Review on 💻 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 Dejuan Stott

We needed newer computers with higher specs, but we work with dogs and fur and computer fans don't mix well. It's hard to find a PC with better specs and passive (fanless) cooling from more established PC brands, so we took a chance and bought two of these (Core i5, 16GB RAM, 250GB SSD). While we're generally happy with the purchase, there are a few things prospective buyers should be aware of. First, they are ready to use right out of the box. Just plug it in and turn it on, and in 10-15 seconds you'll be looking at your Windows 10 desktop. They come pre-configured with a "Kingdel" user account, so no Windows setup is required. Some people are ok with this, but I'll offer some advice to those interested. Whether you're going with a preinstalled Windows 10 Pro installation or you decide to do a fresh install, do it yourself. Do a favor and boot into the preinstalled Windows 10 Pro installation at least once to make sure it's properly registered. Just go to the Start Menu, then Update & Security, then Activation. If it mentions that Windows is activated with a digital license, everything is fine. We haven't had any issues with activation, but the product description suggests checking the activation status, so I suggest doing that. So why not just use that particular Windows 10 Pro installation? Given how much this particular installation of Windows 10 is likely to lag behind updates, if you want the latest and greatest version of Windows 10, it's much quicker for you to perform a clean install of Windows 10 Pro using Microsoft Windows 10 Media Creation Tool ( available on Microsoft's own website and can be found by searching "Windows 10 Media Creation Tool" on Google) that allows you to create installation media for the latest version of Windows 10. Why else? I suggest you do a clean install of Windows 10? Well, if you poke around the start menu a bit, you'll find that Microsoft Office 2007 is installed. Well, although I'm sure there's a small chance that the company selling these computers is licensed, Microsoft Office 2007 available on a PC indefinitely, I'm not that optimistic and I don't like the idea of having software that is more than ten years old on my new PC anyway. Even if you're already a Microsoft Office 365 subscriber, there's no reason for you to keep your legacy version of Microsoft Office (or leftovers if you remove it) on your new computer. If you don't subscribe to Microsoft Office 365, it's pretty cheap anyway. Really, do yourself a favor and do a clean install of Windows 10 if you buy one (or more) of these. I have no complaints about them hardware-wise (aside from the fact that the USB ports are upside down), but I'm not a huge fan of those computers that come with such outdated builds of Windows 10 (especially since Microsoft a long time before updates are released), especially when it comes to including Microsoft Office 2007. If you're happy to do a fresh install (or know someone who can do it for you), I highly recommend going with one of these machines , especially if you want a well-equipped machine for use in dirty (or furry) environments.