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Review on ZOTAC ZBOX Edge MI643 Ultra-Thin Mini PC 10th Gen Intel Core i5-10210U, Intel UHD Graphics, Barebones System - No Memory, Storage, or OS Included, ZBOX-MI643-U by Mike Kies

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Fantastic calculator.

This is a fantastic computer. With it you can make your own candy bar with a nice big monitor. Or just leave it on your desk right in front of you for quick access to various ports. I've had it for about two months now and I've had absolutely no problems. I'm a bit worried about the heat in the summer without air conditioning, but with a room temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, the CPU temperature is around 52 degrees Celsius. Interestingly, most of the heat exits out the left side, rather than the top, as expected. You have to make sure there are no obstacles on this side. What you'll like: 1) Ultra-low power consumption of less than 50W and runs on a small 19V laptop power adapter 2) Plenty of USB 3/C ports. There aren't many USB-C things these days, but they're ready for the future. 3) Installing memory and disk was easy. I installed 16GB RAM and 245 SSD. 4) Displays - It can drive two 4k monitors and with a display port it can connect up to four 1080p monitors in addition to one 4k monitor. 5) You can make a portable computer. Hang it on the back of a monitor that plugs into a 19V DC laptop adapter. Then buy a more powerful splitter laptop adapter and connect your computer and monitor to the same power adapter. Add a wireless mouse/trackball/keyboard and you only have to fiddle with one cable when moving your computer. Why bother with tiny laptop screens when you can get them? Cons - unknown to me.

Pros
  • Brilliantly made
Cons
  • disappears