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Prime Members: GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC: Intel N150, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

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gmktec has GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC on sale for $129.99. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • Intel Twin Lake N150 4-cores, 4-threads (3.6GHz) Processor
  • 8GB DDR4 3200 MHz Memory (32GB max)
  • 256GB PCIe 3.0 M.2 2280 NVMe Solid State Drive
  • 2TB max M.2 2242 SATA (Not Included)
  • Intel UHD 1000MHz Graphics
  • WiFi 6 802.11ax +Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.2 up to 5Gbps/S
    • 2x HDMI 2.0 (4K@60Hz)
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack

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  • 1-year warranty
  • gmktec: Orders after Jan 24 ship from Feb 5 due to Spring Festival.
  • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
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Update: This very popular deal is still available.

GMKtec-US via Amazon has for Prime Members: GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC on sale for $139.99 - $10 (clip the coupon on the item page) = $129.99. Shipping is free.
  • Note: You must be logged in to clip coupons; coupons are typically for one-time use.
gmktec has GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC on sale for $129.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member wordage for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Intel Twin Lake N150 4-cores, 4-threads (3.6GHz) Processor
  • 8GB DDR4 3200 MHz Memory (32GB max)
  • 256GB PCIe 3.0 M.2 2280 NVMe Solid State Drive
  • 2TB max M.2 2242 SATA (Not Included)
  • Intel UHD 1000MHz Graphics
  • WiFi 6 802.11ax +Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.2 up to 5Gbps/S
    • 2x HDMI 2.0 (4K@60Hz)
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • 1-year warranty
  • gmktec: Orders after Jan 24 ship from Feb 5 due to Spring Festival.
  • Don't have Amazon Prime? Students can get a free 6-Month Amazon Prime trial with free 2-day shipping, unlimited video streaming & more.
  • If you're not a student, there's also a free 1-Month Amazon Prime trial available.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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I'm not a gamer myself, but this system is significantly more powerful than a Raspberry Pi without a doubt. There is a Linux distro called Batocera.Linux (https://batocera.org/) that is supposedly a turn-key solution for turning mini pc's like this into gaming consoles. Besides that, this comes with an apparently legit copy of Win 11 Pro as part of the $130 price tag.

Anyway, if your goal is retro gaming, a Raspberry Pi is smaller and more energy-efficient for these types of tasks, but honestly, once you add in a case, a good power supply (RPi's are picky with respect to power...), and storage, it is probably at the same price or even more than this $130 machine. But if you are interested in more modern gaming or more powerful emulation, this system would be better and give you more flexibility for future upgrades.
Fyi check out Reddit minipc forum, some users mention that these effectively have ZERO warranty.

Just saying buyers might want to read up.
N150 is a minor bump-up from N100

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At this price, why still buy raspberry pi 😆
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Quote from cabos :
At this price, why still buy raspberry pi 😆
It's only ever made sense if you actually need what special hardware interfaces a raspberry pi offers.

Otherwise, refurbished SFF or Mini PCs have consistently offered a better value terms of performance per dollar if that is what's important to you.
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I guess this is dead on Amazon? And is this really a deal? The guy from the youtube review said he paid the same - at least for the 16/512 build that's only $30 more.
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Ok it comes with windows11 pre installed. But we need buy license? because I'm seeing a water mark windows logo asking to update the license
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Quote from caps :
I guess this is dead on Amazon? And is this really a deal? The guy from the youtube review said he paid the same - at least for the 16/512 build that's only $30 more.
It's still showing as available on Amazon for me. Maybe Prime is needed at this point? Whatever the case, it is available directly from GMKtec and the sale supposedly extends to Feb. 15. Whether this is really a deal or not will be up to you...
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Quote from mmraja83 :
Ok it comes with windows11 pre installed. But we need buy license? because I'm seeing a water mark windows logo asking to update the license
No, no need to buy a license--first time you connect it to the Internet it will get activated.

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Is it bad to want to buy one just because it's looks cool?
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Ordered this N150, got an N100.

