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Oct 13, 2026 12:27 PM

Firebat R3 Mini PC: Ryzen 3 4300U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11

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Firebat Online Store via AliExpress has Firebat R3 Mini Desktop Computer for $185.13 - $23 off when you apply promo code VUSDEAL23 at checkout = $162.13. Shipping is free.

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  • Note: Price may vary by account or 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].
Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Quad-Core / 4 Thread 2.7 GHz processor (max boost up to 3.7 GHz)
  • AMD Radeon Graphics (1400MHz)
  • 8GB 3733MHz LPDDR4 RAM (soldered)
  • 256GB M.2 SATA Solid State Drive / SSD
  • Windows 11 operating system
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 / Bluetooth 5.2.
  • Offers expandable storage with support for dual M.2 SSDs, allowing for up to 2TB of additional capacity.
  • Single-fan dual-heatpipe cooling system w/ high-efficiency thermal grease.
  • Supports triple-screen independent displays up to 4K resolution.
  • Compact form factor (128mm x 129mm x 41mm)
  • Weight: 435g.
  • Includes 65W DC 19V 3.42 Amp power adapter and one HDMI cable
  • Ports:
    • 1x Type 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Type-C (w/ DisplayPort support)
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Type A
    • 4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) Type A
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x DisplayPort v1.4
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack
    • 1x DC Power Adapter port

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Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $25.43 less (13.5% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $187.56 at the time of this posting.
  • About this store:
    • Firebat Online Store offer free returns within 90 days

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Firebat Online Store via AliExpress has Firebat R3 Mini Desktop Computer for $185.13 - $23 off when you apply promo code VUSDEAL23 at checkout = $162.13. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member shivster1796 for posting this deal.
  • Note: Price may vary by account or 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].
Specs:
  • AMD Ryzen 3 4300U Quad-Core / 4 Thread 2.7 GHz processor (max boost up to 3.7 GHz)
  • AMD Radeon Graphics (1400MHz)
  • 8GB 3733MHz LPDDR4 RAM (soldered)
  • 256GB M.2 SATA Solid State Drive / SSD
  • Windows 11 operating system
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 / Bluetooth 5.2.
  • Offers expandable storage with support for dual M.2 SSDs, allowing for up to 2TB of additional capacity.
  • Single-fan dual-heatpipe cooling system w/ high-efficiency thermal grease.
  • Supports triple-screen independent displays up to 4K resolution.
  • Compact form factor (128mm x 129mm x 41mm)
  • Weight: 435g.
  • Includes 65W DC 19V 3.42 Amp power adapter and one HDMI cable
  • Ports:
    • 1x Type 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Type-C (w/ DisplayPort support)
    • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Type A
    • 4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) Type A
    • 1x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x DisplayPort v1.4
    • 1x Gigabit Ethernet
    • 1x 3.5mm Audio Jack
    • 1x DC Power Adapter port

Editor's Notes

Written by RevOne | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $25.43 less (13.5% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $187.56 at the time of this posting.
  • About this store:
    • Firebat Online Store offer free returns within 90 days

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Oct 13, 2026 12:45 PM
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wait for 11/11 guys. A lot of people asking what is 11/11. it is some kind of holiday in China that everything goes on sale
Last edited by canyoudoless October 14, 2026 at 05:36 AM.
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Oct 13, 2026 1:20 PM
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xzcrrazykidzxOct 13, 2026 1:20 PM
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Quote from canyoudoless View quoted comment :
wait for 11/11 guys
what happening on 11/11?
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Oct 13, 2026 2:13 PM
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Galactor963Oct 13, 2026 2:13 PM
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Quote from xzcrrazykidzx View quoted comment :
what happening on 11/11?
Singles' Day in China (Alibaba adopted it as big sale day)
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Oct 13, 2026 2:21 PM
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trinaryOct 13, 2026 2:21 PM
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Quote from canyoudoless View quoted comment :
wait for 11/11 guys
Good call, thank you. I'll wait for that day for things that are sold from Asian websites.
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Heads up that these kinds of off-brand miniPCs have had a few instances of pre-installed malware from the factory (AceMagic, Geekom, Kamrui to name a few brands), they were all fairly quick to rectify the issue once discovered and have been fairly solid since but to be safe I'd still strongly recommend giving it a fresh install of Windows 11 (or whatever other OS) after unboxing. If you're sticking with W11, you should use an external USB installation media you crated yourself (as opposed to the miniPC's built-in reset/recovery, which could also be compromised). These PCs never really have any notably useful software in their factory images, and anything possibly important will be available to download online, so putting on a vanilla image won't lose you much and will provide a lot more more peace-of-mind than the factory Windows installations.
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Quote from inzanehanson View quoted comment :
Heads up that these kinds of off-brand miniPCs have had a few instances of pre-installed malware from the factory (AceMagic, Geekom, Kamrui to name a few brands), they were all fairly quick to rectify the issue once discovered and have been fairly solid since but to be safe I'd still strongly recommend giving it a fresh install of Windows 11 (or whatever other OS) after unboxing. If you're sticking with W11, you should use an external USB installation media you crated yourself (as opposed to the miniPC's built-in reset/recovery, which could also be compromised). These PCs never really have any notably useful software in their factory images, and anything possibly important will be available to download online, so putting on a vanilla image won't lose you much and will provide a lot more more peace-of-mind than the factory Windows installations.
Quick adjustment to an otherwise good post. Never assume that these mini PC brands will have things like drivers or firmware published. And if you do get them, either published online or sent directly from support, I'd recommend archiving them somewhere. You shouldn't assume that they will still be available in the future.

