CHUWI Mini PC HeroBox, Intel N100(Up to 3.4GHz,TDP 13W), 8GB LPDDR5 256GB M.2 SSD, Windows 11 Mini Computer, 4K Dual Display/WiFi 6 /BT5.2 /RJ45 Ethernet/VESA/USB 3.0/VGA/HDMI/Up to 2TB SSD

This is a very capable mini PC. On the outside you find a very small foot print that is great for those that have limited desk space. From a port point of view there are USB C ports, which is a huge plus for this PC. USB C is the current standard and you always want a PC to have these ports. There is a HDMI port and a VGA port for those that need to support a legacy style monitor. Inside the PC the storage is the only upgradable component. You can replace the existing SSD and also add a 2.5" drive. The 8GB of RAM is adequate for most applications and nothing I tested the PC with had any memory issues. 4K video files played back no problem. And basic gaming for older titles was good as well. Obviously new AAA games will need dedicated graphics processors that this PC doesn't have so don't expect this PC to match a $3000 dedicated gaming PC. Web browsing, Excel, and Word all were very responsive and with 4K video I was able to have a very nice large, good looking display experience. WIFI was average with about 200 meg performance. If you need very fast network connectivity you should use the included 1GB ethernet port. For those that need a small formfactor desktop for productivity and basic entertainment at a very low price point this is an absolute winner. 5 stars!

I needed a low-power, silent, fanless computer to run a minecraft bedrock server, and a java server with a total player count across the servers under 10, which this fit the bill perfectly. Swapped out the windows 10 for linux to free up some RAM, I have it connected with gigabit ethernet, so I turned off wifi and bluetooth and it ends up only using ~4watts of power. Update: I removed 1 star because the ssd lasted ~1 year, and the wifi constantly disconnects, so it needs to be on ethernet. They advertise 34C idle, but for me it's more like 44C idle, although it could be different ambient temperature. When it does anything the temperature jumps up, like if someone joins my server it quickly jumps up to 50C and takes a while to come back down to 44C, and If I run an update, it can get up to 70C but it rarely gets hotter than that. Now 70C is totally fine, laptops run much hotter than that, but the wifi is really a problem for me. Half the time the wifi card isn't even detected, and the other half of the time it barely works, where it'll see that wifi exists but usually can't get a website to load. I bought a range extender purely to use the ethernet on this to get a more consistent experience. The ssd that came with it burned out in about a year; I had a script that would do a full backup of the Minecraft servers everyday and kinda forgot about it for ~6 months, but it only got close to capacity. I deleted all but the initial backup and a few recent backups, then changed it to a weekly backup, which freed up almost 150gb, but the hard drive only lasted a few months after that.

This little computer is a really great PC, and a super deal does everything it says it will, and more! I am using it for a media PC, connected to our big screen TV, with a webcam attached for Zoom meetings, and for playing streaming video. Works great! Starts up almost instantly. Totally silent. Unobtrusive. I see several reviews that say the ethernet port doesn't really work at Gigabit speed. Not true! Mine does. Not sure why they say that. I thought I might have the same issue at first, but turned out to be the ethernet switch it was connected to. I contacted the manufacturer through Amazon and they confirmed that it should, although after careful review of the Amazon listing, it claims only gigabit bluetooth, not specifically gigabit ethernet, but it does both. (Yes, it does have Bluetooth, which I use for a Bluetooth mouse). I don't do gaming, so I can't speak to that. I assume gamers would use bigger boxes. Lots of ports. Compact. Silent. Quick startup. Good storage. Great value. Highly recommend it!

What a waste of time and money. I was really excited about this and chose it after a lot of careful comparisons between other minipcs. It says it plays 4k smooth. That is a baldface lie, as honest as the screenshots of gaming, which you and I both no this isn't suited for gaming. The picture lies about gaming, the description lies about 4k. It will play 4k in KODI, but it is far from smooth *especially* in scenes panning side to side it seems to drop to about 10 FPS. That itself was a real dissapointment, since even the little low power mini ITX machine I built 8 years ago this was supposed to replace performed better. So I haven't been using the HTPC much, cause it sucks. And while it was sitting there not being used, the HDMI port stopped working. I know this is a hardware problem because it's not limited to either windows or linux which are both installed. HDMI doesn't work in windows, or linux, or even at the bios during bootup. VGA still works but that's useless to me as a media PC on a 4k tv. On the plus side, HDMI worked for at least long enough to get past the return window. So what do I do with this frisbee now?

Originally bought this to use as a media hub and server. Gave to my 9 yr old son because he had been saving up for a computer and he mainly wanted to play simple games on it. I told him not to expect to play any AAA titles on it, but we could download some games and test them to see if he wanted it. Played Minecraft at 60 fps, with all settings set to minimum, still looked great and the processor handled it very well to my surprise. Same with Roblox, and realm of the mad God. Games that aren't too graphically intensive and right up a 9 year olds alley. Streams 1080p flawlessly and no issues on the pc's part. Will try and hook up to 4k later to see if it works as advertised. Bluetooth and wifi connections worked perfectly (wifi -60 ft from router). Will probably get another one to serve as my media hub/server, because I'm very satisfied with it. Anyone in my shoes, looking to buy for low range gaming, this works fine. I've seen all the questions online about looking for a cheap pc that can handle those type of games, so hopefully you come across this and see that it will fill that gap.