Granted the N100 was a nice machine, but this is not a deal for the N100.
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Quote from duhh :
Ordered this N150, got an N100. Granted the N100 was a nice machine, but this is not a deal for the N100.
Well, that's a disappointing and unacceptable mixup on Amazon's or GMKtec's part, but fortunately, I have not seen anybody else mention this. So you hit the lottery, but in a bad way.
This deal is definitely for the NucBox G3 Plus, which is an N150-based machine. The NucBox G3 (no "Plus") is the earlier version based on the N100 processor. But both machines are essentially visually identical externally. The only difference is the black sticker on the bottom of the machine, which should read "G3 Plus" versus just "G3".
Anyway, sorry to hear about your bad luck, but definitely contact wherever you bought this from to get it fixed.
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Thanks! Repped.
Has anyone scraped and reinstalled one of these and if so, maintained the Win11 license?

I received mine yesterday, it is the Plus model.
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Has anyone scraped and reinstalled one of these and if so, maintained the Win11 license?
I did and license was activated without a problem. Neither did I run the factory install at all to "initialize" it--I just wiped the factory install, did a new install of Win 11 24H2, and when it went online for the first time, Win 11 Pro became activated.

There are a few drivers missing from a generic Win 11 install that you have to seek out and load manually to have all the hardware fully detected (like Intel 2.5GB NIC, Realtek RTL8522BE wireless NIC, and a couple of ACPI things). I have this documented--I'll try to post the details later.
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Still on. After trying click 20 times, no luck. Then I signed in amz and bam, it 139.99 with $10 off. I didn't buy it though because I realized that I can only connect two monitors. The old beelink I have has 2 hdmi and 1 USB C for another monitor.

Is there a way to make this one works with 1 more monitor?
Can I use usb A to vga or to hdmi?

Or this with $10 more has usb-c
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZRJL...OGT=1&th=1
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I did and license was activated without a problem. Neither did I run the factory install at all to "initialize" it--I just wiped the factory install, did a new install of Win 11 24H2, and when it went online for the first time, Win 11 Pro became activated.

There are a few drivers missing from a generic Win 11 install that you have to seek out and load manually to have all the hardware fully detected (like Intel 2.5GB NIC, Realtek RTL8522BE wireless NIC, and a couple of ACPI things). I have this documented--I'll try to post the details later.
Ok, so if you do a fresh install of Win 11 2024H2 (like using an ISO sourced from Microsoft), you will have four unknown items in the Device Manager at the end because the drivers are not included in the ISO. The wired and wireless NICs are two of those devices so, unfortunately, you are left unconnected. But you can download the four necessary drivers from the Microsoft Update Catalog easily. Then just unzip the CABs onto a USB and bring them over to the G3 Plus for updating. Here are the four drivers with their Hardware IDs, and the links for downloading the CABs at the Microsoft Update Catalog website:

Intel I226-V Ethernet NIC
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_125C&SUBSYS_00008086&REV_04
https://catalog.s.download.window...00c877.cab

Realtek RTL8852BE Wireless NIC
PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_B852&SUBSYS_B85210EC&REV_00
https://catalog.s.download.window...cef7b3.cab

Intel HID Event Filter
ACPI\VEN_INTC&DEV_1070
https://catalog.s.download.window...9441cd.cab

Intel Serial IO GPIO Host Controller - INTC1057
ACPI\VEN_INTC&DEV_1057
https://catalog.s.download.window...f20e7d.cab

If the links get munged, send me a DM and I'll send you the links that way.
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Quote from hpdad :
Still on. After trying click 20 times, no luck. Then I signed in amz and bam, it 139.99 with $10 off. I didn't buy it though because I realized that I can only connect two monitors. The old beelink I have has 2 hdmi and 1 USB C for another monitor.

Is there a way to make this one works with 1 more monitor?
Can I use usb A to vga or to hdmi?

Or this with $10 more has usb-c
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZRJL...OGT=1&th=1 [amazon.com]
Supposedly the USB-C on the G5 model is ONLY FOR POWER so I do not think it will give you an extra monitor. More details about it on the GMKtec website at https://www.gmktec.com/products/i...-nucbox-g5
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Quote from wordage :
Supposedly the USB-C on the G5 model is ONLY FOR POWER so I do not think it will give you an extra monitor. More details about it on the GMKtec website at https://www.gmktec.com/products/i...-nucbox-g5
I see. Thanks for responding.

This is the one I am using now. It has usb-c for another monitor. I am not sure that I should upgrade it.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3XRB...merReviews
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