I did a quick check and Firebat does have everything published for the R3. So everyone is good to go on this deal. But in general, you want to check first. If not, you might want to use a utility to extract the drivers from your new mini PC before wiping it. These devices often have one or two pieces of obscure hardware that can be a pain to track down.

Firebat driver listing page:
https://www.firebatpc.com/pages/driver-download

Firebat publishes their driver and firmware files in Google drive. (This isn't very professional, IMO. But it's not the first vendor I've seen do this either.)
https://drive.google.com/drive/fo...IZEE2ZMD1e
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Oct 14, 2026 1:25 AM
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CliveL3874Oct 14, 2026 1:25 AM
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Quote from Galactor963 View quoted comment :
Singles' Day in China (Alibaba adopted it as big sale day)
So single dudes can buy toys to fill his empty souls
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Oct 14, 2026 3:01 AM
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DeibidOct 14, 2026 3:01 AM
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Quote from canyoudoless View quoted comment :
wait for 11/11 guys
Veteran's Day in the US?
Oct 14, 2026 3:41 AM
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MaziRoddy999Oct 14, 2026 3:41 AM
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Quote from Galactor963 View quoted comment :
Singles' Day in China (Alibaba adopted it as big sale day)
Good idea. I already have stuff I'm planning to buy and waiting on a coupon to get a discount.
Oct 14, 2026 2:36 PM
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wilson99Oct 14, 2026 2:36 PM
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Quote from Deibid View quoted comment :
Veteran's Day in the US?
Singles/Bachelors day in China, hence its 1111. But Retailers always find a way to capitalize and make it a sale. Kinda like Black Friday...
Oct 14, 2026 2:52 PM
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PinakoOct 14, 2026 2:52 PM
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Quote from inzanehanson View quoted comment :
Heads up that these kinds of off-brand miniPCs have had a few instances of pre-installed malware from the factory (AceMagic, Geekom, Kamrui to name a few brands), they were all fairly quick to rectify the issue once discovered and have been fairly solid since but to be safe I'd still strongly recommend giving it a fresh install of Windows 11 (or whatever other OS) after unboxing. If you're sticking with W11, you should use an external USB installation media you crated yourself (as opposed to the miniPC's built-in reset/recovery, which could also be compromised). These PCs never really have any notably useful software in their factory images, and anything possibly important will be available to download online, so putting on a vanilla image won't lose you much and will provide a lot more more peace-of-mind than the factory Windows installations.
So... about that... Acemagic/Acemagician and Kamrui are together, and they were the ones with the malware issue. I don't believe Geekom and Firebat are affiliated with them... are they? Either way, it doesn't hurt to be careful with these things.
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Oct 14, 2026 4:11 PM
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EfficientArm528Oct 14, 2026 4:11 PM
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Can't ship to California?
Oct 14, 2026 4:38 PM
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HonestCircle906Oct 14, 2026 4:38 PM
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So what's the consensus ? Should I get this now or wait for 11/11 ? I'm not in a rush to get it and I don't have a specific use for it yet but I'm thinking of attaching it to my TV instead of using the stock software
Oct 14, 2026 4:51 PM
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what happening on 11/11?
Made up holiday to celebrate singles by online retailers to boost sales

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Oct 14, 2026 5:33 PM
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mikescubaOct 14, 2026 5:33 PM
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Quote from Pinako View quoted comment :
So... about that... Acemagic/Acemagician and Kamrui are together, and they were the ones with the malware issue. I don't believe Geekom and Firebat are affiliated with them... are they? Either way, it doesn't hurt to be careful with these things.
Geekom had some bad drivers at one point fairly recently so if you did a rebuild using drivers from DL site you might have pulled them, currently posted files appear clean. https://www.geekompc.com/geekom-d...re-notice/
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