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Review on Celeron Computer Ethernet Support Windows by Jason Hutchinson

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Amazing performance in a tiny package at a low price.

Fantastic product. Stunning video on a 4K TV. Ideal for media servers. Space for a laptop drive up to 2 TB. I'm planning on installing a 4TB SSD and will let you know how well it works. You may need a wireless keyboard and trackpad because you don't want to be too close to use them. Unfortunately, the one I bought didn't work with Linux. If you are using MS Windows this will work fine. I'm amazed at how well this works. The price is fantastic for the performance you get. UPDATE: I'm using Linux Mint 20 on this computer and it works fantastic. Much better and more stable than what I had on my old Mac Pro. I added a 2TB SSD. I wanted to try a 4TB drive but was too lazy and chose the maximum recommended. So far it's been fabulous. I just ordered a Logitech wireless keyboard with an integrated trackpad. He also had a high rating. I plan to make it a music and video server for my home and eventually my boat. I also looked at machines with the Raspberry Pi 4, it's only $50 more and you get a much better machine with internal space for a laptop hard drive or SSD. Finally some thoughts? These ultra-small computers are still far more powerful than the machines I use, which were high-end just a few years ago. The tiny size is fantastic. This has proven to be very reliable for me. The only problem I had was when trying to update the windows software. To be honest I'm glad that instead of reinstalling this software I decided to go the Linux Mint route and have been very happy ever since. I downloaded the ISO file to a flash drive and the installation took very little time and I have more space for the software than I have on a Rasberry Pi computer. He can do a lot more. It is quiet. He had an internal memory. And the boot disk can also be updated. So far I see no reason to do this with a 2TB SSD installed. Everyone should have that. I can buy another one for my RV and boat but it is small. It would be so easy to move. Buy one, you won't regret it. One downside: the HDMI cable is a bit short. UPDATE: I installed Linux MINT on it and it worked unusually well. Then I will try it as a media server with a USB stick. It has three USB ports. Keyboard, mouse and one more. Bluetooth makes it a little easier to avoid wires. Third update. So far it has worked great all the time. Completely silent. Very powerful. Now I'm planning to add a second 2TB SSD card as I don't have enough space. The maximum storage capacity is 6 TB. I assume they can be combined for convenience, but there is some risk if one of them fails. I can do it later. For my use case, I wish it had more memory. I can add an external USB drive with a separate power supply. I'm not sure if the ausSB chip can withstand such a heavy use. It might get hot. I can study and see the intervals. I am amazed at the low price and the performance. To update. Two years later. One Ethernet port throttles to 6-7 Mbps upload, full speed 50 Mbps upload, and the other port delivers 228 Mbps upload - faster, but still slow, and the same 50 Mbps Upload, which is a different port. My other computers are outputting 750-940 Mbps.

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