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KAMRUI AK1 PLUS Mini PCs (Cert. Refurb): N100, 12GB DDR4, 256GB SSD, & More $96.04

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The storage it comes with is m.2?
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wish there is ab USB-C port
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Does anyone know how the 12GB of memory is arranged for the N100 version? 12GB means there would be two modules, one 4GB and one 8GB. Since there is only one SODIMM slot, I'm guessing some of the memory is soldered onto the mobo. Does anyone know if the 4GB or 8GB is soldered?
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Does anyone know how the 12GB of memory is arranged for the N100 version? 12GB means there would be two modules, one 4GB and one 8GB. Since there is only one SODIMM slot, I'm guessing some of the memory is soldered onto the mobo. Does anyone know if the 4GB or 8GB is soldered?
It should be 8GB soldered and 4GB on the DIMM.

However, there are 12GB DDR5 modules and the N100 supports both DDR4 and 5.

So there's also the possibility that the description is wrong on being DDR4.

But information on this particular configuration is extremely limited, even on their website.
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How do these mini PC processors stack up between N95, N100, N150? I would assume as they get to a larger number they are more powerful but I've read conflicting information to that during my research. Not looking for anything crazy powerful, just a simple task machine.
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How do these mini PC processors stack up between N95, N100, N150? I would assume as they get to a larger number they are more powerful but I've read conflicting information to that during my research. Not looking for anything crazy powerful, just a simple task machine.
Edit.- I asked Google and got it's AI answer this time. Seems pretty much along what I was thinking the case was. Which one should you choose?N150: This is the best all-around choice. Its minor performance gains over the N100 are complemented by its excellent power efficiency. If price is equal, the N150 is the better buy.N100: The most popular of the three, the N100 offers the best balance of performance and power efficiency. It is the ideal choice for those prioritizing ultra-low power consumption, especially for fanless setups.N95: Only consider the N95 if it is significantly cheaper than the other two. Its higher power consumption doesn't translate to notably better CPU performance, and its integrated graphics are less capable than the N100 and N150.

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I've read stories of malware on these Chinese mini PCs that can't be removed, even with a reinstall of Windows. Anyone have any experience with this??
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I've read stories of malware on these Chinese mini PCs that can't be removed, even with a reinstall of Windows. Anyone have any experience with this??
Massively overblown.

There was an incident with one company that lazily used a premade Windows installation that had malware baked in.

They didn't even know it happened because, apparently, some of these tasks (like installing Windows to a million drives) are outsourced.

You can wipe the entire drive with a secure erase tool and reinstall Windows from scratch if you want to guarantee a fresh start.
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How do these mini PC processors stack up between N95, N100, N150? I would assume as they get to a larger number they are more powerful but I've read conflicting information to that during my research. Not looking for anything crazy powerful, just a simple task machine.
Edit.- I asked Google and got it's AI answer this time. Seems pretty much along what I was thinking the case was. Which one should you choose?N150: This is the best all-around choice. Its minor performance gains over the N100 are complemented by its excellent power efficiency. If price is equal, the N150 is the better buy.N100: The most popular of the three, the N100 offers the best balance of performance and power efficiency. It is the ideal choice for those prioritizing ultra-low power consumption, especially for fanless setups.N95: Only consider the N95 if it is significantly cheaper than the other two. Its higher power consumption doesn't translate to notably better CPU performance, and its integrated graphics are less capable than the N100 and N150.
It's actually much weirder, if you look at benchmarks across their whole lineup.

The N95 outperforms the N150 on certain arithmetic tasks, while the N97 can pull ahead of the N100 in certain areas and has a faster GPU.

The AI recommendation is right, in that you probably won't notice a difference beyond your electric bill (6W vs 15W, which probably equates to 30W vs 60W for the whole system).

But if you're trying to run a server, aim for the N150 and max out the memory. For Plex, go with the fastest GPU.
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Quote from wherestheanykey View quoted comment :

It should be 8GB soldered and 4GB on the DIMM.

However, there are 12GB DDR5 modules and the N100 supports both DDR4 and 5.

So there's also the possibility that the description is wrong on being DDR4.

But information on this particular configuration is extremely limited, even on their website.
I received mine today. So it looks like this is DDR5, BIOS says it's 4800MHz. Unfortunately, it also looks like it's soldered on and there is no SODIMM slot.
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Quote from pdp76 View quoted comment :
Quote from wherestheanykey :

It should be 8GB soldered and 4GB on the DIMM.

However, there are 12GB DDR5 modules and the N100 supports both DDR4 and 5.

So there's also the possibility that the description is wrong on being DDR4.

But information on this particular configuration is extremely limited, even on their website.
I received mine today. So it looks like this is DDR5, BIOS says it's 4800MHz. Unfortunately, it also looks like it's soldered on and there is no SODIMM slot.
That's really weird, considering they have an 8GB and 16GB version.

Can you snap a pic of the board? I'm curious what it looks like.
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That's really weird, considering they have an 8GB and 16GB version.

Can you snap a pic of the board? I'm curious what it looks like.
The top of the motherboard is a covered by a big heat sink/ fan. The bottom of the board has an M.2 slot for the SATA SSD. I'm pretty sure the ram chip is soldered under the big heat sink/fan, but I don't think I can easily remove the heat sink, it seems glued to whatever component(s) it is sinking.

It looks like this tear down https://youtu.be/TPaWire2E7k. Skip to 4:33 to see the big heat sink/fan on the top of the MB and 5:14 to see the bottom… except the bottom of mine only has the M.2 slot and no SODIMM slot

At around 6:41 he mentions he has another version of the pc that doesn't have the DDR4 SODIMM slot but instead has DDR5 soldered onto the motherboard.
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Quote from pdp76 View quoted comment :
Quote from wherestheanykey :

That's really weird, considering they have an 8GB and 16GB version.

Can you snap a pic of the board? I'm curious what it looks like.
The top of the motherboard is a covered by a big heat sink/ fan. The bottom of the board has an M.2 slot for the SATA SSD. I'm pretty sure the ram chip is soldered under the big heat sink/fan, but I don't think I can easily remove the heat sink, it seems glued to whatever component(s) it is sinking.

It looks like this tear down https://youtu.be/TPaWire2E7k. Skip to 4:33 to see the big heat sink/fan on the top of the MB and 5:14 to see the bottom… except the bottom of mine only has the M.2 slot and no SODIMM slot

At around 6:41 he mentions he has another version of the pc that doesn't have the DDR4 SODIMM slot but instead has DDR5 soldered onto the motherboard.
Are there any solder pads in the area where the slot would be?

It seems odd that they'd just leave that space open.

I can't imagine they soldered in all those modules for the 16GB version.

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Quote from wherestheanykey View quoted comment :

Are there any solder pads in the area where the slot would be?

It seems odd that they'd just leave that space open.

I can't imagine they soldered in all those modules for the 16GB version.
I'll try to get a picture tomorrow, but I didn't see solder pads on the bottom of the mobo for the memory, that's why I said I suspect in this version of the PC, the RAM is soldered on the top of the motherboard, under the heat sink.

The 16GB versions of this PC that I've seen online all say they are DDR4, and I suspect they all have the SODIMM slots for the RAM on the bottom of the mobo and not soldered DDR5 like this one.

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