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Prime Members: KAMRUI Essenx E1 Mini PC: Intel N150, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Win 11 Pro

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Product Specs:
  • Intel N150 4-Cores / 4 Thread 6W Processor w/ up to 3.6GHz Turbo frequency (Twin Lake-N)
  • 512GB M.2 Solid State Drive (1x M.2 2280 slot w/ support for up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe3.0 / M.2 SATA SSDs)
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM (1x DDR4 SO-DIMM slot w/ max support for up to 16GB DDR4 3200MHz module)
  • 802.11ac Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit
  • Cooling: 2300 RPM Fan
  • VESA mountable
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
    • 2x USB 2.0 Type A
    • 1x HDMI 2.0 (supports up to 4K 60Hz)
    • 1x DisplayPort v1.4 (supports up to 4K 60Hz)
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack

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Update: This popular deal is still available.

KAMRUI-Chain via Amazon has for Prime Members: KAMRUI Essenx E1 N150 Mini PC (2025 Model) on sale for $157.99 - $23.70 when you apply promo code 3UDQBYBG at checkout = $134.29. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
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Product Specs:
  • Intel N150 4-Cores / 4 Thread 6W Processor w/ up to 3.6GHz Turbo frequency (Twin Lake-N)
  • 512GB M.2 Solid State Drive (1x M.2 2280 slot w/ support for up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe3.0 / M.2 SATA SSDs)
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM (1x DDR4 SO-DIMM slot w/ max support for up to 16GB DDR4 3200MHz module)
  • 802.11ac Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
  • Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit
  • Cooling: 2300 RPM Fan
  • VESA mountable
  • Ports:
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type A
    • 2x USB 2.0 Type A
    • 1x HDMI 2.0 (supports up to 4K 60Hz)
    • 1x DisplayPort v1.4 (supports up to 4K 60Hz)
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack

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BossNog
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I used Windows media creation tool. It helps you create a USB that has Windows install files on it. All you have to do is plug in and boot from that USB (enter bios by pressing delete while cpu is booting up).

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../windows11

Before doing the install I highly suggest you find your Windows 11 key just in case you need it. Mine didn't ask for it but you never know if you'll need it for activation. I used #3 the Registry file method.

https://www.techrepublic.com/arti...oduct-key/
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Deadpoole
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I got one of these, it took a 16gb sodimm fine, but was a no-go on an nvme drive.

It'd see it in the bios, but wouldn't install bootable windows. Every time the setup process restarted, it'd go to 'windows didn't start correctly'.

Wiped the drive, fresh partitions, more than once and that was as far as it got. Kamrui recommended a skeevy bios update that was to address nvme drives not working with the device. Downloaded from a google drive, and the two apps on it looked like 1990's dos box apps. The one to retrieve and restore the product key didn't work at all. The bios updater did but didn't report old/new versions. Same behavior after that.

The included m.2 drive is sata, and it's slower than EMMC that I've used. Slower than a lot of hard drives. So whatever ya do, don't pay them big bucks for 1tb or 2tb of bog slow sata storage.

I've seen a lot of this lately, Really old stuff getting pulled out of US warehouses and sold with a few updated parts to make it seem new. I'd have thought that we'd be all out of sata/m.2 motherboards and drives by now.

The support is terrific too. Blocked my three star review on amazon and tried to make me delete it before they'd do a return, but amazon did the return anyway. Kamrui also is the same as acemagic and a handful of others that all seem to sell the same sorts of minipcs. Minisforum and to a lesser extent Beelink seem to be somewhat legit. Not these other guys.

Edit: These #$#$ers are still emailing me, offering me $ to delete the review. I'd blocked them from sending me stuff on amazon messaging, so they dug up my email address. Unreal. "we'll put some crap parts in it and then spend hours and dollars trying to stop people from saying what it can and can't do."
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Vegassand
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For Newbies doing fresh Windows install (like me). I chose to do Rufus https://rufus.ie/en/[/url] ] rather than Microsoft installer per suggestions here. You get 4 choices at Rufus. I picked portable per Reddit suggestions. You download it to your regular computer then open it. It creates a boot file (took about 5 minutes) that after you direct it to save to your flash drive. Take that flash drive and stick it in the Kamrui when its off. . When started the Kamrui, I tapped the 'delete' key every second until it automatically goes into Bios. Use the arrow keys to move top tabs to boot. Then down to boot from flash drive. .
Everything worked except it couldn't find any 'Network Adaptors" so no Wifi. I continued with "no internet" option until complete. I went to my old computer and got the wifi drivers here: https://download.lenovo.com/pccbb...wrw06w.exe . Put it on a flash drive and plugged it into the Kamrui. I installed it straight from the flash drive and it immediately worked. Hope this helps. Good luck!
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Jun 25, 2025 9:38 PM
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peteredJun 25, 2025 9:38 PM
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Can anyone who got this post or send me a picture of the device manager? Particularly the usb controller. I plugged in a cenmate usb DAS into mine and it's acting weird. I'm hoping it's not because I installed a fresh copy of windows, because I had trouble with drivers afterwards.
Jun 26, 2025 7:33 PM
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wiffleJun 26, 2025 7:33 PM
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Quote from petered View quoted comment :
Can anyone who got this post or send me a picture of the device manager? Particularly the usb controller. I plugged in a cenmate usb DAS into mine and it's acting weird. I'm hoping it's not because I installed a fresh copy of windows, because I had trouble with drivers afterwards.
Did you have windows update the drivers? Advanced Update/Optional Updates.

