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ACEPC PowerBox Mini PC: Ryzen 5500U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Expired

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ACEPC has ACEPC PowerBox Mini PC on sale for $195 when you apply discount code P1QKSWRRD46F during checkout. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Staff Member Red_Liz for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 6-Core / 12-Thread 2.1GHz Processor
  • 16GB DDR4 SO-DIMM Memory (32GB Max)
  • 512G M.2 2280 Solid State Drive
  • WiFi 5.0 + Bluetooth 4.2
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.0 Type-A
    • 1x HDMI 2.0b
    • 1x DisplayPort
    • 1x Ethernet
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • 1x Audio 3.5mm
  • 2-Year Warranty
  • Weight 469g
  • Dimensions 4.92" x 4.92" x 1.57"
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Acepc [acepcs.com] has PowerBox Home Mini PC on sale for $299 - $104 off w/ promo code P1QKSWRRD46F = $195. Shipping is free.

Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 5500U (6C/12T, up to 4.0 GHz)
  • 16G DDR4 RAM (SO-DIMM, Max 32G)
  • 512G SSD (M.2 2280, Max 2TB)
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Supports HDMI + DP 4K 60HZ Display
  • Wi-Fi 6.0 + Bluetooth 4.2
  • Ports:
    • 4xUSB 3.0 Type-A Port
    • 1x HDMI 2.0b
    • 1xDP
    • 1xRJ45
    • 1xType-C
    • 1 x Audio 3.5mm
  • 2-Year Acepc Warranty
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This specific chip has a gimped Vega and supports AMD VCE4 which means no hardware decode of AV-1 or VP9 (which an Intel 12th gen like the N100 does). You can see in the table UVD 7 for what it supports.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni...eo_Decoder


So if you are looking for Plex compatibility an N95 or N100 processor is modern and supports hw decode of all the recent codecs for lower cost. If you need raw CPU power this one is over 2x more powerful than the N100 so it would make a perfectly usable desktop task user replacement but not really either for 3D games. It could handle emulated games tho.
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woof, what did you expect for $195
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Never use the included windows installation. This appears to be the same company as ace magician, they're quietly paying for good reviews on Amazon (they approached me). They've removed driver signing to save on boot times, messed with the browser installation to add crapware/malware, and I believe have done other things.
This is cheap for reasons other than old hardware...
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Gojets832
03-27-2024 at 05:22 PM.
03-27-2024 at 05:22 PM.
Anyone know if I can use this mini pc or similar like a intel nuc to run blue iris with about 3 cameras at 4k for 24/7?
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Dsplashqq
03-27-2024 at 05:28 PM.
03-27-2024 at 05:28 PM.
Quote from hockeyfan4u :
What is an alternative that would be good for a 65 year old for work purposes but not a slow computer. Used for internet, video and business? I7? Send me some links.
I'm personally a big fan of the older Dell Optiplex micros with an i5 7500T or i5 8500T on eBay for like $120. Usually has 8-16gb of ram, wifi, and a 256gb nvme drive. Less powerful than this PC but honestly my wife's been daily driving it for work for the last year with no complaints. Plus if you get it with the certified eBay refurbished you still get a year warranty.

Example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/196315148665
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03-27-2024 at 05:32 PM.
03-27-2024 at 05:32 PM.
Quote from Dsplashqq :
I'm personally a big fan of the older Dell Optiplex micros with an i5 7500T or i5 8500T on eBay for like $120. Usually has 8-16gb of ram, wifi, and a 256gb nvme drive. Less powerful than this PC but honestly my wife's been daily driving it for work for the last year with no complaints. Plus if you get it with the certified eBay refurbished you still get a year warranty.

Example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/196315148665

How does this power box pc compare to an i5 or i7?
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Dsplashqq
03-27-2024 at 06:11 PM.
03-27-2024 at 06:11 PM.
Quote from hockeyfan4u :
How does this power box pc compare to an i5 or i7?
https://www.notebookcheck.net/R5-...596.0.html

Summary at the bottom of this page puts the PC in this deal at about 10% better than the i5-8500t. For me, that's worth saving 75 bucks and having a chance at actual support if something goes wrong. Good luck getting Ace PC to honor a warranty. If they're anything like the other Chinese OEMs that make these under a number of names like Ace magic or Kamrui, it'll likely be a PITA.
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ShadowP
03-27-2024 at 06:14 PM.
03-27-2024 at 06:14 PM.
Quote from Dsplashqq :
I'm personally a big fan of the older Dell Optiplex micros with an i5 7500T or i5 8500T on eBay for like $120. Usually has 8-16gb of ram, wifi, and a 256gb nvme drive. Less powerful than this PC but honestly my wife's been daily driving it for work for the last year with no complaints. Plus if you get it with the certified eBay refurbished you still get a year warranty.

