Review on DreamQuest Windows Celeron Computers Business by Nick Ward

I had never heard of Dream Quest before reviewing this product but they managed to impress me. At first glance it's just another single board, a Windows 10 computer with a Celeron chip, sold under a brand name you've never heard of before. But it actually has great build quality inside and out. I had to look inside when I saw on the spec sheet that they use LPDDR4X RAM, which is not common in this class of computer. They're also promoting it as an option to upgrade to Windows 11 when the update comes out next year for people who don't participate in the Windows Insider Program. I haven't bothered to check this PC's specs against the list of supported Windows 11 devices, so you'll need to do that before you buy if you're looking to upgrade to Windows 11. I don't doubt the company if they say it will support Windows 11. It's just that Microsoft has already changed the requirements several times, so be sure to check it out. Celeron J4125 is a good chip for this price, it is actively cooled with a large heatsink, which is pretty important for this class of computers. I've seen some mini PCs that are basically a fan sitting next to a heatsink that is completely separate from each other (NOT the way it's supposed to work). All the main components are soldered onto the board - RAM, storage and processor. But you have two options for expanding storage on this computer: a 2.5-inch SATA drive or a 2242 M.2 slot, both are empty and unused since the EMMC is soldered to the board. Inside is a high quality SATA cable. Ready to use when you add a 2.5" drive. The fact that they use eMMC instead of SATA M.2 is the only major downside of this product. You usually get a SATA SSD, which is faster than eMMC. The port selection is pretty good, but I wish there were two HDMI ports. You get 4 USB-A ports, all of which offer 5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1/formerly called "USB 3.0”) data transfer rates. 1x Micro SD card slot, 1x Gigabit Ethernet, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x VGA and headphone/microphone jack. This computer coped well with basic tasks and was comfortable and fast for surfing the Internet, watching videos or running simple applications. This Celeron chip is better than some of the older ones, I usually get good results on computers using this processor. It worked fine with a 1440p monitor at 144Hz. But it's not intended for editing and transcoding 4K/60 video footage or AAA gameplay, things like that are beyond the weight class of this mini PC. This is for office work like Microsoft 365 Apps, checking email, browsing the web, and watching YouTube videos. Update: I cannot confirm whether or not this computer uses LPDDR4X. But I've attached photos of the RAM chips on the board (near the processor). It appears to be only 2400MHz DDR4, but I'm no expert when it comes to RAM. All I know is that my Surface 4 laptop clearly shows "LPDDR4X 4266MHz" in Task Manager, while this mini PC doesn't. The computer has a legitimate TPM, I think it's some kind of firmware (rather than a physical chip) so apparently it must be running Windows 11 as the Celeron J4125 is supported. The only question is whether it supports UEFI and Secure Boot, which are part of the Windows 11 minimum requirements. I will try to clarify this and update the review. Update 2: I still can't tell if the RAM is LPDDR4X, but Micron is the manufacturer of the 4GBx2 RAM chips they use. I'll leave it to those who want to look through their parts catalog or know of a way to determine this on Windows using software I'm not familiar with. But I really think it's just LPDDR4 Ram.