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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

Product page: (use discount code Buy2 for $20 off)
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chris.h
05-14-2024 at 07:00 PM.
05-14-2024 at 07:00 PM.
Quote from matth56 :
No need to avoid them, just do a clean install of windows when you get it.

let's not be rational.
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TakeMeToYourDealer
05-14-2024 at 07:17 PM.
05-14-2024 at 07:17 PM.
Is this a real MSRP?
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dawnstar72
05-14-2024 at 07:19 PM.
05-14-2024 at 07:19 PM.
Quote from TakeMeToYourDealer :
Is this a real MSRP?
No it's courtesy of the SlickDeals system. No idea how it got to it. MSRP is $500.
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RyanR5412
05-14-2024 at 08:00 PM.
05-14-2024 at 08:00 PM.
Quote from kane9287 :
Can you provide any evidence of this? Seems like fear mongering to me.

I believe they are referring to ACEMGIC recently having been caught having malware pre installed on their machines
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baphomet58
05-14-2024 at 09:00 PM.
05-14-2024 at 09:00 PM.
Quote from matth56 :
No need to avoid them, just do a clean install of windows when you get it.
Yes and let's pretend windows and the hardware itself doesn't have backdoors.
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OrangeSnake211
05-15-2024 at 12:19 AM.
05-15-2024 at 12:19 AM.
Quote from Made_in_Taiwan :
avoid these Chinese built mini PCs like a plague, they are stuff with malwares

It's a barebones champ. You have to add your own RAM, Hard drive and OS.
You should've said support is bad.
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OrangeSnake211
05-15-2024 at 12:23 AM.
05-15-2024 at 12:23 AM.
Quote from baphomet58 :
Yes and let's pretend windows and the hardware itself doesn't have backdoors.

Welcome to the tinfoil hat hour where big Asia is trying to steal my Netflix password and my paper route money.
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Made_in_Taiwan
05-15-2024 at 05:45 AM.
05-15-2024 at 05:45 AM.
Quote from crotoc :
He is brainwashed. AMD is a us company and microsoft is as well.
you are talking apples and organges bro, carefully read what i stated "...Chinese built..." they can use US brands part that is Made in China and loaded up any malwares they want regardless if its AMD, Intel, or Microsoft, thats a very common logic, you can buy anything you want, its your money, but this is legit concerns from multiple sources
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05-15-2024 at 05:49 AM.
05-15-2024 at 05:49 AM.
Quote from Made_in_Taiwan :
avoid these Chinese built mini PCs like a plague, they are stuff with malwares
not sure why i am getting thumbs down when i am speaking the truth...go google it, lots of youtuber and articles about these things
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DreamerbyDesign
05-15-2024 at 06:17 AM.
05-15-2024 at 06:17 AM.
I wonder what Linux support is like on these things. It's decent power in a small package for the price.
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RyanR5412
05-16-2024 at 04:58 AM.
05-16-2024 at 04:58 AM.
Quote from Made_in_Taiwan :
not sure why i am getting thumbs down when i am speaking the truth...go google it, lots of youtuber and articles about these things

Because you aren't giving them the subject (ACEMAGIC) of your accusations. You can't just drop that without explanation.
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05-16-2024 at 07:02 PM.
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Yes and let's pretend windows and the hardware itself doesn't have backdoors.
Ok. Sure.
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matth56
05-16-2024 at 07:05 PM.
05-16-2024 at 07:05 PM.
Quote from Made_in_Taiwan :
not sure why i am getting thumbs down when i am speaking the truth...go google it, lots of youtuber and articles about these things
I bought an AceMagician i5-12450H minipc recently that was a steal of a price on Amazon. The company has shipped RAT malware in their OS builds in the past. I knew that and set up the computer initially isolated from everything without any passwords. It did have the malware files present on the system, but they were not running. I cleared it out to be able to activate windows and then I reinstalled windows from an ISO I downloaded from Microsoft. End result is a nice minipc for next to nothing that is clean.

As long as you approach these Chinese made minipcs that way, you're good.
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05-17-2024 at 06:07 AM.
05-17-2024 at 06:07 AM.
Quote from matth56 :
I bought an AceMagician i5-12450H minipc recently that was a steal of a price on Amazon. The company has shipped RAT malware in their OS builds in the past. I knew that and set up the computer initially isolated from everything without any passwords. It did have the malware files present on the system, but they were not running. I cleared it out to be able to activate windows and then I reinstalled windows from an ISO I downloaded from Microsoft. End result is a nice minipc for next to nothing that is clean.

As long as you approach these Chinese made minipcs that way, you're good.
thanks for sharing, and i appreciate your proper response
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05-17-2024 at 07:43 PM.
05-17-2024 at 07:43 PM.
Product page for 7840HS:
(code 'GEM12 7840HS' for $20 off)
https://aoostar.com/products/aoos...ed-version

Product page for 8845HS:
(code 'GEM12 8845HS' for $25 off)
https://aoostar.com/products/aoos...ed-version
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