frequenz via TurboBoost deutlich lnger auf Max halten.
Ein weiterer Pluspunkt ist der Stromverbrauch. Fr die Heimautomatisierung habe ich zuvor zustzlich noch einen Raspberry Pi benutzt. Der Mele bentigt aber kaum mehr Strom als der Raspi. Er gnnt sich im Leerlauf um die 6W (ohne WLAN und USB Gerte), bei Vollast liegt er bei ca 12W.
Als Speicher fr die private Cloud habe ich zustzlich eine M.2 NVMe verbaut. Die funktioniert mit voller Geschwindigkeit absolut ohne Probleme. Die Wrme der NVMe wird ber ein Wrmeleitpad an das Gehuse abgegeben. Damit bleibt auch die NVMe schn khl.
In den ber 6 Monaten lief er absolut stabil.
Bei vielen mini PCs mit Intel Celeron N5105 ist das Bios beschnitten, sprich man kann praktisch nichts einstellen. Bei dem Mele 3Q kann man so ziemlich alles einstellen was das Bios hergibt.
Dass ein N5105 auch fr den Desktopbetrieb funktioniert und Windows oder einen Linux Desktop Environment befeuern kann muss man hier nicht extra sagen. Es gibt auch diverse Testvideos zum Mele und seiner Leistung im Netz. Bei den Tests werden aber keine Langzeiterfahrungen geteilt.
Aufgrund meiner Erfahrungen haben sich diverse Bekannte ebenfalls den Mele 3Q geholt und sind genauso begeistert wie ich.
Aus meiner Sicht verdient der Mele 3Q nicht nur 5 Sterne sondern noch ein ganz groes Plus dazu.
This palm size silent pc does what it says, I have replaced my Intel NUC and have started this PC and it does the perfect job of my Homo Office. As of now I am very happy and let’s see how far it goes.
Je l’utilise en dual boot windows 11 et Ubuntu 22.04
Presque aucun bruit, chauffe un peu si le CPU est utilis.
Bluetooth, wifi grand porte.
Chargeur encombrant et lumineux ( prvoir un scotch noir sur la led du chargeur).
Amorti aprs 1 a 2 ans d’utilisation par rapport une VM dans le cloud.
Trs utile.
However, with this computer it was simple.
1. Pre-prepare a USB installation disk. Plug the USB in BEFORE switching on the computer.
2. When the computer is switched on, keep the F7 key pressed (do not take the finger off the F7 key) and te BIOS Set Up Menu will appear.
3. Select the USB from the list and click enter and the computer will reboot to the USB installation disk.
To test the temperature of the four cores, I have used the Linux terminal command:
watch -n 2 sensors
For everday tasks, it is between 40C to 50C. For video editing, it can rise to 80C, but this is not unusual. Laptops regularly operate at 90C. The critical temperature, where the computer will switch off appears to be 105C.
I will definitely, recommend this computer to Linux Ubuntu users. I have been using this computer for a month before I wrote this review.
Best thing as the name suggests is the lack of noise. Totally silent in operation, I have it set up in a living room space which means it doesn’t disturb anyone else in the room. It is mounted on the back of a wide screen monitor and you can hardly notice it’s there, basically turns the monitor into an all in one PC. Does get warm in operation however I haven’t noticed any dip in performance (I use it for web browsing and cloud gaming so probably not that demanding). Can be easily hooked up to the TV for cloud gaming too. The WiFi 6 works noticeably better for cloud gaming than an older PC that I have, little to no glitches when playing Xbox cloud gaming. Very light and no power brick so can easily be transported in a jacket pocket. I would recommend this for a family PC set up.
Bought as a portable PC for work. Nice small package. Recommend you obtain a wireless keyboard and wireless mouse (bluetooth) and perhaps an HDMI cable to connect to external displays. No issues with the PC and it working and Windows was installed as promised.
Does run very hot but this is to be expected as it has no active cooling but it did not affect its use for me.
Makes for a very compact and portable setup.
I purchased this to stream videos on my TV. It is completely silent and although it gets warm, it is not hot. I leave it on all day even when the TV is off.
The unit is tiny. My wife is happy that it can hide in the TV cabinet.
It’s not a fast machine and doesn’t have much ram or hdd but for my use case it is perfect because it is super low power consumption and completely sile
Fantastic power from such a small device. Its not much bigger than my mobile phone! I’m using it as a control pc for an astronomy rig that I’m putting together. I can control from either inside my house or via tablet if I’m somewhere else. It has more than enough to run all the necessary programs.
I’m delighted with this machine – if you want a tiny, cheap but powerful computer to do standard things (NOT gaming or video editing), look no further.
