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AOOSTAR GEM12 Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS, Oculink, $480 w/code, Barebones

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This one stands up among the dozens of mini pc's because it has a cooling system able to sustain 75W operation cool and quiet.

Thorough benchmarks review with English subtitles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96NZQ-NsmwA

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SplendidTable9599
05-13-2024 at 04:57 PM.
05-13-2024 at 04:57 PM.
That would be great with the upcoming Strix Halo CPU
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dawnstar72
05-13-2024 at 05:05 PM.
05-13-2024 at 05:05 PM.
Quote from SplendidTable9599 :
That would be great with the upcoming Strix Halo CPU
Yeah, if the claims of 4070 performance for that APU are true... that's probably 6 - 9 months away though
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passive101
05-14-2024 at 07:18 AM.
05-14-2024 at 07:18 AM.
Quote from dawnstar72 :
Yeah, if the claims of 4070 performance for that APU are true... that's probably 6 - 9 months away though

Is this a new AMD chip with that performance? In 9 months the new ARM processors will also be out.
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ElatedSpaniel543
05-14-2024 at 07:39 AM.
05-14-2024 at 07:39 AM.
Quote from passive101 :
Is this a new AMD chip with that performance? In 9 months the new ARM processors will also be out.
New ARM processors and a future of windows/Linux on ARM will be awesome, but will any games run on it day 1 or even day 500?
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passive101
05-14-2024 at 07:43 AM.
05-14-2024 at 07:43 AM.
Quote from ElatedSpaniel543 :
New ARM processors and a future of windows/Linux on ARM will be awesome, but will any games run on it day 1 or even day 500?

Apparently many already are with good performance numbers and already the new Dell ARM laptop is leaked that it has double the battery life and the chips are 50% less expensive. I'm guessing Intel and AMD will still have an edge in gaming for a little bit but I don't think x86 will ever compete with arm for battery life and general use once they put up higher voltage ARMs. Just my guess though
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05-14-2024 at 09:27 AM.
05-14-2024 at 09:27 AM.
Quote from passive101 :
Apparently many already are with good performance numbers and already the new Dell ARM laptop is leaked that it has double the battery life and the chips are 50% less expensive. I'm guessing Intel and AMD will still have an edge in gaming for a little bit but I don't think x86 will ever compete with arm for battery life and general use once they put up higher voltage ARMs. Just my guess though
If you compare the performance of the Apple M series and the latest M4 with x86 best efforts then it's clear the RISC/ARM efficiency coupled with integrated RAM and GPU is the future.
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AmusedLumber441
05-14-2024 at 10:11 AM.
05-14-2024 at 10:11 AM.
Quote from dawnstar72 :
If you compare the performance of the Apple M series and the latest M4 with x86 best efforts then it's clear the RISC/ARM efficiency coupled with integrated RAM and GPU is the future.

Yes, everything is becoming integrated... That will be a repairability and upgradability nightmare.
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05-14-2024 at 10:13 AM.
05-14-2024 at 10:13 AM.
Quote from AmusedLumber441 :
Yes, everything is becoming integrated... That will be a repairability and upgradability nightmare.
Times are changing
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acontrasto
05-14-2024 at 11:59 AM.
05-14-2024 at 11:59 AM.
When will this company release the 6 bay NAS? That's what I'm waiting for.
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HIDDENMade_in_Taiwan05-14-2024 at 12:48 PM.
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kane9287
05-14-2024 at 02:41 PM.
05-14-2024 at 02:41 PM.
Quote from Made_in_Taiwan :
avoid these Chinese built mini PCs like a plague, they are stuff with malwares

Can you provide any evidence of this? Seems like fear mongering to me.
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crotoc
05-14-2024 at 03:17 PM.
05-14-2024 at 03:17 PM.
Quote from kane9287 :
Can you provide any evidence of this? Seems like fear mongering to me.

He is brainwashed. AMD is a us company and microsoft is as well.
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Made_in_Taiwan
05-14-2024 at 05:22 PM.
05-14-2024 at 05:22 PM.
Quote from kane9287 :
Can you provide any evidence of this? Seems like fear mongering to me.
do some simple researches online, you are a big boy

https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/...?rdt=42046
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matth56
05-14-2024 at 06:35 PM.
05-14-2024 at 06:35 PM.
Quote from Made_in_Taiwan :
avoid these Chinese built mini PCs like a plague, they are stuff with malwares
No need to avoid them, just do a clean install of windows when you get it.
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