This entire channel is just an undisclosed advert. Surprised he gets away with it, as he never discloses it. He’s actually breaking the rules. For a channel with over 1 million subscribers it’s a disgrace! IMO he has zero credibility
@@nathanddrews even more doable with a boombox or you could scale down to a regular cassette player with a raspberry pi, those are super tiny and would easily fit.
@@D3nchanter Yeah, it's a total unknown until you crack open one of these old boomboxes/cassette players. I have a 1978 ghettoblaster that I opened up to try converting to a Bluetooth speaker. The internal structure and mounting points were so intricate, I wasn't able to fit anything inside without cutting away a lot of plastic. I didn't want to break anything, so I put it back together and gave up...
What happened to emulator testing? This MiniPC was made with this in mind and not including an emulation test is a crime! I miss the old ETA PRIME tests...
It's obvious that all emulators will perform with flying colors with these specs. I wish they had a place to add an internal 2.5" drive so we could boot up directly to emulators and bypass windows.
I think we are beyond even needing to test emulators on these really high-end mini PCs, because everything will just run without a problem, like basically guaranteed.
You kinda don't need em anymore. Just assume anything with a 680 and 780m iGPU will run up to the PS3 gen very well. No need to retest it every time when they're the same thing.
amazing and good looking mini. Love companies putting some more effort to do Aesthetic pleasing devices instead of dull black boxes. I miss that creativity a lot from old devices from 90s/80s. Too bad i can't find this easily here in Canada. It would be even better if they added a swivel action to that screen so we could angle it a bit.
Definitely need to start covering Linux support, if only to confirm compatability. Minisforum started locking down their Secureboot settings, making it impossible to run Batocera.
My gaming laptop has the exact same processor. ^^ It's so powerful that I didn't realize that I've been running my games directly into the processor's iGPU until now 😅, and that processor can run older PC games from the last 5-10 years or so with high/ultra settings effortlessly.
I support them I bought one and let me tell you it's awesome. The most expensive one I thought it was going to be more $ but it was on my budget. Cool mini masterpiece, love the aesthetic look
Just a quick one. Is this specced better than a steam deck? I'm not really after portability but was looking at the deck for it's ease of Retro gaming ability. Just after something that can maybe play up to around PS3 era?
I wish minisforum or ayaneo would make a small form factor PC that can accommodate a rtx 4060 low profile. Don't really want to build a small form factor but these pre builds are a touch to weak on GPU
I was a backer but cancelled. I was seduced away from backing the AM01 by the improved specs and the mysterious second screen. It became evident that the second screen was a bit of a 'smokescreen' - it does very little that is genuinely useful and most people who have received theirs have reported issues with it (and overheating too).
Relatives discovered my AYANEO AM02... Granny !: I tried speaking on the intercom. Did ya hear me? Granny 2: Are you silly? That's the aircon and heater control!
Definitely not coolest in temperature :) Cooling system is pure failure, worst seen in any mini pc. High idle cpu temps and SSD have no fan, guys took reference of 2016 mini pc. Also, everyone avoids to open this thing up -_-
It would be nice to see if that subscreen could be made to show marquee art with a frontend like LaunchBox. It would also be nice if you showed performance with Street Fighter 6.
this looks cool but if they could redesign this it would be nice if the sub-screen was either tilted or mounted on front.. then you wont need to walk up to the unit to see it
@@woldemunster9244 tried it with TOTK on yuzu, although it's not magical, but definitely an improvement if you don't have a CPU that can push constant 60. It's basically the same concept as AMD AFMF but it works on emulators as well. There are some ghosting on emulators but native games are pretty solid with locked frames.
Why was the CPU Temp over 70C just sitting at the desktop? just noticed that while you were fiddling around with the controls. My um690S only hits >70 C when benchmarking it (running at 85watt using the universal tuning tool) - EDIT - seems that the CPU didn't go much over the 70F even under load, mostly so maybe not a big deal?
I'm betting the reason is because he's only running these games in short bursts, just long enough to get some footage. There's so little airflow that board is doomed to cook once enough time's passed for the heatsink to be fully saturated.
Wow, what an awesome mini pc!!!! Great review as always! I wonder if you can use it with an iPad as a screen with one cable (usb 4)!! Maybe a video idea ;)
78C CPU temp and 60C GPU temps - are those normal for this form factor? Wonder what the effect will be on durability Looks cool tho, and well executed in terms of design
Im relatively new to pc gaming so this may be a dumb novice question, but it seems like if i set the tdp to anything over 25 my temps go well into the 80s. Isnt that too hot, and am i doing something wrong that is making this happen? At this point with what little i know it feels like i should never touch that AAA preset and stick with the one below it
Is this good for running adobe premiere pro? Love the look and aesthetics of this beauty of a machine. But i mostly would be using it for video editing if it can
It's a cool design. But a few of the features only seem good on paper. The display adds little value in real life. It is a typical gimmick as it isn't really visible in most cases. Also the front lid is pretty useless as well, as I imagine you will always use at least one of the ports in the front so it will always be open and it doesn't look good. Would have looked much nicer and cleaner with the inputs moved to the side or have them all in the back of the unit.
