Gotta be at least 40 minutes to be snack reminder worthy
@TheDraftAttackАй бұрын
Facts
@youraveragedillon5958Ай бұрын
Nobody actually does it
@VSTHWRLDАй бұрын
@@youraveragedillon5958speak for yourself
@JB-tp6ujАй бұрын
@@youraveragedillon5958 speak for yourself. I often order some wings and a drink for the long videos I'm interested in.
@jinstinky501Ай бұрын
I grabbed a mini pc after one of your reviews. Its been almost a year and i couldn't be happier with my purchase. Thank you for all your content!
@okitomАй бұрын
may i know what mini pc did you get? I'm also planning to buy one
@jinstinky501Ай бұрын
@@okitom it was the beelink mini s series. I only use a computer for email, movies, KZfaq and some retroarch. It was cheap it was super easy to get in and add a HDD. I've had zero issues. Came with win 11.
@okitomАй бұрын
@@jinstinky501 thanks for the info
@axe666thanatos13 күн бұрын
Hi mate, do you have any heating issues or slow wifi issues with your pc?
@dlewis9760Ай бұрын
No company is perfect, but Beelink is a "Name Brand" in the world of mini PCs. I've got 2 old ones that are at least 6 years old. One I put Chrome OS on. The other I still use occasionaly with windows on it. For me, everything else compares to this brand because of their brand longevity as opposed to some fly by night.
@NucleosyntheseАй бұрын
I love that Russ is doing PC reviews as well. The PC world is so varied and interesting.
@Dvlx1Ай бұрын
It's getting very close now for me being able to switch from a full PC build to one of these mini PC's. The next generation of on board graphics should do it. Would consider laptop if it weren't for the noise.
@ledhrblakaАй бұрын
I badly want to because I like the idea of downsizing and I'm at a point in life where system building isn't as fun or appealing anymore. I'm just not ready to take the graphics and performance hit. Nobody talks about the tiny L3 cache on these chips and the GPU is unfeasible for me at 4k. I think it will actually take years to get anywhere close to acceptable for me around this price range.
@zwenkwiel816Ай бұрын
@@ledhrblakaexternal gpu?
@williamwhite2830Ай бұрын
i used to love working on a big tower block pc but these mini pcs are brilliant i can move them in between my 2 rooms and my big tv and gaming monitor
@Popm3lonАй бұрын
I've got a Lenovo Legion i9. The battery sucks but it plays everything and no noise unless you intentionally blast the fans.
@familhagaudir8561Ай бұрын
I'm not confident about a GPU in those minis due to heat.
@Shiney103Ай бұрын
Hey, I hardly ever comment here. But I've watched a number of 'here's a selection of emulation handhelds to pick from based on your needs.' I was wondering if there might be a similar video for these mini PCs or light PC gaming options, for better information on picking the right PC device for you. Similar to the spreadsheet, but a video format for covering the specifics?
@ReveriePassАй бұрын
I bought 5 Minisforum Mini PCs (returned all of them, they were all bad) and this was the first Mini PC I got that I'm happy with! The quiet fan, the great temps, and the performance! Soooooooo great.
@a.f.warrick0404Ай бұрын
This review is just in time for Prime Day today! $599 right now
@LemurKrazyАй бұрын
I got a SER7 recently because I wasn't patient enough to wait for this one. Good to see there isn't much performance difference.
@mmstickАй бұрын
I have this on Pop!_OS running the COSMIC desktop with a 4K 144 Hz display next to a 4K 60 Hz display rotated vertically. This gets 500-600K PPD in Folding@Home. Either 500K PPD doing only CPU folding, or 350K + 250K when doing CPU + iGPU folding. In World Community Grid, this can complete 16 MCM work units every 1h13m. All while remaining silent and never exceeding 75C. Very good results for a 54W cTDP.
@energuminumАй бұрын
I like your words, magic man
@KatRolloАй бұрын
I tend to agree with the "more ports" conclusion. 2x USB-A ports at the front for peripherals.
@HeavyshadowsoundАй бұрын
I love the idea of doing more mini PC stuff, this is awesome
@familhagaudir8561Ай бұрын
Crazy how small, quiet yet powerful those PCs got. If I had an external monitor I would consider one instead of changing my laptop ( integrated graphics, plays many games ).