Example: https://www.ebay.com/itm/196315148665

14nm vs 7nm. It's a huge difference in cpu performance while costing power.
Random benchmarks show 1.5-2.5x faster depending on benchmark.
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03-27-2024 at 06:14 PM.
03-27-2024 at 06:14 PM.
Quote from captainjohn :
Never use the included windows installation. This appears to be the same company as ace magician, they're quietly paying for good reviews on Amazon (they approached me). They've removed driver signing to save on boot times, messed with the browser installation to add crapware/malware, and I believe have done other things.
This is cheap for reasons other than old hardware...
What about resetting the PC in the Windows that it comes with?
And what about running a program like Malwarebytes Premium?
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03-27-2024 at 07:14 PM.
03-27-2024 at 07:14 PM.
Quote from elefante72 :
This specific chip has a gimped Vega and supports AMD VCE4 which means no hardware decode of AV-1 or VP9 (which an Intel 12th gen like the N100 does). You can see in the table UVD 7 for what it supports.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni...eo_Decoder


So if you are looking for Plex compatibility an N95 or N100 processor is modern and supports hw decode of all the recent codecs for lower cost. If you need raw CPU power this one is over 2x more powerful than the N100 so it would make a perfectly usable desktop task user replacement but not really either for 3D games. It could handle emulated games tho.

That's much more technical then my understanding but plex has enabled hw transcode on many AMD chips. I have a 5600g which does hw transcode in Unraid. Never did figure it out on any other OS.
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03-27-2024 at 07:16 PM.
03-27-2024 at 07:16 PM.
Quote from hockeyfan4u :
What is an alternative that would be good for a 65 year old for work purposes but not a slow computer. Used for internet, video and business? I7? Send me some links.

This exact computer, why are you looking for an alternative?
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03-27-2024 at 07:49 PM.
03-27-2024 at 07:49 PM.
Quote from MuddyBottoms :
That's much more technical then my understanding but plex has enabled hw transcode on many AMD chips. I have a 5600g which does hw transcode in Unraid. Never did figure it out on any other OS.

There are many codecs this one doesn't support hw on the latest and certain versions of 4k. So if someone is buying new for plex and a low power server a cheaper n95 or n100 is a better fit because it supports all the modern codes in hw and 4k tone mapping.
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03-27-2024 at 08:28 PM.
03-27-2024 at 08:28 PM.
Is the brand reliable?
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03-27-2024 at 08:54 PM.
03-27-2024 at 08:54 PM.
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woof, that's a 3 year old chip
Are you a dog?
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03-27-2024 at 11:10 PM.
03-27-2024 at 11:10 PM.
All I need a New PC for is to replace my home theater Mac Mini 2014 model, as it doesnt support 4K.

The services like Netflix and such need to see faster than 60hz 4K video capability, otherwise they downgrade the stream. Will this work? what is the best alternate option (Not interested in Apple TV) ? The Mac Mini Pro is the model that supports for mac, but its way pricy and way overkill to use for browsing and streaming 4k.

Anyone else want to have 4K without signing on to the TV apps and all the BS, and bipass all that, and just use a browser that does all I need?
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03-28-2024 at 01:41 AM.
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Quote from AlteredCarbons :
this is a good deal. i recently bought an N100 cpu mini pc for 140$ i would of bought this one because the performance is way way way better.

No video transcode...I doubt you'd find it's performance to be better.
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03-28-2024 at 01:41 AM.
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Quote from hiroo916 :
Do these ryzen have hw transcode for plex type applications? I know the intel cpus have quicksync built in but the amd cpus were lacking hardware (and/or software support for their hardware) for a while.

Nope they do not...
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03-28-2024 at 01:43 AM.
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I'm wondering if this could drive a 3-screen Pinball FX3 in a cabinet. I could use one of the Type-C port for the third screen. The specs for the game say a minimum video card would be a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or equivalent. Think this could handle it? I've seen others on Amazon that expressly say they support 3 screens, but those get into the $300 - $400 range.

All the n100 based mini pc support 3x display on windows.
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