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expiredshivster1796 posted Jul 15, 2026 1:15 PM

AOOSTAR MACO Barebones PC: Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H, 24GB LPDDR5 (No SSD)

$268

$369

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Aoostar Overseas Fulfillment Store via AliExpress has AOOSTAR MACO Barebones Mini PC (No SSD) on sale for $302.85 - $35 off with promo code VSUSDEAL35 at checkout = $267.85. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member shivster1796 for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Price may fluctuate slightly with currency exchange rates. You must be signed into your AliExpress account and have your address added to add items to your cart and place an order. You may have to manually type in the promo code to apply it at checkout. This item ships from a USA warehouse. For expedited customer service, please email [email protected].
Details:
  • AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H 8-cores, 16-threads (3.2GHz Base / 4.7GHz
  • Radeon 680M Integrated Graphics
  • 24GB LPDDR5 6400Mhz RAM (Soldered; cannot be removed or replaced)
  • Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
  • Internal Storage Expansion:
    • 3x M.2 2280
    • 4x PCIe 4.0
    • Max 24TB
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB-A
    • 2x USB-C
    • 1x OCuLink (Does not support hot-swap)
    • 2x LAN (2.5G)
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.4
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • This offer matches the previous Frontpage Deal from June.
  • Our research indicates that this deal is $90.46 less (25% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $358.31 at the time of this post.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by shivster1796
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Aoostar Overseas Fulfillment Store via AliExpress has AOOSTAR MACO Barebones Mini PC (No SSD) on sale for $302.85 - $35 off with promo code VSUSDEAL35 at checkout = $267.85. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member shivster1796 for sharing this deal.
  • Note: Price may fluctuate slightly with currency exchange rates. You must be signed into your AliExpress account and have your address added to add items to your cart and place an order. You may have to manually type in the promo code to apply it at checkout. This item ships from a USA warehouse. For expedited customer service, please email [email protected].
Details:
  • AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6850H 8-cores, 16-threads (3.2GHz Base / 4.7GHz
  • Radeon 680M Integrated Graphics
  • 24GB LPDDR5 6400Mhz RAM (Soldered; cannot be removed or replaced)
  • Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2
  • Internal Storage Expansion:
    • 3x M.2 2280
    • 4x PCIe 4.0
    • Max 24TB
  • Ports:
    • 4x USB-A
    • 2x USB-C
    • 1x OCuLink (Does not support hot-swap)
    • 2x LAN (2.5G)
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack
    • 1x DisplayPort 1.4
    • 1x HDMI 2.1

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • This offer matches the previous Frontpage Deal from June.
  • Our research indicates that this deal is $90.46 less (25% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $358.31 at the time of this post.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by shivster1796

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Jul 16, 2026 3:16 PM
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General_KlingerJul 16, 2026 3:16 PM
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Quote from SensibleBird3184 :
I just use paypal.
I would normally, but if there's an issue with the order, I'd rather just file a claim with AmEx directly. Not rely on Paypal. AmEx could easily just say, you paid with Paypal, contact them.
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Jul 16, 2026 4:12 PM
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fuzzyballzJul 16, 2026 4:12 PM
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This is a great deal. I wanna upgrade my current Aooster N1 Pro!

Dang, my final price after the -$35 coupon is $293.97 due to $26.13 in additional charges (taxes).
Last edited by fuzzyballz July 16, 2026 at 09:20 AM.
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Jul 16, 2026 4:56 PM
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novasianJul 16, 2026 4:56 PM
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Be ready to be committed to the purchase. I bought a Firebat unit and have been trying to return it. Customer service is non-existent. I've had much success with Beelink. Haven't try this brand yet.
Jul 16, 2026 7:11 PM
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bers817Jul 16, 2026 7:11 PM
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Quote from BoxDP :
Looks like it would be decent for some local LLM work with an oculink or USB4 external GPU, anything I'm missing there?
I have it connected to an aoostar eGPU with a 7800xt via oculink, I have been loving it as a living room gaming PC.
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Jul 16, 2026 7:17 PM
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bers817Jul 16, 2026 7:17 PM
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Quote from sr27 :
I haven't come across anyone that successfully setup oculink based LLM successfully. It can get expensive and unwieldy. To a point where you are better off going with a full case and keep everything contained.
I've setup Lemonade AI on this machine, it took maybe 15 minutes to start chatting with Qwen 3.6 27B.
Jul 16, 2026 8:09 PM
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TruFordJul 16, 2026 8:09 PM
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Pretty decent deal given the market. I've got a few mini PCs from them and I've been pretty happy with them so far.
Jul 16, 2026 8:42 PM
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vapor22Jul 16, 2026 8:42 PM
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How's this compared to a base M4 Mac mini (256/16)? Looking to run Hermes