So far (two months) not bad at all! I was afraid that it will struggle doing basic tasks but it doesn't at all! I needed a quiet (bedroom) mini pc which will act just as a gateway to my remote "big" virtual desktops and my office workstation via a VPN (over rdp). It was doing that great so I started moving some of my regular tasks from remote computers to this one - webbrowser (dozens tabs open including YT and facebook) - not a problem - webex - no problem - outlook with teams - no problem People complain about advertised CPU speed vs the real one but you just need to do a little research. These are "small" cpus designed to use less power so you could have a very quiet (if not completely silent) PC in a very small factor. But even they have a very low "Base" cpu speed, they can still overclock themself when needed (for short period of times otherwise they will overheat since they don't have big and noisy fans) - it's called burst speed. So for example the one I have (n4100) has a basic clock speed of 1.1Ghz meaning it doesn't need much energy just to run basic stuff (stays cool) but when you start a cpu intensive task it can jump to 2.4Ghz so it can finish the task sooner but of course at cost - power consumption and heat. If it gets too hot, it will slow down to protect itself. I does that automatically without, you don't need to do anything. Of course seller will advertise the burst speed (up to 2.4Ghz) rather than the basic speed of 1.1Ghz. That's fine in my opinion. Well perhaps they should say "UP TO" 2.4Ghz instead of just "2.4Ghz". Anyway, on top of that you get windows 10 pro included and that's really cool in that price range. So far I love it, hopefully it will last at least 2 years. I hear that these things can break fast. If mine breaks before 1year I will come here, take off some starts and update my review.

Makes a decent inexpensive HTPC box. Components dated, but functional. - Graphics HD600 does good job on 1080p HDMI videos & sound. - Celeron N4100 - 4 cores clock independently from 800MHz - 2400MHz - ok for HTPC, kiosk or web-browsing - slow for anything else. - Box is silent, but runs hot - in a 68F room, CPU idles 50F-61F and hits 72F+ under load - Has 8GB DDR4 memory, but only 2133MHz, not 2400MHz - Intel 180GB M2 SSD is SATA 3 and TLC - better than eMMC, but only average on Read speed - below average on Write speeds. - On-board WiFi is 2014 model Intel AC-3165 (1X1) and AC maxes out at 433MHz, not 1300MHz ChuWi claims (why didn't CW use a AC-8265 or AC-9260 card??) U can use $20 USB WiFi stick to hits 867MHz or faster, but shouldn't have to. CONS - ChuWi introduced HeroBox in Jan 2020, but shipped with Win10 Home v1903 image from an older model. Had to setup, update to Nov v1909 Windows, then update that. Not fun with the old, slow built-in WiFi - Only came with the basic MS version of Intel Graphics 600 driver - had to download from Intel to get full driver with Intel Graphics Control panel that handles overscan/underscan adjustments & scales Desktop to not bleed off TV screen. - Despite advertising "GB LAN", the wired connection will not connect better than 100mpbs. The MB chip is capable of GB, and identifies as such, but no combo of RT drivers or settings will activate it. It is not any problem with my cables, switches or routers. Six other computers on same cable will hit GB fine. It is a problem with the HeroBox. There are multiple complaints here and on the manufacturers forum - so far no response from ChWi. UPDATE: Would add another CON after more use. The "Passive/Silent" cooling is inadequate for extended use. I purchased the HB for a HTPC/Video server. My intention was to install 1TB SSD in the bay and load it with videos for streaming to devices thru out the house . What I found was that during HD video playback from the additional SSD and using GPU decoding, the CPU/GPU temp slowly rose. Watching for 45 mins, the CPU temp would go from 40s C to 70s C. To me, this indicates the cooling design is not keeping up with thermal output. Watching a 90+ min movie without any break to let the cooling recover will take temps into the 90s C. Beyond that, the CPU eventually goes over 100C and thermal overload shutdown occurs. Also tested with video loaded on the M2 drive & nothing in the SATA bay - the temps climbed more slowly, but still to alarming levels. (additional 2 1/2" SSD/HDD mounts under motherboard CPU position and blocks any CPU heat dissipation by radiation. Any heat from the SSD being constantly used only makes problems worse.

I bought this unit to replace my NUC6 in my work area in the garage. It didn't have to be very powerful since it would only be used to look things up so I didn't want to break the bank. This PC looked pretty good for the price point and it had Win 11 already preloaded. Packaging was pretty good. Unit comes with power adapter VESA mount bracket. The unit does have expandable storage both with a 2.5" drive and as well as a M.2 slot (requires disassembly of entire unit to get to). RAM on the other hand, is not expandable. Its soldered on to the motherboard, which in my particular scenario wasn't a deal breaker, but might be for someone else. The reason for the 4 star rating that it is a bit noisy compared to my NUC. The computer sits mounted on the back side of a monitor, about 5 feet away, and it is very audible while doing windows updates or installing anything. Might be something to consider if you are going to be purchasing this unit. After a while though, I do tune it out but hence the 4 star rating. Overall, if you are looking for a good little machine for basic word processing or office work, this PC is a great little unit. Highly recommend it.

I connected it to my LG TV and works perfectly fine. Speed is good and I recommend it if you don't have much to store and work on windows back ground. I would love it if it comes with more bigger SSD.

Es una PC apropiada para uso medio, con win11 nuevas características y rapidez 😀

Got this for my mother and she loves it does everything she needs a computer to do.

Una excelente opción para la escuela ya que es fácil de transportar y muy rápida

I am impressed at how great the video is in this little pc. I streams at 4K. It's small and light perfect to mount behind a TV. I highly recommend. Edit: The headphone jack is recessed and can make plugging headphone /speaker jacks a problem. Please, make the speaker jack flush with outside case. Otherwise, LOVE it.