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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

46% off
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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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  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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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.

Original Post

Written by AtTheLeftThere

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Jan 3, 2025 3:00 AM
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Darkdragon29Jan 3, 2025 3:00 AM
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Unless you need AV1 encoding this should be fine. For Plex , emby JF you need decoding which this supports.
Jan 3, 2025 3:04 AM
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prosperomaticJan 3, 2025 3:04 AM
129 Comments
I'm cheap and even I refuse to buy this.

The only way these are such a low price is if you are the product. Acemagic has already been proven to have malware baked into the device. It's fairly arrogant if you think that wiping the OS is 100% going to wipe any malicious code off these devices. If you want your data or identity stolen, then have fun with this product.
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Jan 3, 2025 3:17 AM
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ECarlsonJan 3, 2025 3:17 AM
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Quote from jersey2012.woo :
N97 has only 4 cores and 4 threads. Is this little able to hanle remote work, 10+ tabs in Chrome and casual 4k movies? I have one 4K monitor, one WQHD monitor, one 2K monitor on my current dekstop using i7 4770 with 1060.
Should do all that fine. The performance will be very close to what you already have: It will just draw less power, be fully Windows 11 compatible, and be much smaller.
Jan 3, 2025 3:42 AM
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InsidiousDealsJan 3, 2025 3:42 AM
120 Comments
Looks like the deal is dead?
Jan 3, 2025 3:51 AM
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dkd711Jan 3, 2025 3:51 AM
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Quote from YounhaRocks :
Just so people know, I bought this one over black Friday and yes it still had the malware. But I did a clean wipe. All is good

What about the HW malware? LOL
Jan 3, 2025 4:14 AM
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2sauceyJan 3, 2025 4:14 AM
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SOLD OUT as of 8:15 PST 1/2/25
Jan 3, 2025 4:18 AM
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BunkerMentalityJan 3, 2025 4:18 AM
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I'm glad this sold out. Saved me from a fatal error in judgement buying one just because it seemed cheap.

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Jan 3, 2025 4:46 AM
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BeniskickbuttJan 3, 2025 4:46 AM
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Are these processors any better than the old pentium dual core that came with the old Dell desktop pcs maybe 20 years ago now? I run a minecraft server at home on the old dell using ubuntu with RAM disks and it works great.. any reason to buy one of these?...
Jan 3, 2025 4:53 AM
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maosuJan 3, 2025 4:53 AM
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Quote from PuvMan :
Been waiting to buy an opnsense device, this certain covers what I need! Thanks OP!
This machine is likely using RTL8168/8111/8112 NIC, which is terrible with OPNsense. You'd need at least an Intel NIC. Rule of thumb is, if the product details page didn't mention which NIC they used, it's Realtek.

I didn't find any review for this specific model but it looks like handful of Chinese brands all have T8-Plus model that looks exactly the same as this AceMagic x AOC T8 Plus. One of them has a deep review article and it shows Realtek NIC.
Jan 3, 2025 5:20 AM
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2sauceyJan 3, 2025 5:20 AM
190 Comments
Quote from Beniskickbutt :
Are these processors any better than the old pentium dual core that came with the old Dell desktop pcs maybe 20 years ago now? I run a minecraft server at home on the old dell using ubuntu with RAM disks and it works great.. any reason to buy one of these?...
They're much more power efficient, which is the major draw of a 24/7 server type machine
Jan 3, 2025 10:27 AM
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boobolooJan 3, 2025 10:27 AM
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Quote from dlaporte :
For $129?
chinese brands t8/chuwi etc have had such over the last year with n100 machines.
Jan 3, 2025 3:21 PM
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AustinM8565Jan 3, 2025 3:21 PM
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Quote from PocketSmiley :
Found noname clones on Amazon for around $140 to $150, N100 16GB DDR5. Thanks for the heads up that this is normal price and not worth the effort purging it Big Grin
Yes these things are all the same with the same board pretty much. There is not much to look for outside of how many ethernet ports you need and ram/storage. Also stay away from the DDR4 models. Get the DDR5 versions.
Jan 3, 2025 3:22 PM
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AustinM8565Jan 3, 2025 3:22 PM
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Quote from Icecolddeal :
Can you post a link?
go to aliexpress and search n100 mini pc
Jan 3, 2025 3:25 PM
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AustinM8565Jan 3, 2025 3:25 PM
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Quote from Beniskickbutt :
Are these processors any better than the old pentium dual core that came with the old Dell desktop pcs maybe 20 years ago now? I run a minecraft server at home on the old dell using ubuntu with RAM disks and it works great.. any reason to buy one of these?...
An N100 which is a 6 watt consumer soc has a better single and multithreaded passmark score vs the best server grade xeon chip from 2006 that had a 150 watt tdp. As for how well it will handle a mincraft server I do not know. This response was to essentially say don't waste the electric on old e waste.

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Jan 3, 2025 3:48 PM
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ScarletRiver8304Jan 3, 2025 3:48 PM
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Quote from elefante72 :
I hate to say it (I am no Ace fan) but there was only one batch last year that had the malware from the 3rd party imager and that was caught. Yes Ace admitted it.

The rando saying there is still malware on this I am suspect of because this is an AOC resale and I personally don't believe that after that exposure they are still shipping malware on a resale from a volume ODM (AOC).

So you can simply wipe the SSD (full erase) if you are worried (I do this for ALL devices) and go about your business and put a virgin Win11 or other Linux OS on it. Just be sure to clear all partitions (most of these malware were in recovery partitions).

There have been zero confirmed reports of UFI-level rootkits on ACE. Lenovo did have a driver (could be called a rootkit) on some of their laptops and they subsequently provided a BIOS update.

Note: Even the windows Lenovo UEFI event was only active for windows, if you had used Linux you would not be affected. So this does lead to some preference for Linux on these minipc.
Your logic is heavily flawed. You don't give the benefit of the doubt to companies that have already betrayed their customers with malware. Everyone should presume there is a UEFI root kit based on their past behavior. They made no effort to recall the units and offered no guidance. You are also downplaying what Lenovo did to their customers with SuperFish. Why is it important for you to run cover for a foreign company that has already deceived its customers? Acemagic cannot be trusted and the ethical thing to do would be to warn others against risking their networks by buying these malware delivery platforms.
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