Plan B for me is Snappy Drivers but I rarely need them but they saved me before.
Jun 26, 2025 9:01 PM
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peteredJun 26, 2025 9:01 PM
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Quote from wiffle View quoted comment :
Did you have windows update the drivers? Advanced Update/Optional Updates.

Plan B for me is Snappy Drivers but I rarely need them but they saved me before.
Windows update got most of them, but I had to use a wifi driver I found on reddit and ended up getting another through the windows update catalog by searching for the device id. It worked pretty good for a little bit, but then wifi kept dropping out. Then USB connections would get flakey, but that was probably more the enclosure I got. I packed it up today and returned it. Also the manufacturer has drivers but they're in a shared Google drive folder with a batch file, and even as sketchy as that seemed to me I tried them and I couldn't get them to install. Maybe something else will come up around prime day.
Jun 27, 2025 5:00 AM
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wiffleJun 27, 2025 5:00 AM
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Quote from petered View quoted comment :
Windows update got most of them, but I had to use a wifi driver I found on reddit and ended up getting another through the windows update catalog by searching for the device id. It worked pretty good for a little bit, but then wifi kept dropping out. Then USB connections would get flakey, but that was probably more the enclosure I got. I packed it up today and returned it. Also the manufacturer has drivers but they're in a shared Google drive folder with a batch file, and even as sketchy as that seemed to me I tried them and I couldn't get them to install. Maybe something else will come up around prime day.
There will be other deals. I am waiting for a Mini PC that is cheap, has HDMI 2.1, and 2.5gb ethernet, before I upgrade from the 3 mini's I have. I recently put Windows 11 IoT on all 3 of them with no driver issues, although I did extract the drivers on one of the machines beforehand, due to an issue finding an audio driver previously. Made for a very smooth install.
Jun 27, 2025 2:32 PM
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DisguisedAsAnotherJun 27, 2025 2:32 PM
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Hmm, trying to build a cheap K3s cluster, wish this didn't come with windows(assumption being the price is baked into the product). Is this worth it?
Jun 27, 2025 3:51 PM
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CaffeinemanJun 27, 2025 3:51 PM
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Quote from RedBean View quoted comment :
Anyone know how well this would work as a Jellyfin server, ie transcoding? Would this be able to handle 4k streaming? Multiple concurrent 1080p? Thanks
I got Kodi on mine and it does way better than the laptop I had with the ddr3. I need to point out I got the ddr5 version and had to run a nightly build because the LebreELEC stable wasn't compatible with the n150. I like what I got, but looking for a couple more.
Jun 27, 2025 4:26 PM
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djschnyJun 27, 2025 4:26 PM
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Has anyone tried ChromeOS Flex or Linux on these?

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Jun 27, 2025 4:27 PM
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ditto33Jun 27, 2025 4:27 PM
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Can this be used with remote control and which one, to run iptv android service?
Jun 27, 2025 4:31 PM
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FuschiaTable6909Jun 27, 2025 4:31 PM
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People willing to pay $100 to upgrade the RAM on this N150 to get negligible benefits instead of buying the same form factor AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U for about the same difference which has 3 x the processing power.
Jun 27, 2025 4:48 PM
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HernandoHJun 27, 2025 4:48 PM
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Will this work for a kiosk mode windows pc I need for my touchscreen home calendar?
Jun 27, 2025 5:48 PM
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DisguisedAsAnotherJun 27, 2025 5:48 PM
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Quote from FuschiaTable6909 View quoted comment :
People willing to pay $100 to upgrade the RAM on this N150 to get negligible benefits instead of buying the same form factor AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U for about the same difference which has 3 x the processing power.
Do you have any stats on the power draw for that setup?
Jun 27, 2025 6:06 PM
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FuschiaTable6909Jun 27, 2025 6:06 PM
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Quote from DisguisedAsAnother View quoted comment :
Do you have any stats on the power draw for that setup?
Typical TDP: 15 W for the Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
Jun 27, 2025 6:13 PM
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CalmRain713Jun 27, 2025 6:13 PM
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Quote from DisguisedAsAnother View quoted comment :
Hmm, trying to build a cheap K3s cluster, wish this didn't come with windows(assumption being the price is baked into the product). Is this worth it?
A OEM Home license sold to a Chinese vendors are likely only a few bucks in additional cost.
Jun 28, 2025 5:17 AM
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DeadpooleJun 28, 2025 5:17 AM
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sonicthoughts2Jun 28, 2025 2:35 PM
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Quote from DaSoul View quoted comment :
That is my concern when dealing with these types of systems. Also aware that there are processes that can be injected into the running system at the bios level typically for asset protection and management but that was probably pre UEFI. But a little bit of research indicates there are ways around even secure boot. Do a quick Google for BlackLotus bootkit
It's amazing how people just don't care that the state funded enemy government is spying on them all the time.

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