ACEPC AK2 Mini PC Intel Celeron J3455,Windows 10 Micro Computer, 6GB DDR3/64GB eMMC,4K HD Graphics,Gigabit Ethernet,Dual Band Wi-Fi

0:00 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player I originally tried a VPS service however it didnt quite work as I expected. I wanted to Live Stream on Twitch 24/7 and it was lagging. So I bought this mini PC and I can assure you it could take live streaming really well. The fan installed in this unit is not that intrusive I can barely hear it at night. I just wish I could upgrade the RAM to 8GB but that would be beyond my price point.

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I wanted to put a computer in my garage for surfing the internet and minor work. I dont want a big PC nor I want to spend over $1K for a PC. Ive search around Amazon and found this Apce Mini PC and I am quite impressed with it. Its small enough that I can just put it behind the monitor or anywhere I want. Its measurement for the mini PC is roughly 3x5 inch. This is the 4GB 32GB version and does include Windows 10pro. I had no trouble (other than finding I need to hold down the power button to get it to boot and finding a tiny blue LED on top) and the from-scratch WIndows install routine ran cleanly. This is NOT a speedy unit but completes fine. System info also shows it is registered with Microsoft. For now Im hardwired ethernet into my switch, using a wired mouse and wireless keyboard I had. I then configured remote desktop on the unit, edited its name and connected to it from my primary desktop machine on my lan. Checking the Wifi, it does see my 2.4 and 5ghz networks as expected. There are few instructions but clean professional looking quick guide and box. Overall I would recommend this Acepe Mini PC.

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You may be wondering why I have a headline that says "get it" but I rated four stars. Well, here goes. The first one was open box and the factory seal was cut. Not knowing what may have been done to it or if any problems occurred with the first person to use it, I sent it back. About a week later I decided to purchase again and the new one showed up new and sealed in the box. Startup takes a bit the first time as youre setting up Windows 10 Home, but overall it didnt take very long. The 64gb eMMC drive is soldered to the motherboard and is not upgradable. This is what the computer runs on, and its honestly a faster PC than what I was expecting. ZERO bloatware as other reviewers indicated, which is refreshing. If you are gifting this to your elderly family member to surf the web, watch YouTube and write emails, its fine as is. The 6gb of ram onboard really shine. My primary use is to play movies from external hard drives at 1080p and stream from online... it does all of that without a hitch, but pay attention to the settings it defaults with. I changed the refresh rate from 59 to 75 Hz and it really helped the picture, brightness and clarity. To get every last bit of performance out of it, I dropped in a spare 250gb 2.5" ssd hard drive and installed a fresh copy of windows 10 onto it. Updating all the drivers took a bit and didnt go flawlessly the first time. I had an issue with getting sound out of the hdmi cable to my 43" Samsung TV, but eventually updating drivers and messing with default audio settings fixed that. Windows troubleshooting tools will tell you to disable sound enhancements to try and fix the issue, which is a waste of time. Setting up the new ssd drive as the boot drive is fairly painless. My advice is if you go the ssd route, go ahead and wipe the eMMC drive of the factory OS. That sounds foolish but hear me out... Both on the ACEPC website and MS website you can download a clean copy of Windows 10 and install to a USB hard drive. So, no need to preserve the eMMCs factory data as its super easy to replace. The BENEFIT of doing this is there is only one OS by default so no time is wasted on picking between two copies of Windows 10 (mine showed up as Windows 10, drive 1 [the eMMCs copy] and windows 10, drive 5 [the 2.5" ssd]). One thing I noticed is the fan spins up to audible levels with a 2.5" ssd drive installed a little more often that without. With a movie playing its still not really noticeable, but is when Im doing a windows update. The plan later is to build a NAS and move my movies to that one device with raid backup. In the meantime, this PC will just play movies from a local drive. In the long term I can see having a few of these throughout the house all connected to my NAS so media can stream wherever I want without getting a bunch of large external hard drives. The AK2 is not, I repeat NOT A GAMING PC and it never will be. Ignore the posts about loading this game or that game and getting crap frame rates and what have you... thats not what its for. Not even close. This is a small PC that makes a good desktop replacement. Its tiny and travels well, and turns any TV or projector into a media powerhouse. It draws very little power compared to even a modest economy desktop PC you buy in a big box store... like 15 watts or so. Its very efficient and quiet, and connectivity is awesome. Two USB 3.0 ports is plenty for my external hard drives and more than enough 2.0 ports for a mouse, keyboard and wireless keyboard. Onboard wifi connection is awesome...no issues there. Ive tried wired and wireless and both rock. So because of the trouble with the first computer, minor trouble with getting audio to work right and installing a new ssd running a clean windows 10 to really make it run efficiently and unlock its true potential, I deducted 1 star. Its honestly more like 4.5 stars if I could give it that. The ACEPC AK2 is a product where its not where you start that counts, but where you end up after some upgrading. So far I love the performance, cost vs. value and ease of use. It really is (for me) the perfect htpc and Im very happy with it. If it doesnt last in the long run or gives me trouble streaming from a NAS, Ill update this review. If you found this helpful, click on the helpful button. Thanks!

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