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GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC: Intel Mobile N150, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB M.2 SSD

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GMKtec-US via Amazon has GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC on sale for $179.99 - $50 when you 'clip' the coupon on the product page = $129.99. Shipping is free.

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Specs/Key Features:
  • 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
  • Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax +Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.2 up to 5Gbps
    • 2x HDMI 2.0 (4K@60Hz)
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack
Warranty: 1-Year Limited

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    • GMKtec-US via Amazon has a 4.9 out of 5 star seller rating based on over 330 customer reviews within a 12 month timeframe.
    • Product is eligible for refund/replacement within 30-days of purchase
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GMKtec-US via Amazon has GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC on sale for $179.99 - $50 when you 'clip' the coupon on the product page = $129.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter ItsSoCheap for sharing this deal.
  • Note: You must be logged in to clip coupons; coupons are typically for one-time use. Product will be sold by GMKtec-US and fulfilled by Amazon
Specs/Key Features:
  • 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
  • Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax +Bluetooth 5.2
  • Windows 11 Pro
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB 3.2 up to 5Gbps
    • 2x HDMI 2.0 (4K@60Hz)
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack
Warranty: 1-Year Limited

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About this deal:
  • About the Store:
    • GMKtec-US via Amazon has a 4.9 out of 5 star seller rating based on over 330 customer reviews within a 12 month timeframe.
    • Product is eligible for refund/replacement within 30-days of purchase
    • 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.
  • Additional Information:
    • Please see the original post for additional details and/or view the Wiki and forum comments for further helpful discussion if available.

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kaneda32
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Bought an upgraded version (16g Ram / 512gb nvme)of this a few months ago. Works great as a personal server, within reason. Couple notes, it does have 2 nvme slots one being 2280 (standard), the other is a odd keyed 2242. Also only one ram slot.
artcab
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Linux. I pulled the NVMe drive from this box and installed it to an external NVMe USB enclosure, and burned HAOS to it using Balena Etcher in Windows on my laptop. Reinstalled the NVMe drive in the GMKTec box and booted it up, found the DHCP IP address on my router, and then used the Web UI to finish configuration.
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Great dedicated Home Assistant box.

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Great dedicated Home Assistant box.
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ChalPhutMar 11, 2025 12:52 PM
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Quote from artcab :
Great dedicated Home Assistant box.
Do you have HA running on Windows 11 or Linux?
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Bought this during the last sale to run as a headless Plex server. Works great so far.
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altrntiveMar 11, 2025 02:13 PM
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Can one install bazzite on this?
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DreamerbyDesignMar 11, 2025 03:28 PM
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Quote from altrntive :
Can one install bazzite on this?
It could be I think but it's single channel ddr4 and has a weak gpu, so you'd be very limited.
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Quote from ChalPhut :
Do you have HA running on Windows 11 or Linux?
Linux. I pulled the NVMe drive from this box and installed it to an external NVMe USB enclosure, and burned HAOS to it using Balena Etcher in Windows on my laptop. Reinstalled the NVMe drive in the GMKTec box and booted it up, found the DHCP IP address on my router, and then used the Web UI to finish configuration.
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Bought an upgraded version (16g Ram / 512gb nvme)of this a few months ago. Works great as a personal server, within reason. Couple notes, it does have 2 nvme slots one being 2280 (standard), the other is a odd keyed 2242. Also only one ram slot.
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VioletLocket2694Mar 11, 2025 04:11 PM
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I bought one of these with the intent to install Linux on it from the start. I tried a couple of lightweight distros. The best solution for me was Bodhi Linux cuz it has the WiFi drivers loaded by default and you don't have to try and compile them yourself.

For whatever reason they did this, but I can't boot this completely headless. It won't boot without being connected to a monitor. I got a HDMI dummy plug coming today so it should work with that.
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LeasedJetMar 11, 2025 04:29 PM
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From what I've discovered not one of these cheap mini PC manufacturers provide legit Win 11 Pro licenses, they're abusing a volume licensing program to cheap out on keys which essentially means these aren't legitimately licensed. Some of them are pre-installing malware that persists on recovery partitions (though I've seen no direct reports that GMKTec is doing this).

I know home users don't care and most people are just installing other OS's or hypervisors on them anyway, but it's something to note if you were planning to use this in a business setting that could eventually get audited by the BSA.
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I purchased one of these from their website directly and it was fulfilled by Amazon.
I sent a question to their customer service email and never got a response. Maybe it was one-off, but in the last thread for these someone noted issues with warranty claims too.
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SlipperyFriesMar 11, 2025 04:52 PM
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Quote from LeasedJet :
From what I've discovered not one of these cheap mini PC manufacturers provide legit Win 11 Pro licenses, they're abusing a volume licensing program to cheap out on keys which essentially means these aren't legitimately licensed. Some of them are pre-installing malware that persists on recovery partitions (though I've seen no direct reports that GMKTec is doing this).

I know home users don't care and most people are just installing other OS's or hypervisors on them anyway, but it's something to note if you were planning to use this in a business setting that could eventually get audited by the BSA.
Not one? Can you please present your evidence to the jury?
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SlipperyFriesMar 11, 2025 04:54 PM
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Quote from caps :
I purchased one of these from their website directly and it was fulfilled by Amazon.
I sent a question to their customer service email and never got a response. Maybe it was one-off, but in the last thread for these someone noted issues with warranty claims too.
Not too surprising. Given the price-point, I've purchased a couple (multiple brands) with the mindset of them being somewhat as-is and disposable. Having said that, they've worked great as little servers for me. One is this brand and the other is a Beelink.
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SDNick484Mar 11, 2025 04:57 PM
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I'm thinking of using this to upgrade my Legends Ultimate Arcade. Anyone try Batocera with this thing? Goal would be through Dreamcast era emulation. Would I be better off with an AMD APU version?

Also, anyone give Proxmox on one of these a go? I've been running HomeAssistant on a RPi for several years now, and while while that's been fine, I do want to move to something faster. I also have some other small uses like a MPD/media server, etc. hence the desire for something like Proxmox over just Hassio.
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Quote from SlipperyFries :
Not one? Can you please present your evidence to the jury?
I can't back up what they said about licenses for every manufacturer but the malware thing was in the AceMagic (aka acemagician/Kamrui/other brands) miniPCs a year ago.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MiniPCs/..._way_onto/
https://www.tomshardware.com/desk...t-shipment
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Biggus1Mar 11, 2025 05:06 PM
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For me it's showing another "brand promotion" coupon worth 10% in addition to the $50 mentioned here.

However, their G5, which has an N97 processor, comes with 12GB for $144 (versus 8GB for this N150) minus a 10% coupon and another 5% coupon (in lieu of the $50 in this N150 deal). The G5 also does Turbo up to 3.6 vs 3.4 for the N150 (negligible) and uses DDR5 (not negligible). On the downside, the G5 does have one less USB port and is 1G vs 2.5G for Ethernet. I personally think the N97 is the way to go due to the 50% more RAM for an extra $14-ish.
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