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Stephen F.

Stephen F.

Joined on 02/14/06

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Most Favorable Review

Neat little computer.

HIGOLEPC 7 Inch Mini PC with Screen, Intel Celeron N95 Win 11 Pro, 16GB RAM 512GB ROM, WiFi 5.0 & Bluetooth, Dual 4K Display, HDMI, Type-C, Portable Desktop Computer with 5000mAh Battery
HIGOLEPC 7 Inch Mini PC with Screen, Intel Celeron N95 Win 11 Pro, 16GB RAM 512GB ROM, WiFi 5.0 & Bluetooth, Dual 4K Display, HDMI, Type-C, Portable Desktop Computer with 5000mAh Battery

Pros: Love the small size. I also own the Gole 1 which has an N5095 CPU. The Gole 1 is significantly smaller and more difficult to type on so the larger screen ion this units is a welcome feature because the onscreen keyboard is also larger which makes touchscreen typing easier. Supports virtualization so WSL/WSL2/WSLg2 and the Android Subsystem for Windows work just fine. VMwae should also work just fine Nice viewing angles on the screen and the accelerometer and auto screen rotation work very well. Dual LAN ports and an abundance of USB ports as well as a micro SD card slot. Bluetooth AND a headphone jack. 16GB of RAM.

Cons: Gets pretty warm under load.. No installation media or drivers included in the box. I searched Gole's web site for drivers and can only find the touch screen driver. If you need to re-install Windows for any reason, you're in for a lot of headaches and will most likely need to contact Gole directly in order to get the correct drivers for the accelerometer, audio, network, bluetooth, etc.

Overall Review: I would recommend this product to anyone who needs a very small formfactor PC that is just as complete as a desktop PC, minus a keyboard and mouse.

Most Critical Review

Great while it lasted.....

GIGABYTE - 15.6" FHD - Intel Core i7-4710HQ - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M - 16GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Windows 8.1 64-Bit  ()
GIGABYTE - 15.6" FHD - Intel Core i7-4710HQ - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M - 16GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Windows 8.1 64-Bit ()

Pros: Great price and excellent 3D graphics

Cons: I bought this unit on Oct.29, 2015 and it failed on Feb. 1, 2016. The unit no longer boots and just sits at the Gigabyte power-on screen and freezes there indefinitely. System failure after just 3 months of use is not a good track record. I'm still waiting for Gigabyte to respond to my request for warranty service.......

More like 60 watts...stay awat, don't buy

APEVIA Jupiter Series ATX-JP600W 600 W ATX12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply
APEVIA Jupiter Series ATX-JP600W 600 W ATX12V SLI CrossFire 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply

Pros: None. Total waste of money.

Cons: This power supply unit is rated for 600W but actually puts out more like 60W. It barely supplies my little J3455 motherboard with enough power to run/boot. Initially I used the J3455 motherboard/CPU combo without any other add-on cards. This board is passively cooled and draws very little power. The only other device connected to the board is a 2.5 inch SATA hard drive. It ran fine like this until I decided to upgrade from the Intel IGPU to a GTX 1060. The GTX 1060 is a short card that uses only one of the PCI-E power connectors but the system wouldn't even boot because the power supply couldn't put out enough power.

Overall Review: i would not recommend this power supply for any use whatsoever.

Fangbook EVO HX7-350

CyberpowerPC - 17.3" - Intel Core i7-4700MQ - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M - 16GB Memory DDR3 1333 - 250GB SSD - Windows 8.1 64-Bit  (FBEHX7350 )
CyberpowerPC - 17.3" - Intel Core i7-4700MQ - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M - 16GB Memory DDR3 1333 - 250GB SSD - Windows 8.1 64-Bit (FBEHX7350 )

Pros: Price - This system was about $300 cheaper than comparable systems from MSI and other makers. Performance - Plows thru just about every 3D game and benchmark with ease Windows 8 DVD Included Driver DVD Included

Cons: Very Flimsy CD/DVD Drive - Could easily be snapped off if not careful

Overall Review: I'm impressed with this system and was a little worried when I ordered it having never purchased any CyberPowerPC products in the past. I would definitely buy another system from this manufacturer.