@e__b956Ай бұрын
Im liking the switch up of the mini pcs and the break from handhelds. I bought my first retro device because of you back in 2021. Now, you’ll prob convince me to purchase a mini pc haha Thanks for your dedication brother 😎.
@dad-plays-gamesАй бұрын
I just bought one of these because of your review. Thanks Russ! I’m sure you have a few guides on your page which we’ll give me all I need to get it set up. You’re the best. Thanks for all you do for this community!
@rockjianrockАй бұрын
I do like the look of the SER7 over the SER8 and the former's colour options do pop a lot more than the latter's brushed metal look.
@austintse5719Ай бұрын
This mini pc is a perfect use case for lossless scaling. It's much better than AMD afmf and you can also use it for any game, even emulators.
@lionxrayАй бұрын
July 24th, 2024... you can still find them for $599. I snagged one on Amazon a couple of days ago. Put it in your cart and keep an eye on the price.
@asdf456ghjАй бұрын
This Ser8 became very popular in our country's mini PC community because some sellers in here give crazy discounts that makes this decent device at about 290 usd(without Ram and storage of course). Just like your review, the Ser8 has many improvements over the previous Ser7. They are almost the 'peak mini PC' that you can get right now. But they also have some downsides. Because of the metal body, the wireless signal is so weak that it is almost unusable if you want to play competitive titles, even if you put this device next to your router. Some sellers on Taobao sell mod kits with external antennas that improve the wireless signal around 25usd. Many Korean users use these mod kits to improve the wireless signal. With this mod kit, this is really perfect mini pc that you can get Rn.
@goldenretrogames8 күн бұрын
Ordered one of these tonight and it will be arriving tomorrow. I'm using it to replace a Minisforum NUCi7 that I have running Batocera in an Arcade1Up cabinet. The NUCi7 generates more heat than I'd like inside the cabinet, which doesn't help given the system throttles super easily. The SER8 should be able to provide the same or better performance at a lower power draw and generate less heat.
@xiaofengwang6653Ай бұрын
I bought one already and a intel ax210 WiFi card because I've seen a lot complaints about the WiFi performance. It costs about €460 in China for the 32G/1T version.
@huranku987 күн бұрын
I own 3 beelink mini pcs and love them, its hard to go back to standard pcs.
@Bob_Smith19Ай бұрын
Been down this road w/ a multitude, six in the past two year, of mini PCs. They are all loud and run hot. Spend a little more and build a Mini-ITX system. Not only will it have a proper cooler. It has an upgrade path. Building a system based on an 8700G was one of the best decisions I made. Takes you a little more space on the desk but it runs 20° cooler under load and doesn’t sound like a jet engine.
@spoenk7448Ай бұрын
If you're not using your PC for intensive gaming, video editing, heavy software development, CAD, 3D animation, etc (at which point you probably know what you need) you can pick up old thin clients for very cheap. If you're going to use Windows, make sure the CPU supports Windows 11, and make sure it has a wifi chip if you need it. Some companies used ethernet exclusively so never ordered wifi. They can be like less than $100 for a 8GB ram (usually upgradable) quad core i5 cpu from like 4-5 years ago and 250GB SSD which is often upgradable. This is plenty for retro gaming, basic HTPC, or just allround family PC use. Also great as experimental home servers as they really do not use a lot of power. They would be experimental servers in the sense that they do not typically have server RAM or support RAID which you would want if you really really on uptime and improved reliability for a business, but I think they are plenty if you're just using it as a Plex server or even a home nas that you backup from time to time. Also some of these do not have HDMI, but they will have DisplayPort which you can convert to HDMI with a cheap converter.
@jasonlight1316Ай бұрын
I bought an ser6 I remote to my pc at work every day for 9+ hours, no issues.
@marcelomoura6685Ай бұрын
JMachen external HD 1 Terabyte, lauchbox game system. Perfect for the Windows 11. Runs without problems in the Windows 11. That's my favorite system!
@davefigore784329 күн бұрын
Thank You for a Very Thorough Review
@JeremyPeeplesАй бұрын
I love seeing the ever-evolving mini PC market - got a GEEKOM A5 and adore it and this looks great too
@11thcenturycrusader3120 күн бұрын
I have the SER7, its fantastic and runs everything i throw at it without a single issue. Got it for 400$ cos 200$ coupon and 17% sale
@chrismckenna618311 күн бұрын
Do you have any advice for someone who just got it and wants to set it up for emulation?
