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expiredAtTheLeftThere posted Jan 2, 2025 6:36 AM

ACEMAGIC & AOC T8Plus Mini PC: Intel N97, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win 11

$129

$239

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ACEMAGIC has ACEMAGIC & AOC T8Plus Mini PC on sale for $139 - $10 when you apply discount code ACEEXTRA10 during checkout = $129. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community members AtTheLeftThere and vexter0944 for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Alder N N97 processor, 4 cores / 4 threads (6MB cache, base frequency 2.0GHz, turbo frequency up to 3.6GHz)
  • 16GB LPDDR5 6400MT/s ×1 Memory
  • 512GB M.2 2242 NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
  • Intel UHD Graphics, 1.2GHZ
  • WiFi 5+ Bluetooth 4.2
  • Windows 11
  • Ports:
    • 3x USB3.1 Type-A ports
    • 3x HDMI 2.0
    • 2x 1.0G RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet ports
    • 1x 3.5mm audio jack
    • 1x DC power supply

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ACEMAGIC has ACEMAGIC & AOC T8Plus Mini PC on sale for $139 - $10 when you apply discount code ACEEXTRA10 during checkout = $129. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community members AtTheLeftThere and vexter0944 for sharing this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Alder N N97 processor, 4 cores / 4 threads (6MB cache, base frequency 2.0GHz, turbo frequency up to 3.6GHz)
  • 16GB LPDDR5 6400MT/s ×1 Memory
  • 512GB M.2 2242 NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
  • Intel UHD Graphics, 1.2GHZ
  • WiFi 5+ Bluetooth 4.2
  • Windows 11
  • Ports:
    • 3x USB3.1 Type-A ports
    • 3x HDMI 2.0
    • 2x 1.0G RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet ports
    • 1x 3.5mm audio jack
    • 1x DC power supply

Editor's Notes

Written by qwikwit | Staff
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by AtTheLeftThere

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Jan 2, 2025 6:49 PM
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n0chanceJan 2, 2025 6:49 PM
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how do you do wipe and do clean install? can you download windows 11 onto a usb stick and boot from that to wipe/reinstall? do you have to copy the cd key or something from the preinstalled windows?
Jan 2, 2025 6:55 PM
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iCEiferJan 2, 2025 6:55 PM
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Quote from n0chance :
how do you do wipe and do clean install? can you download windows 11 onto a usb stick and boot from that to wipe/reinstall? do you have to copy the cd key or something from the preinstalled windows?
Yes you can. The key is built-in the motherboard and it should activate automatically.

What is bizarre to me is why there is malware on these machines. Is it on all and what is it? Are they returned units where a user got infected and they never wiped these or is the manufacturer installing malware?
Jan 2, 2025 7:00 PM
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TaintJan 2, 2025 7:00 PM
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Would this work for RetroPie? Looking to upgrade my Raspberry pi so I can run PS1 / N64.
Jan 2, 2025 7:00 PM
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jefftseJan 2, 2025 7:00 PM
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Why is the link a loop?
Jan 2, 2025 7:00 PM
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cryogenic78Jan 2, 2025 7:00 PM
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Quote from n0chance :
how do you do wipe and do clean install? can you download windows 11 onto a usb stick and boot from that to wipe/reinstall? do you have to copy the cd key or something from the preinstalled windows?
Yes, you can get a Windows 11 Media Creation tool to create a USB stick to install Windows from. Also, usually these types of PCs will have an OEM activation key embedded in the firmware that Windows will activate with, but I'm not familiar with this brand specifically, so you may very well need to find a way to grab the activation key. That being said, you can easily find a Win11 license for under $15 without much effort.
Jan 2, 2025 7:01 PM
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xeeneJan 2, 2025 7:01 PM
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Quote from iCEifer :
Yes you can. The key is built-in the motherboard and it should activate automatically.

What is bizarre to me is why there is malware on these machines. Is it on all and what is it? Are they returned units where a user got infected and they never wiped these or is the manufacturer installing malware?
Google acemagic malware and it was all over the news on tech sites throughout the year. https://www.theregister.com/2024/...infection/

https://www.tomshardware.com/desk...t-shipment

https://www.guru3d.com/story/spyw...-concerns/

https://hothardware.com/news/acem...led-on-pcs

I personally own a couple of their laptops and will never buy another acemagic product ever again. Not worth the headache.
In my opinion, acemagic should never be listed on slickdeals as they are still shipping compromised hardware.
Last edited by xeene January 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM.
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Jan 2, 2025 7:10 PM
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iCEiferJan 2, 2025 7:10 PM
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Quote from xeene :
Google acemagic malware and it was all over the news on tech sites throughout the year. https://www.theregister.com/2024/...infection/

https://www.tomshardware.com/desk...t-shipment

https://www.guru3d.com/story/spyw...-concerns/

https://hothardware.com/news/acem...led-on-pcs

I personally own a couple of their laptops and will never buy another acemagic product ever again. Not worth the headache.
In my opinion, acemagic should never be listed on slickdeals as they are still shipping compromised hardware.
Thanks... They claim it was only on shipments in a batch last year. Do you see any evidence of compromised hardware? Software definitely was compromised.

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Jan 2, 2025 7:13 PM
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jersey2012.wooJan 2, 2025 7:13 PM
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Thanks all for the reminder on its malware issue. It made me not touch it whatever the price was.
Jan 2, 2025 7:14 PM
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xeeneJan 2, 2025 7:14 PM
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Quote from iCEifer :
Thanks... They claim it was only on shipments in a batch last year. Do you see any evidence of compromised hardware? Software definitely was compromised.
As far as I know it was all embedded into operating system image and company never bothered recalling the units as they are still selling them with malware installed.

Whether you get a clean unit or infected one is a gamble I would not take unless you enjoy formatting and flashing disk image.
Last edited by xeene January 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM.
Jan 2, 2025 7:16 PM
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PuvManJan 2, 2025 7:16 PM
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Quote from Zuirch :
opnSense (& pfSense) do not work well with RealTek NICs. Unless you have a source saying otherwise, I would assume the product in the OP has RealTek NICs.
I have read that, and it is a concern, but I'll find a different purpose for this if I face issues with opnsense. In that case, I may just spring for a protectli device.

Thanks for the heads up!
Jan 2, 2025 7:19 PM
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NavyEducation479Jan 2, 2025 7:19 PM
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Thank you all, i will stay away, not sure if these are bunch of returned / affected units.
Jan 2, 2025 7:22 PM
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RelaxedPencil532Jan 2, 2025 7:22 PM
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many horror stories of these compromised machines sending everything you type to a data center! would only use these for emulation and absolutely nothing else!
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Jan 2, 2025 7:28 PM
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ChrisA1106Jan 2, 2025 7:28 PM
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If they can't be trusted to ship a malware-free OS image, I sure wouldn't be willing to place any bets that there isn't persistent malware in the UEFI that wiping the OS won't remove.
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Jan 2, 2025 7:35 PM
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ResidentPonyJan 2, 2025 7:35 PM
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Agree with others, not a deal unless you're shopping for malware. Vendor is aware of the problem and continues to ship, so either they can't fix it or they want it.

If it's the former, why do you think you can clean it out if they can't? And if it's the latter, same problem - with vendor access, it could be something very persistent.

Was considering one since, ironically, I want to put my TP-Link network behind a firewall...

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