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Review on πŸ’» GEEK+ Mini PC: Intel Celeron J3455, 6GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB SSD, Intel HD Graphics, Windows 10 64-bit, 4K/2.4G/5G WiFi/BT 4.2, Micro Desktop by Patrick Goodrich

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I think it's ok.

The device is now working. When it arrived, the adhesive holding the battery came loose and the battery dangled inside, but to make matters worse, the M.2 drive was not attached anywhere. The mounting screw was present and did not secure anything. I had to rip off the legs to open the unit, install the drive, and secure the battery. After that it worked fine. Demolished Windows and installed OPNSense (an open source router similar to PFSense). The BIOS is the most primitive I've seen since working on 386 DOS computers. "F2 to run setup" (or F1) is not displayed at startup. So if you don't know when to press F2 (or F1) you're missing out, not that there's much you can tweak in the BIOS. I don't mind a simple BIOS, or a thin metal case, odd I/O port placement, or flipped USB ports since this is a budget system and you're trading features/tech for a lower price. But a bead of cold glue on a battery and an unprotected M.2 drive are a bit unusual. Update: I replaced OPNSense with PFSense 2.5.2 as OPNSense crashed several times in the first few hours of use. However, PFSense is reliable.

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