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Jul 16, 2026 10:28 PM
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Luigis3rdcousinJul 16, 2026 10:28 PM
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Quote from vapor22 :
How's this compared to a base M4 Mac mini (256/16)? Looking to run Hermes
Last I checked base tier Mac mini has shot up to 1000$ eek. So you could buy 4 of these for the price of one of those. The cpu will be significantly more powerful than the M4 chip but I believe the M4 gpu is more powerful. And of course if your into the Mac eco system and love things like notes and calendar and like to transfer things back and forth from your iPhone to the Mac it's kinda hard to compare to PC and if you use Mac specific software. But if you don't care about those things. This is pretty good. The 680M Radeon is a decent iGPU for what it is. But it says you will have to add a ssd. Which you can find decent SSDs on eBay used. That's what I've been doing during the rampocolypse thanks to ai...
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Jul 16, 2026 10:28 PM
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vapor22Jul 16, 2026 10:28 PM
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Quote from Luigis3rdcousin :
Last I checked base tier Mac mini has shot up to 1000$ eek. So you could buy 4 of these for the price of one of those. The cpu will be significantly more powerful than the M4 chip but I believe the M4 gpu is more powerful. And of course if your into the Mac eco system and love things like notes and calendar and like to transfer things back and forth from your iPhone to the Mac it's kinda hard to compare to PC and if you use Mac specific software. But if you don't care about those things. This is pretty good. The 680M Radeon is a decent iGPU for what it is.
Thanks! Can I play CS2 on this?
Jul 16, 2026 11:19 PM
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jeffosoftJul 16, 2026 11:19 PM
80 Comments
This seems like a really good deal. I know people are talking about the soldered ram but when you buy this type of PC, are you really gonna upgrade it?
Jul 17, 2026 12:37 AM
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dstanton33Jul 17, 2026 12:37 AM
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Quote from vapor22 :
Thanks! Can I play CS2 on this?
Easily.

It should be able to do 60+ fps depending on settings
Jul 17, 2026 12:48 AM
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susanoJul 17, 2026 12:48 AM
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Quote from jeffosoft :
This seems like a really good deal. I know people are talking about the soldered ram but when you buy this type of PC, are you really gonna upgrade it?
Soldered ram is also LPDDR5, so less power usage. Who can afford to upgrade when 16GB DDR5 is running about $200.
Jul 17, 2026 12:51 AM
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xnorthernxJul 17, 2026 12:51 AM
26 Comments
Is it perfect? No, 780m would be nicer. But it has ram, it has a decent(if older ish) cpu, and has occulink so you can add an egpu later if you really want. For sub 300, youre getting a very capable small computer.
Jul 17, 2026 1:29 AM
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SensibleBird3184Jul 17, 2026 1:29 AM
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Quote from General_Klinger :
I would normally, but if there's an issue with the order, I'd rather just file a claim with AmEx directly. Not rely on Paypal. AmEx could easily just say, you paid with Paypal, contact them.
I understand... I had it happen already that Paypal agreed with the Vendor and it is very VERY upsetting... VERY UPSETTING and they kind of blamed me cause I noticed the damage on day 31 and not on day 29 or 30. And there was another incident that I told them I received a FAKE item... the seller provided Paypal with shipping info and Paypal agreed with the vendor... I had to call them back wait another 6 weeks before they finally agreed with me. But I still use Paypal.

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Jul 17, 2026 1:38 AM
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SensibleBird3184Jul 17, 2026 1:38 AM
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Quote from novasian :
Be ready to be committed to the purchase. I bought a Firebat unit and have been trying to return it. Customer service is non-existent. I've had much success with Beelink. Haven't try this brand yet.
I had a firebat before an liked it. The issue with me was when I went to add more memory (32GB Kit) it only started with cold startes (so I hit power... NOTHING HAPPENS but light goes on, then hit power and wait until it shut down and THEN hit power and it starts completely normal). I ended up returning to stock (no cold starts) and sold it on facebookmarketplace (purchased for 232 plus tax and sold for 380)

And I ended up purchasing the Acemagic A5P and LOVE THAT MACHINE... it is Acemagic's HIGH END case for their high end CPUs. I spent ALOT more money then this deal and got the 370 HX. BUT....

BUT if you want to buy a mini pc that you really don't have to worry about I recommend the F5A acemagic Ryzen 7 255 with 24GB LPDDR5 6400 and 1TB for $580. It has like a $100 premium due to that nicer case that has two cooling zones... and will keep your components MUCH cooler then this system. It is sold in the same area where Acemagic sells their 470 HX. I feel for $100 more money, it is worth knowing that your components are kept in the normal temp zone.

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