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Review on HongTu Mini PC with Intel Core i3, 8GB RAM, πŸ–₯️ 128GB SSD, 3.6GHz Processor, HDMI/VGA/USB3.0, Dual Band WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth by Michael Kosack

Revainrating 2 out of 5

You are already starting with an account, you should hard reset Windows 10 before using it.

GOOD :--------------* Although the i3-2120 is an old chip, it is still much better than the newer Atom Chips Used in many mini PCs. Networking, navigating Windows, opening files, opening programs, etc. all happen very quickly. Mini PCs with Atom processors are not that fast * Windows 10 Pro * 128 GB SSD * 8 GB RAM * Although SSD and RAM are also old technologies, it is enough for a simple computer for surfing the Internet. BAD: --- --------* Low fan noise. LAUGH OUT LOUD! This thing constantly screams like a full-size desktop. Even if it's in sleep mode. I asked about it in the Q&A and the seller basically replied that there was nothing we could do because it was in a solid state. The fan only turns off when the computer is completely switched off. * In my photo, you can see another mini computer right in front of this Hong Tu computer. You can see he's a giant compared to Beelink. So in the mini PC class, keep in mind that they can be much smaller than Beelink.* When you first start this PC, there is no user configuration process. They have already created a user for you. I find that strange and annoying. Especially when I opened the Edge browser. When you go to the search bar in the Edge browser and click in the bar to search, you will see a dropdown list with default suggestions like FREE GAMES, FREE ROBLOX, etc. One of the suggestions was FREE PORN. I went to another computer to compare standard offers and free porn was not one of them. So they created a user account for me and made the edge browser offer free porn. LAUGH OUT LOUD! Why? How do you know what people will use this computer for? How do you know kids won't use it? So I didn't believe what else could have been secretly installed, so I did a hard reset and reinstalled Windows 10. If you do that, you have the option to install before your user. After the reset I also checked the Edge browser and the free porn offer was gone. Super annoying, I had to do that. To me it's a grapevine product but if I paid for it it would come back. Subtract 1 star for fan noise and 2 stars for automatic user adjustment. This is a 2 star mini pc. For the price, it works quite well as a normal PC. It's fast, that's the only thing stopping me from giving 1 star because I'm really annoyed. If you have this computer, I recommend you do a hard reset before using it.

Pros
  • Delivery was very fast
Cons
  • Questionable purchase for the elderly