expiredf12_26 | Staff posted Sep 07, 2024 10:25 PM
Item 1 of 9
Item 1 of 9
expiredf12_26 | Staff posted Sep 07, 2024 10:25 PM
Prime Members: GMKtec Mini PC Desktop Computer Nucbox K6 AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 32GB DDR5 Dual Channel 1TB SSD $499.98 + Free Shipping
$500
$600
16% offAmazon
Visit AmazonGood Deal
Bad Deal
Save
Share
Leave a Comment
12 Comments
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Beelink who seems more known and reputable from my experience has same chip for 510 (after 90 coupon).
https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-Co...B0CH7X9QHW
Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank Will_R
Beelink who seems more known and reputable from my experience has same chip for 510 (after 90 coupon).
https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-Co...B0CH7X9QHW [amazon.com]
The Beelink SER7 loses the 2nd network port but has 3 USB C ports vs the Gemtek's 1 port. So connectivity is going to be a big differentiating factor between all the mini PCs. They have to make sacrifices to keep them in the tiny form factor. The Beelink can also drive 4 monitors (and still have a USB C port available for an expansion dock) due to those extra ports vs 3 on the Gemtek. Little things like that make the differences but won't matter to most people buying the thing to put out of sight, connect 1 network cable and 1 monitor, and have a reasonably fast PC somewhere they didn't before.
I picked up an Aoostar Gem10 a couple weeks ago. I got the older and slower version with a 6800H in it and only a 512GB NVME, but it was only $360. They have a similarly spec'd model to these for $530. Its major differences in connectivity is 2 NICs, 3 monitor ports (one from the single USB C on the front), 3 NVME slots, and an Occulink port for an external GPU (which would likely double the cost of the setup). One of its biggest downsides is the RAM is soldered to the mainboard so it cannot be upgraded. It's supposed to be faster 6400 MT/s vs the 5600 MT/s SO-DIMMS users can change out which should mean a little better iGPU performance, but it is a complete non-starter for anyone wanting more than 32GB RAM in their mini PC. It's not as snappy as a desktop with a 12900K or 14900K but it's perfectly usable for a lot, and the 7840HS is a decent bit faster. I went with a multi NVME model so if I didn't like it under Windows, I could add some drives, put Linux or something like TrueNAS on it, and give it to my sister for her to have a NAS for backups other than cloud.
https://www.amazon.com/AOOSTAR-GE...Q3TJ9?th=1
Beelink who seems more known and reputable from my experience has same chip for 510 (after 90 coupon).
https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-Co...B0CH7X9QHW
i am pretty impressed, other than the proprietary power supply. i do wish it comes with 2 NIC, but since neither of those 2.5G NIC is Intel, so it doesn't really make that much difference than using an adapter if you were to load esxi.
based on the side intake cooling design, i don't think this is going to run as cool or as quiet compare to SER7 which has a top intake cooling design, but at the same time, you can stack GMKtec if you going for a cluster, with SRE7 you are SOL if you want to go with cluster without effecting cooling
Beelink who seems more known and reputable from my experience has same chip for 510 (after 90 coupon).
https://www.amazon.com/Beelink-Co...B0CH7X9QHW [amazon.com]
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Its been a pretty stable box though after i loaded it with 64gb of ram and put xcp-ng (alternative to proxmox/vmware/esxi) on it.
Its been a pretty stable box though after i loaded it with 64gb of ram and put xcp-ng (alternative to proxmox/vmware/esxi) on it.
Barebones is definitely the way to go if you're wanting to know exactly what you're getting in either specs or reputation of the parts' brand.
The Beelink SER7 loses the 2nd network port but has 3 USB C ports vs the Gemtek's 1 port. So connectivity is going to be a big differentiating factor between all the mini PCs. They have to make sacrifices to keep them in the tiny form factor. The Beelink can also drive 4 monitors (and still have a USB C port available for an expansion dock) due to those extra ports vs 3 on the Gemtek. Little things like that make the differences but won't matter to most people buying the thing to put out of sight, connect 1 network cable and 1 monitor, and have a reasonably fast PC somewhere they didn't before.
I picked up an Aoostar Gem10 a couple weeks ago. I got the older and slower version with a 6800H in it and only a 512GB NVME, but it was only $360. They have a similarly spec'd model to these for $530. Its major differences in connectivity is 2 NICs, 3 monitor ports (one from the single USB C on the front), 3 NVME slots, and an Occulink port for an external GPU (which would likely double the cost of the setup). One of its biggest downsides is the RAM is soldered to the mainboard so it cannot be upgraded. It's supposed to be faster 6400 MT/s vs the 5600 MT/s SO-DIMMS users can change out which should mean a little better iGPU performance, but it is a complete non-starter for anyone wanting more than 32GB RAM in their mini PC. It's not as snappy as a desktop with a 12900K or 14900K but it's perfectly usable for a lot, and the 7840HS is a decent bit faster. I went with a multi NVME model so if I didn't like it under Windows, I could add some drives, put Linux or something like TrueNAS on it, and give it to my sister for her to have a NAS for backups other than cloud.
https://www.amazon.com/AOOSTAR-GE...Q3TJ9?th=1 [amazon.com]
https://www.amazon.com/AOOSTAR-GE...B0D5R2C93Q
SO-DIMMs with stated support for up to 64GB, maintains the Occulink, but only 2 NVME slots.
https://www.amazon.com/AOOSTAR-GE...B0D5R2C93Q [amazon.com]
SO-DIMMs with stated support for up to 64GB, maintains the Occulink, but only 2 NVME slots.
Leave a Comment