Mini PC,Intel Atom Z8350 Windows 10 Pro Mini Computer 4GB DDR 64GB eMMC,Support 4K HD,HDMI+VGA Output,2.4G/5G WiFi AC,2.5 inch SSD,Bluetooth,1000Mbps Ethernet

There must be variations in this hardware, because a user named curmugeon seems to have a unit that works with Linux Mint and Ubuntu out of the box. After several days of messing with mine, wifi and HDMI sound output still do not work (there is a driver that works for wifi, but it results in constant packet drops and speeds of only about 15kbps even when it IS working). I would avoid this like the plague for Linux unless you plan to use it headless and wired, or are proficient enough in Linux to figure this out. Dropping rating to 1 star since the product is also listed as having a z8350 when in reality its a z8300.

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This product is advertised as "Small But Powerful】4K Ultra HD for visually home entertainment, perfect for home office, Internet surfing, watching movies, or simply browsing the web.", however it was unable to stream Amazon prime movies while doing no other tasks. The processor (1.9 GHz) and the RAM (4 GB) are far more powerful than most streaming sticks, but this product results in streams that are stuttered, distorted and unwatchable. I speculate that the Windows 10 operating system requires so much processing power that it reduces the ability of this mini PC to do the most basic of tasks.

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I bought this as a light work/entertainment station for web browsing, writing, and watching streaming video. It does each of those things well enough, but god help you if you want to do two at once. Playing Youtube in-browser absolutely destroys this PCs ability to do anything else. Switching tabs while a video is playing leads to a pause of up to a minute. Netflix is slightly better, but not much. Trying to load a page on Amazon, with the mouse-over pictures, takes a minute or so even with nothing playing, while other PCs on the same internet connection load instantly. Sometimes it takes up to 3 minutes to wake up from sleep mode, as well, which can be infuriating. I strongly recommend getting one with 4GB of RAM, they only cost about $20 more, and usually have more USB ports. Also, streaming and browsing together makes this thing HOT. I ended up sticking an old aluminum CPU heat sink to it (no fan) with thermal paste and sticky-tack, and putting it up on little felt feet to allow air to get underneath it, which solved that problem, though its a lot less portable, now. Ill be retiring this to work solely as a TV controller and buying one with more RAM, probably an ACEPC T11. Edit: Came back and knocked off another star because the bluetooth (which I use to connect to my mouse) keeps shutting off randomly, requiring a reboot to fix. May just return this thing. Edit 2: One of the two USB ports just failed. Bad performance is one thing, failing hardware is another. Down to one star.

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Just a heads up for anyone purchasing this device.... it is loaded with Malware at the registry level. Please, please, please reinstall with a clean copy of Windows 10 if you plan on purchasing this pc!

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