@samusmaster64Ай бұрын
Would have been nice to see more FSR measurements throughout the testing. It can be a game changer for certain titles with limited GPU headroom.
@lexlopez15Ай бұрын
I'd rather lose 1 usb4 port in exchange for an oculink port...I'm not sure why all these new pc's with newer chipsets refuse to include an oculink port. That should be standard these days...especially when more pc makers are making external gpu's to take advantage of it... I've been holding out in upgrading my beelink ser4 to see how many mini pc's come out with an oculink port included and so far I've only seen 2 in over a year...by the looks of it I'll be getting the minisforum um780 xtx which at this point I can get for less than $400. (Barebones)
@NeverStopImproving421Ай бұрын
Thanks for testing CS2!
@iamabulldozerАй бұрын
The Kerry Gold unit of measurement is my favorite.
@iLhikiGunzАй бұрын
It's a really good mini pc but I will wait for the next Ryzen 9000. The graphics part looks crazy on this future generation.
@Raphtor13Ай бұрын
Honestly - if I had the spare cash I would definitely consider this one!
@jaymethysell5111Ай бұрын
Why did they stop putting SD card readers on mini PCs? This one doesn't even have a Micro SD card reader.
@alpacamale290928 күн бұрын
Have you tried installing linux on it?
@Sithhy15 күн бұрын
27:00
@alpacamale290928 күн бұрын
imagine this minipc with a battery and an hdmi port for monitor docking. You could take it outside perfectly
@tdome3000Ай бұрын
9:05 So now you're measuring sizes in ounces. This is the best yet.
@michaelhenriquez1389Ай бұрын
Definitely looking for a really good all-around mini. For emulation purposes, will a mini PC like this run MAME, TeknoParrot along with Lightgun games? I've never seen anyone run that type of emulation on a mini. Love what you do and the channel!
@sandwich1920Ай бұрын
Man this channel does so much for the community I love them
@wtechdudeАй бұрын
so, is it pocketable?
@drewnewbyАй бұрын
Fanny pack only.
@ulmwurttemberg16822 күн бұрын
29:05 "you will have to deal with a full desktop tower". No, you won't. Mini ITX can get pretty mini.
@marcelomoura6685Ай бұрын
Lauchbox game system it's a good option? In this case?
@JesusWillSaveYouАй бұрын
Just a heads up. GTA V is a 7th gen game (PS3 & Xbox 360), not an 8th gen game (PS4 & Xbox One). Yes, it's that old.
@Nicholas-nu9jxАй бұрын
Strix point on these will be amazing. 2-3X steamdeck performance with lowest end strix point chip
@DesignedByWilАй бұрын
Wow I'm a Mac guy, but I feel like I need this
@unknown183Ай бұрын
With any 780M chips. Run the games at 720p with lowest settings or mix and match. Call it a day. You'll have a great time with any game you throw at it.
@bullymaguire243Ай бұрын
Nobody plays at 720p anymore. Only it’s acceptable for a handheld
@unknown183Ай бұрын
@@bullymaguire243 Not if you have a highly quality display it isn't. Speak for yourself. I play at 720p on a 70 in. tv and looks clean and crispy. Maybe it's time you upgrade your monitor or something.
@drewnewbyАй бұрын
@bullymaguire243 This is the same 780M as the handhelds, so there's the limitation here.
@unknown183Ай бұрын
@@drewnewby Limitations on what display you use. I run 720p all the time on a 70 inch tv I own. Looks clean and plays great.
@drewnewbyАй бұрын
@unknown183 You mentioned that above, but 720p is 720p, unless upscaled. I run everything from old CRTs to new large flat panels. There's only so much any display can do with a 720p signal. I'm happy with 1080p 60 Hz streamed from the desktop, but many are not. What 70 is it?
@SnowyMan9512 күн бұрын
Is there a fan in this? It's fanless, right?
@barfly14Ай бұрын
I have the SER6 pro and its a great little machine
@Bravo2115 күн бұрын
Nice. I am wondering if the power supply is compatible with both 110v and 220v outlets?
@TheLucksterАй бұрын
broke my edging streak to watch this video
@deamooz9810Ай бұрын
This pc greatly benefits from “Lossless Scaling Frame Generation”
@IsaiahSahagunАй бұрын
How’s this mini pc vs the minisforum hx99g?
