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$125.93*: GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC: Intel Mobile N150, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB M.2 SSD & More at Amazon

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GMKtec-US via Amazon [amazon.com] has GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC: Intel Mobile N150, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB M.2 SSD for $125.93.
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GMKtec-US via Amazon [amazon.com] has GMKtec NucBox G3 Plus Mini PC: Intel Mobile N150, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB M.2 SSD for $125.93.
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$54.06 lower (30% savings) than the list price of $179.99
$28.12 lower (18% savings) than the previous price of $154.05

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May 14, 2025
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ratbastard
May 14, 2025
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Quote from mrasmus :
Intel ARK lists the validated maximum spec -- this is oftentimes lower than what a chip can support; basically, they don't make any promises of performance or reliability past that specified maximum, but they do effectively say "unless something is actively wrong/out of spec with the RAM you're using, you should be able to run up to this much". This means that some brands of memory, or timings, or whatever, outside of that range (eg 32GB) may not work, and Intel doesn't want you crying to them about it. That said, OEM's will validate their own sourced memory on platforms, and ship higher memory configs, taking on the burden of being where the proverbial buck stops if something goes wrong (for what little it's often worth).

But you can find, like, a decade+ of threads of people documenting putting 2x the amount ARK lists for their CPU, and having their machine work fine. Hell, I can make this one of those threads: I've attached a screengrab from my old QNAP TS-453A, configured with twice the RAM ARK would have you believe its processor could support. It's been running for seven or eight years with no issues.

It's confusing, and Intel could be clearer; ARK is a super useful database, but when working with a system with a restrictive cap, it's worth googling if anyone before you has tried to go over said cap. If you wanna be conspiratorial about it, you could say that Intel wants you to go with a higher-end processor to get more memory supported. Regardless the reason, I'm certain that some N150 systems would have no problem with some 32GB RAM configurations; this isn't even the first I've heard of it.
I don't know truth, but is it possible that the memory modules are recognized but are not able to be utilized?
May 15, 2025
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plus1zero
May 15, 2025
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Quote from fiveohmxco :
i bought one of the 8gb versions to play minecraft with my kids. it wont run it smoothly on our 55" tv. maybe it would work ok on a smaller monitor? not sure. decided to keep it as a 'spare' pc though. seems to do basic functions well. will play 4k video full screen from youtube on the 55" tv
There's one designed to run games that's around $250-300 that will run MC better
May 15, 2025
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cybersecuritystudy
May 15, 2025
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I constantly read these mini PC's are a danger due to potential exploits on the systems coming from China. I would wipe any image off of the hard drive, but then people say there's firmware risk. Is there any evidence of this from reputable sources that a BIOS exploit has been found by providers? Most BIOS providers are pretty standardized to chipsets as well, so I can't imagine some nefarious closed source firmware project controlled by the Chinese government scraping data from firmware level exploits going on.
Just thought I would ask, because I'm interested in building a lab and it always comes up with these things.
May 16, 2025
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LivelyMusic493
May 16, 2025
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Quote from cybersecuritystudy :
I constantly read these mini PC's are a danger due to potential exploits on the systems coming from China. I would wipe any image off of the hard drive, but then people say there's firmware risk. Is there any evidence of this from reputable sources that a BIOS exploit has been found by providers? Most BIOS providers are pretty standardized to chipsets as well, so I can't imagine some nefarious closed source firmware project controlled by the Chinese government scraping data from firmware level exploits going on.
Just thought I would ask, because I'm interested in building a lab and it always comes up with these things.
afaik not a single bios exploit has been found in the wild on these cheap minipcs, this one runs a standard aptio v bios.
May 17, 2025
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cybersecuritystudy
May 17, 2025
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Quote from LivelyMusic493 :
afaik not a single bios exploit has been found in the wild on these cheap minipcs, this one runs a standard aptio v bios.
Thanks for the info, it's always brought up and I never have seen any known exploits either. Granted, it's closed source software so anything could be possible, but that's the case with anything closed source. If there's a supply chain exploit of firmware, then I'm going to guess it's going to be a lot more widespread amongst BIOS vendors than just exclusive cheap mini-PCs.
May 17, 2025
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LivelyMusic493
May 17, 2025
725 Posts
Quote from cybersecuritystudy :
Thanks for the info, it's always brought up and I never have seen any known exploits either. Granted, it's closed source software so anything could be possible, but that's the case with anything closed source. If there's a supply chain exploit of firmware, then I'm going to guess it's going to be a lot more widespread amongst BIOS vendors than just exclusive cheap mini-PCs.

the BIOS file is provided online if you want to take a look at it more closely.

https://drive.google.com/drive/fo...auJBkcFeib
Last edited by LivelyMusic493 May 17, 2025 at 04:21 PM.
May 18, 2025
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StrongTank1640
May 18, 2025
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Would dolphin run okay?

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May 19, 2025
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Limited time deal, 5 1/2 hours remaining at the time of posting.

N150 processor, 516GB DDR4 memory, 512gb drive, 2.5gbps, Wifi 6

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DN51K...yp_imgToDp
May 19, 2025
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famewolf
May 19, 2025
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How much trouble is it to upgrade the memory/ssd yourself?

*update* Answering my own question, according to perplexity you just take bottom panel off although it noted the ssd is a m.2 SATA (not nvme) SSD which I didn't notice previously.
Last edited by famewolf May 19, 2025 at 08:29 AM.

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