Header banner
Revain logoHome Page
Sherman Lancaster photo
France, Paris
1 Level
771 Review
26 Karma

Review on πŸ’» Kingdel Mini PC, Silent & Powerful Desktop Computer, Intel i5 8th Generation 4-Core CPU, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 250GB SSD, 4096x2304 Resolution, HD Port, LAN, VGA, 4xUSB 3.0, Wi-Fi, Windows 10 Pro by Sherman Lancaster

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Really attractive solid mini pc with quality components and good performance.

I like the looks, the solidity and the compactness of this PC. When configuring, I kept finding nice little surprises in the configuration. I also made a few notes: Positives: 1. The car is even faster than I expected. This is not a PC scattered in boxes. This fact becomes clear when you use it. I opened it up and very high quality components are used in its assembly. For example, this is a true 4-core processor with 8 threads of execution. Multitasking is very fluid. Applications and documents open immediately. There are no delays or pauses.2. It's elegant and attractive. The photos do not do justice to this car. The body is precision machined, durable and beautiful. There is no fan, but the case does not get warm. Insanely quiet. No sound at all.3. The 250GB internal SSD and RAM were high quality branded parts. These are the same components that you will find in many expensive name brand cars. Again it was a pleasant surprise.4. The motherboard of this amazing cigar box sized PC even has room for expansion! First, it has a slot for adding an additional 2.5-inch SSD inside the case. They even included the cables needed to install an additional drive. You will also find a second unused RAM slot. With these slots, you can add an additional 4TB SSD and upgrade to a staggering 32GB of RAM in a computer smaller than a college textbook. Intel's internal graphics chips have certainly come a long way. 6. I was also able to run Autodesk Fusion 360 on this machine without any problems. Loaded models were easy and smooth to manipulate on screen, but some high-level display features were missing. Unsurprisingly, some of the display's most advanced features were missing since this device doesn't have a dedicated graphics card. 7. The high performance and reliable build quality of this machine make it extremely advantageous. : 1. The biggest gap I noticed on this device is the lack of Bluetooth support. Bluetooth is primarily used for wireless keyboards and mice, but nowadays pretty much anything in a smart home can communicate via Bluetooth. I even have a battery powered grinder that communicates with its own batteries via bluetooth. With all the fantastic features of this mini pc, I was really shocked at the lack of Bluetooth. Even stranger is the fact that the motherboard has an empty internal connector specifically designed to connect a tiny Bluetooth module to the car. The included WiFi module uses an identical connector to connect to the motherboard and the WiFi module is included. Why throw away the bluetooth board? Luckily, Bluetooth can be easily added with a USB dongle. Due to the extended range of functions, I recommend a Bluetooth 4.2 dongle or higher. The downside to using a dongle is that it takes up one of the USB ports. So when you order this car, be sure to order the bluetooth dongle as well. I definitely recommend this computer. It looks, feels and performs well above its price point. All in all I was pleasantly surprised by this little gem of a car and I think you will be too. Let me know if this was helpful by clicking below. Thank you for reading!

Pros
  • Nice packaging
Cons
  • I don't remember