I really dig the design but nope this one is just awful. Almost no clearance so those (I believe intake) fans get no airflow and that touch screen responsiveness is like something from a $20 chinese smartphone from 2012.
I just got mine. First thing I’m noticing is that the gpu can not keep up with any AAA games. This pc will be perfect for any emulation purposes. But AAA games is not something this console does well.
Is that a bug in Horizon benchmark that says it was running on Windows 10 ??? Otherwise, looks cool... too bad there will most likely a Linux version with the software for the small screen and TDP control :(
off topic: I'm not a native speaker, but I keep wondering what kind of accent/dialect this would be: is this an aussie accent, or a southern american one (or something else entirely)?
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"This is the Best thing I've ever tested" should be the name of this channel. 🤔
I've made a drinking game out of it. 😁
@@HankzLounge R.I.P your liver.
Glad I wasn't drinking reading this comment or my laptop would be ruined hahaha.
This entire channel is just an undisclosed advert. Surprised he gets away with it, as he never discloses it. He’s actually breaking the rules. For a channel with over 1 million subscribers it’s a disgrace! IMO he has zero credibility
@@steamdeckguy Exactly, this channel is completely unobjective.
That mini PC looks gorgeous. Definitely tickles the nostalgia factor.
They should now make a old Cassete Recorder into a Mini PC
I would buy that.
Pretty sure you could DIY a Mini-ITX into one with minimal effort, but making it look professional would be challenging I think.
@@nathanddrews even more doable with a boombox
or you could scale down to a regular cassette player with a raspberry pi, those are super tiny and would easily fit.
@@D3nchanter Yeah, it's a total unknown until you crack open one of these old boomboxes/cassette players. I have a 1978 ghettoblaster that I opened up to try converting to a Bluetooth speaker. The internal structure and mounting points were so intricate, I wasn't able to fit anything inside without cutting away a lot of plastic. I didn't want to break anything, so I put it back together and gave up...
Actually now you made me want to fit a miniPC inside an og walkman.
The retro and sff / handheld scene now days is pretty amazing.
What happened to emulator testing? This MiniPC was made with this in mind and not including an emulation test is a crime!
I miss the old ETA PRIME tests...
It's obvious that all emulators will perform with flying colors with these specs. I wish they had a place to add an internal 2.5" drive so we could boot up directly to emulators and bypass windows.
I think we are beyond even needing to test emulators on these really high-end mini PCs, because everything will just run without a problem, like basically guaranteed.
@@Jimster481 Then I need help. I cant find anything decent that can emulate ps3 at 60fps in mini pc form
You kinda don't need em anymore. Just assume anything with a 680 and 780m iGPU will run up to the PS3 gen very well. No need to retest it every time when they're the same thing.
@@chikipichi5280 yea it's the same GPU in the chip.
Love the retro look. Also that built in screen is handy.
amazing and good looking mini. Love companies putting some more effort to do Aesthetic pleasing devices instead of dull black boxes. I miss that creativity a lot from old devices from 90s/80s. Too bad i can't find this easily here in Canada. It would be even better if they added a swivel action to that screen so we could angle it a bit.
An external gpu test would be great too
I would love to see a Linux test on this!
Do not expect working built in screen.
@@TheNetRiper Unless the built in screen is just a standard attached displayport with touch screen.
Definitely need to start covering Linux support, if only to confirm compatability. Minisforum started locking down their Secureboot settings, making it impossible to run Batocera.
Ayaneo is really killing it with their retro style!
My gaming laptop has the exact same processor. ^^
It's so powerful that I didn't realize that I've been running my games directly into the processor's iGPU until now 😅, and that processor can run older PC games from the last 5-10 years or so with high/ultra settings effortlessly.
It’s really nice seeing companies embrace different design styles for products. The hardware space can be so homogenised. Nice work AYANEO.
Would be cool to display retro gaming marquees across the display for emulation
Any dedicated RAM or SSD cooling fan on the top? That’s been a killer for mini pcs recently. I’d love to see a teardown of this
I support them I bought one and let me tell you it's awesome. The most expensive one I thought it was going to be more $ but it was on my budget. Cool mini masterpiece, love the aesthetic look
I was excited to see how this thing handles the big emulators... come on ETA, give us the good stuff! 😁
Sorry, but there no follow up videos on this channel
This channel is just paid advertising, with no objective factual reviewing going on dude. Don't expect any concrete information. lol
We already know how it would perform as the same APU has been tested alot already.
@@CocaineCobain Where's the evidence for that?
It's a cool design, though that tray that pops up for the front IO kinda covers the screen....
Just a quick one. Is this specced better than a steam deck? I'm not really after portability but was looking at the deck for it's ease of Retro gaming ability. Just after something that can maybe play up to around PS3 era?
I wish minisforum or ayaneo would make a small form factor PC that can accommodate a rtx 4060 low profile. Don't really want to build a small form factor but these pre builds are a touch to weak on GPU
agreed
Each day im getting more excited for the ayaneo flip DS, holding out for the newer Ryzen.