@RetroGameCorpsАй бұрын
The HX99G is better performance by quite a bit thanks to its dedicated GPU, especially with PC games, provided you are good with its larger size and price!
@BC1957213 күн бұрын
Good video, but the price is a bit much. Prices usually come down as newer mini's come out.
@Gonzie6Ай бұрын
it might be a bit OCD but it really urks me that the USB 2.0 ports aren't together. the 3.1 port should be on its own
@samh5886Ай бұрын
Is the cooling really great? Can't see much space for airflow to go from from the SSD/ram side to the underneath cpu side And power usage seems all over the place, PS2 GoW2 at 4x take > 40W?😂 Is there some driver/bios issue affecting the power management?
@The12231Ай бұрын
Do you think you could hook up an eGPU to the USB C back port? Or maybe the PCIe slot
@RetroGameCorpsАй бұрын
Hi, yes the back port is USB4 40gbps so it will work with eGPUs capable of Thunderbolt 3/4 and USB4 connectivity.
@jacobporter419Ай бұрын
Russ! I noticed that you also have Beelink listed in the Amazon Prime deals post What's your full opinion on the company? Of course they're good for Batocera retro emulation but do you have any spyware concerns they were to be used as everyday PCs?
@MDNOMLАй бұрын
Careful with Beelink. Had a few mini-pc's for an office that both quit working. When I went to troubleshooting I found out that each Beelink pc OS is a copied OS. A clone. Good luck getting it to work again if you have significant OS issues.
@commenter6441Ай бұрын
Just do a clean windows install yourself
@MDNOMLАй бұрын
@commenter6441 I was sent a link to reinstall Windows OS from Beelink, and after installing and running into numerous failures and BSOD I quit trying. The Beelink tech team didn't even have any solid info to pass on.
@brandonherrington7080Ай бұрын
I would like to have all this power in a handheld
@Remu-Ай бұрын
Instead of dropping the resolution just use FSR upscaling.
@AJL713Ай бұрын
Love it though an Occulink would be an interesting addition.
@eurosoeАй бұрын
“Americans will use anything but the metric system for a system of measurement” Russ: Hold my butter
@kenjiurbanАй бұрын
I had a Beelink GT1 android box way back and it was a beast
@jajkozotkoblustackmac2277Ай бұрын
I have a different mini pc but with the same chipset. I decided to put batocera on it and love it. Now I'm waiting for a new generation of Mini PC's with radeon 890m (which is more or less like the mobile version of nvidia's 1070). This one has 780m which is something like 1650 or I've heard.
@GamerImpazzitoАй бұрын
Not as powerful as a 1070 Mobile. Time spy scores are different. 890M = 4221 Points 1070 Mobile = 5707 Points Still a great result. It's better than a 1060 Mobile (3909 pts) and really close to a desktop 1060 (4355 pts)
@trickyrat483Ай бұрын
Following this review I ordered one. ..A pack of Kerrygold butter, that is. :)
@bluemoon5929Ай бұрын
So good but sadly no VESA mount to have it invisible behind a monitor with VESA mount.
@marcothegiant9069Ай бұрын
Thank you very much for your videos, they are always super helpful. I am considering getting an ASUS Ally for Windows games, mostly indie or emulation. Is it just as good with a dock as this PC, or does it offer more power?
@trelwilliams5003Ай бұрын
Russ you guys should come together and make your own handheld. We would support you guys!
@eccentricbeliever7Ай бұрын
metal box on 5 sides and opening at the bottom.. where is the wifi antenna? completely shielded?
@JLa748Ай бұрын
Looks cool, i' be interested in such a small yet capable PC, but you got me even more curious about the...strickspoint PCs??? Never heard of those, can you share links so I may learn more? Thanks for vid!
@RetroGameCorpsАй бұрын
Sure, Phawx just released a video about these CPUs today: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bL9pmJp1x5nSqWQ.htmlsi=BlukIYeRr3ytnaGA
@angeloflores2488Ай бұрын
Pagato 600 euro e sono molto soddisfatto...potente e tascabile lo posso portare in vacanza o ovunque 🎉🎉🎉
@3up3rn0vaАй бұрын
A mini pc would be awesome for an arcade if I had money I would totally invest into an arcade! I see you have a couple in the back that is pretty neat. The amount of systems you could run in a pc like that 😂
@SCHAAADАй бұрын
Yas
@illustriouschinАй бұрын
There's a ton of very similar Beelink nuggets, hard to know what has best performance. Also I'm interested in hooking up a Quest 2 for PC VR gaming but I don't know of this is compatible.