I bought this for just under 200 while it was on promotion. It is a tiny box, completely silent, and is more powerful than any machine of a similar size that I have ever owned. It has two video ports (you may need a mini-DP to HDMI adapter for the second), three standard USB3 ports, a fancy USB-C port and connects to the outside world via Gigabit Ethernet or wifi. Setting it up was very straightforward – you can get drivers from the manufacturer’s website or from a number of other places on the web.
I found that the onboard disk was very slow, so for 20 I bought a 256Gb NVMe SSD drive and attached it to the motherboard. The machine felt much snappier after that.
Not interested in the Windows 11 that was on it as shipped I installed Debian and Docker and now this one tiny PC runs my whole house. DNS, DHCP, Smarthome services, Smartphone reporting with Influx and Grafana, ad blocking, network tunneling, and anything else I can think of to put on it! Nothing that requires a lot of processing grunt as they aren’t the most powerful devices but, it runs perfectly and keeps cool averaging 35C. But it is in the cool environment of my garage.
I put so much on the 3Q I realised it was a critical single point of failure for my house so I got the slightly newer 3C as well during the recent sales as a backup device. The price point of these is now, I think, too high. The original 3Q I got for 210 and it’s now up around 280!
The 3C is nicer because you don’t have to rely on the dedicated USB C 12v power supply that comes with the PC and can use a standard USB C power supply that supports PD. Apart from that the 3C is almost identical.
As a small, low power consumption home server running Linux this can’t be beaten and for anyone running lots of Raspberry Pi’s like I was, I can’t recommend this enough as a single device replacement. I now have four redundant Raspberry Pi 4s I think I might be able to make some money on to offset some of my Quieter PC investment!
This seems to be a good product. But needed a reinstall of windows as out of the box it would not update. Otherwise good portable mini computer. It does get very warm but works fine.
It’s about the size of an old cassette tape and it runs rings around every PC I ever owned. It fits on the back of a monitor so keeps your work area free. It runs windows 11 pro, which is sleek and fast. It has a lot of power for running multiple apps, but is quite happy running YouTube at 4k, if that’s your thing. It plays Xbox games too. Buy it, be blown away when it is delivered to your door and you see how small it is, be blown away when you see what it can do. Be blown away at the price. Highly recommended.
I like this little product I use it on my desktop for streaming and running test sites under linux on great functionality and very powerful. As long as you realise it gets hot and don’t cover it up its all good
The main reason I bought this was because it was silent and I wanted to maybe run Node Red or Homeassistant on it instead of the hard to find Raspberry PIs.
It comes with Windows 11 and is easy to get up and running although if you want to re-install the Window OS on another drive M.2 NVME maybe then there is a problem with the manufacturers website link to the windows image as it doesn’t exist on their server, I tried contactng them but with no response so be aware of this although I assume a standard windows install should work?
I added a 500GB M.2 NVME drive and added the latest Ubuntu and it happily dual boots into either windows or Ubuntu and seems quite quick for it’s size and the fact it’s fanless.
The top cover does get quite warm when you are driving the processor hard but not enough to burn you.
Overall I’m impressed with the quality and speed of this little device.
I also installed helpful application like Google, Notepad++ and 7-Zip, but to keep overall performance high, I kept software installations to a minimum.
And to that end, I did make changes to the stock configuration:
1. I added a 2 TB NVMe drive
2. Then I reinstalled Windows 11 Pro to the NVMe drive
3. Next, I made the NVMe drive the boot device
4. And finally, I formatted the eMMC drive to use as extra storage
After slogging through the required Windows updates, the PC boots very quickly from the NVMe drive and worth the added expense of an NVMe drive. But it would have been nice to buy a unit that had an NVMe pre-installed as the Windows boot drive to save me the time and hassle of doing this work myself.
So far, there have been no issues and all software has worked as expected. I can use RDP or Google Remote Desktop to access the PC remotely over Wi-Fi and control the entire photographic session. This PC is used to control the equipment and software needed to capture images of deep sky objects, but it is not used to process those images into the final product as this requires significantly more CPU and memory horsepower than the Quieter3Q possesses.
These were my critical criteria when selecting a mini-PC: small form factor, light weight, recent CPU generation, good storage options and the ability to be powered from a 12v power source.
Relative to my use case, here are my pros and cons
Pros:
– Small footprint (important for telescope mounting)
– Light Weight (important for telescope balancing)
– Newer CPU generation
– Expandable storage via an NVMe drive
– 12v power supply requirement
– No moving parts so it’s totally quiet, and more importantly, there are no vibrations transferred to the telescope or cameras
– Can be mounted to the back of a monitor for a clean desktop, or to a telescope mounting plate
Cons:
– No ability to upgrade memory
– Limited storage configurations direct from MeLE, such as a preinstalled NVMe drive
– Gets a little warm since there is no fan, but not a big issue for me
– A little pricey when the cost of an NVMe drive is added, but this is optional
Overall, I am very happy with the MeLE Quieter3Q and for my astrophotography use case, it fits the bill perfectly.