AWOW Fanless Mini PC Intel Celeron J4105 Mini PC Desktop Computer PC 4GB 64GB eMMC Support 4K UHD, 2.4G/5G WiFi,Gigabit Ethernet, BT 4.2 NV41

So I needed a mini-pc that had a Win 10 licence included, and that was decently powerful and, most importantly, was silent. This fits the bill. I use mostly for light work and for streaming to Shadow PC. I tried lots of other mini PC's and they were either too loud (had a fan) or not quite powerful enough to stream well (stuttering).So I tried this thing out (and may I add it was somewhat risky, with what few reviews this unit has) but I am glad to say that after a month it is still working beautifully. I did pop in a nvme ssd from an old laptop, but even before I did that, it did basic browser and web tasks quickly. And true to its word, it is fanless and silent. Yes, the entire case is basically a heatsink, and while it does get a little warm to the touch (I keep it on for hours and hours on end) it is still 100% stable.I would add the caveat that I don't do video editing on this pc, and I don't really game on it (I do cloud-gaming instead) so I am not exactly putting this machine through its paces. I wonder how it would to on very intensive, particularly cpu-intensive tasks over a long period of time, in terms of core temperature.Also, because of the fanless / case-as-heatsink design, it should be noted that this thing is very big for a mini-pc. Think about the size of 3 or 4 blu-ray cases stacked together. Many other mini-pc's are significantly smaller than this, I think even Intel NUC's are smaller. But almost all of those have fans of some kind, and that is what sets this unit apart.

Died exactly 1 month after Amazon return window. Called Amazon who said they would put me in contact with manufacturer for warranty. That was 3 weeks ago, still heard nothing.

Put a NVMe M.2 drive in the unit and cloned the newly installed Windows 10 Pro to it. Never found a way to stop the 2 OS's from conflicting so I installed the latest Linux Mint OS instead. Now all is well. Recovery Note: in case you appear to have bricked the AWOW as I did, just open it up, hold down the very small white switch between the usb 2.0 ports, and power the unit back up. That reloads the original BIOS and allows the system to boot again.

I bought this mini PC as a low cost replacement for a broken Acer laptop. I wanted to use my 4K TV as its monitor. I had in mind to do small work like writing documents, browsing the Internet and playing music. But when I started using it, it was so good that I didn't limit it as intended. I have a powerful workstation, and an I7 laptop, but I could set on the couch and do lots on the mini. The mini is about half as fast as my laptop, which fast enough to be comfortable.I run Ubuntu Linux on everything. When I got it, I put a 250 GB SATA III SSD in it. That benchmarks at 550 MBps. It took about 14 minutes to install Ubuntu 18.04. That's fast! Later, I put an M.2 PCIe3 SSD in it, and that benchmarks in the mini at about 900 MBps, indicating the PCIe2 interface. The Celeron processor limits the mini to PCIe2.Pros: Pretty much everything. The mini is silent, snappy, and capable of a lot! It has been consistent and reliable. It supports my 4K TV at 4K resolution. That's a lot of real estate.Cons: The mini only has 4 GB of memory. That would be fine for Linux, if I used it the way I intended to, but when I have an email client, 2 browsers with a dozen tabs, 2 messenger clients, several terminal windows, several file browsers, and a few other apps open, it runs out of memory. This computer is just too good, especially for its price.

Update errors, framework error codes. Returning it on the spot.Works fine if you plan to navigate without using any apps.

If you just need a computer to do normal tasks like read emails, browse the web, etc., then this might be a good option. I got it for a monitor I use and it is a nice fit for it because of its small form factor and the fact that it also includes wifi. The only downside of this computer at least for my uses is it does have a limited storage capacity. However, if you don't need to store a lot of files locally on your computer, or if you store most of your photos and such in the cloud like I do, it isn't a big issue. I haven't tried it for gaming yet, but I will update this when I do to rate the experience!

Easy plug & play setup, fast and quiet. Great device for the money!