@pedroalvaro62924 күн бұрын
Estoy entre estos dos minipc -Beelink SER8 AMD Ryzen™ 7 8845HS MINI PC 8 Cores/16 Threads Frequency up to 5.1GHz -Beelink SER7 7840HS AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS 65W TDP 8 Cores/16 Threads, 5.1GHz Cual me recomiendas actualmente por rendimiento y precio.
@illustriouschinАй бұрын
Techdweb says it's plastic, not aluminum.
@williamwhite2830Ай бұрын
i have an SER5 ps2 runs amazingly on it really all i wanted it to do. might upgrade to this in december.
@christopher480Ай бұрын
i would buy 1 if it had an occulink port
@jcynavarro27 күн бұрын
I'm wondering if this would run things like Teknoparrot... I'm currently trying to build an arcade racing rig, for classic games like Hydro Thunder, H2Overdrive, Mario Kart DX and so on... would it run those games at full beans?
@yashe6780Ай бұрын
they should start putting batteries in those things, that would be mega cool
@zwenkwiel816Ай бұрын
Not in,, under. Like just slap an optional battery module under it. Could even have different sizes/capacity...
@APEXGuerillaАй бұрын
Got this and an Odyssey G9 😎
@tonkyland20 күн бұрын
wait genuinely how did you get infamous to play at a stable 30fps
@user-ei8nh4el1rАй бұрын
you can buy a Geekom A8 by 600 with a gift keyboard
@edwardgreenjr167Ай бұрын
Prime day has these for under $600. Just FYI
@moomah5929Ай бұрын
It would be nice if they would use USB-C for powering such devices as you might be able to use monitors with USB-C A/V + PD like a Lenovo ThinkVision p27h, which you can even daisy-chain multiple ones together, making your setup look really clean. The Cinebench 2024 score is higher than that of Desktop Ryzen 7 5800X CPUs. That's crazy even though it doesn't mean that the mobile chip is faster in all scenarios. PS: You have been using the same piece of butter in all you videos? How gross, it must be really moldy and smelly by now! ;)
@raaphalk2802Ай бұрын
Thank you for the review. I need to upgrade a 12 year old system and with limited space I'm actually considering a mini pc
@dlewis9760Ай бұрын
Prime Days 600 bucks. Won't last long. I'm tempted.
@famaral42Ай бұрын
Great videos as always. How does it compares to a Xbox Series S for emulation?
@RetroGameCorpsАй бұрын
An Xbox Series S does a great job with emulation up through PS2 and GameCube, but starts to hit limitations after that just due to emulator development for the platform. So the SER8 benefits from mature emulators on Windows
@stpnplАй бұрын
is there a chance you are going to review Chuwi's new Larkbox or Herobox that uses Intel N100? thanks
@SomeOne-wr1wrАй бұрын
Hey Russ any chance for a Powkiddy V10 review?
@TrusteftTechАй бұрын
1 min of video to edit and render is hardly a test for how it handles actual projects that are not youtube shorts. Since you cut and shuffle the video anyway, keep it at the same length so that it actually works as a better test for how they are at the work at hand.
@RobIn-ky4uzАй бұрын
Upcoming 890m suppose to be 40% faster and on par with mobile rtx 3050.
@JimmyBellLoyalАй бұрын
Any suggestions for a mini windows PC that would run all retro games just fine please? Bonus of some PC games at decent frames.
@Rayu25DemonАй бұрын
looks good for the price but there is GMTeck k6 at cheaper price, but Beelink SER8 has a better build quality.
@exodous02Ай бұрын
Yay, another miniPC. Since getting my Steam Deck I've decided I'll take my miniPC in handheld form and just hook it up to my monitor or TV.
@mikepotapa5773Ай бұрын
I have a steam deck and a Legion Go so I don’t really think I am in need a mini PC
@carlgreene538Ай бұрын
How does this compare to the SER7?
@nickwales4261Ай бұрын
Thanks again Russ! Very much not like for like and ignoring windows gaming how does emulation performance compare between this and an Odin 2? For an under tv device either could do the job with the benefit the Odin can be taken on the road.