Review on 💻 Powerful U850 Mini PC: Intel Core i5-10210U, Windows 10 Pro, 16GB RAM+256GB SSD, Triple Outputs, LAN, BT5.1 by Trey Dikici

This review is posted after approximately 2 weeks of ownership. My main reason for upgrading was to use 4k on my 40 inch wallboard display. The computer is heavily used between 0 and 3 hours a day. It's very compact. It replaces an ASUS VivoPC shelf PC that consumes about 30% more. I had more RAM (16GB) in the previous PC but it was only able to output 2K and run Win8 to keep the now defunct Windows Mediacenter Live TV software (I've since dropped the cable and use Plex for OTA TV streaming so nothing stopped me from upgrading the OS and APU). My first impression was that the active cooling was relatively noisy (compared to the previous build). ASUS had active cooling with vents on the back and on the bottom edges of the other three sides. a strikingly large area on the top of the device. The fan is also more prominent on this device. This made me nervous when I first turned it on, but it seems to be holding up. When the device is not actively used, it remains in sleep mode. There are no problems returning to the original position by pressing the keyboard. In sleep mode, the fan turns off. I'm using basic Win10 power management features (wireless USB keyboard and mouse are the only peripherals). The device is connected to the display via a standard HDMI connection. No problem. Very sharp and clear picture despite being a Vizio TV (M series). I mounted the unit to the drywall using the included bracket and my own anchors and screws. It fits snugly against the wall, although it's not screwed to anything (you can lift the box of mounting hardware without unscrewing or loosening any hardware). I am connected to the 5 GHz WiFi. There are no issues with waking the connection from sleep mode or disconnecting while in use. There are no complaints about the speed, but I haven't checked. The computer has low bandwidth usage. Surprisingly, this machine comes fully loaded with an i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and Win10 preinstalled for $265. I'm waiting for the other shoe to fall. I can't confirm the durability. There are plenty of USB ports for external storage/peripherals, but I'm not sure that's a good idea. At least in my opinion it's more like an internet device, light word processing, web surfing, screen work. However, there is an m.2 slot if you want to expand the internal storage.