Love the astetic of this.
I'd love to see an emulation video with this.
Looking forward to buy this one.
I was a backer but cancelled. I was seduced away from backing the AM01 by the improved specs and the mysterious second screen. It became evident that the second screen was a bit of a 'smokescreen' - it does very little that is genuinely useful and most people who have received theirs have reported issues with it (and overheating too).
😮❤ I'll buy one, I thought it was going to be more expensive lol. 😅
Classic Ayaneo 85°C @ 45w, it does look cool but running too hot. My Minisforum XTX 7840hs can handle 70w stable with that same temperature.
Yes it's pretty, but your MF sounds the real deal!
Cool to see something different. A dedicated retro gamebox if you will, but obviously can do much more :P
This is gorgeous. I want it !
Relatives discovered my AYANEO AM02...
Granny !: I tried speaking on the intercom. Did ya hear me?
Granny 2: Are you silly? That's the aircon and heater control!
Can you please make a video about how to change and upgrade the RAM and storage please please please
Really interesting design they keep challenging new ideas so I know Ayaneo is really passionate. Would want to buy one if available at all. ❤🎉
Definitely not coolest in temperature :) Cooling system is pure failure, worst seen in any mini pc. High idle cpu temps and SSD have no fan, guys took reference of 2016 mini pc. Also, everyone avoids to open this thing up -_-
Maybe ETA's title was sarcasm
Made for the far Northern hemisphere countries
Gets sponsored by company X.
“Product from company X is the coolest thing ever!”
It would be great to know if the case display still works alright when you run Linux on the PC.
This would look awesome paired with the 8bitdo retro mouse/keyboard and the sn30pro
Awesome!! Great Work! 😎❤👌
Do i need it? Nope. Am i getting it. Yep
Damn ayaneo really cranking out so many products. Wouldn't be surprised if they got into the tablet market too.
Would like to see Pfsense installed on this on a Proxmox host with GPU passthrough to a Windows VM
Ya know what comes next? Linux testing ... please? Also does the screen work with out the microsoft operating system?
It would be nice to see if that subscreen could be made to show marquee art with a frontend like LaunchBox. It would also be nice if you showed performance with Street Fighter 6.
Which one would you recommend between this one and beelink ser7 ?
Who stole my BetaMax out of the hallway closet?
Looks nice I already ordered Minisforum EliteMini UM780 XTX
which has OCuLink and Specs is 32gb Ram,1TB Storage, AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS
GPU
AMD Radeon™ 780M
I would like to see emulation on this
this looks cool but if they could redesign this it would be nice if the sub-screen was either tilted or mounted on front.. then you wont need to walk up to the unit to see it
would be interested to see how pcvr stacks up on this machine
Awesome video! Please do an external gpu test!
why
amd needs a powerful sucessor to the 780m asap
Hey ETA prime, please try lossless scaling frame generation with handhelds.
lossless scaling frame generation sounds like quantum-magic bs.
@@woldemunster9244 tried it with TOTK on yuzu, although it's not magical, but definitely an improvement if you don't have a CPU that can push constant 60. It's basically the same concept as AMD AFMF but it works on emulators as well. There are some ghosting on emulators but native games are pretty solid with locked frames.
Why was the CPU Temp over 70C just sitting at the desktop? just noticed that while you were fiddling around with the controls. My um690S only hits >70 C when benchmarking it (running at 85watt using the universal tuning tool) - EDIT - seems that the CPU didn't go much over the 70F even under load, mostly so maybe not a big deal?
I'm betting the reason is because he's only running these games in short bursts, just long enough to get some footage. There's so little airflow that board is doomed to cook once enough time's passed for the heatsink to be fully saturated.
Not to mention the memory and ssd, I haven’t seen anything about dedicated cooling on top so they will probably cook and throttle everything
Wow, what an awesome mini pc!!!! Great review as always! I wonder if you can use it with an iPad as a screen with one cable (usb 4)!! Maybe a video idea ;)
I got the 32g 1tb and they just shipped my perk :)
78C CPU temp and 60C GPU temps - are those normal for this form factor? Wonder what the effect will be on durability
Looks cool tho, and well executed in terms of design
very cool, I would like to see the linux setup!
Im relatively new to pc gaming so this may be a dumb novice question, but it seems like if i set the tdp to anything over 25 my temps go well into the 80s. Isnt that too hot, and am i doing something wrong that is making this happen? At this point with what little i know it feels like i should never touch that AAA preset and stick with the one below it
Really cool mini Pc!
75' at idle doea not look good. And I thought the cooling on my Morefine M600 with 7940 is a joke with 50 to 60' at idle.
Is this good for running adobe premiere pro? Love the look and aesthetics of this beauty of a machine. But i mostly would be using it for video editing if it can
Looks great, just a shame that the USB 4 was not on the back. real jank for an eGPU setup in terms of cable management.
Flip up screen is cool. If stuff plugged in through there all the time like you would it would just be open and look stupid
Cool. What about emulation?
Emulators for sure but also Elden Ring. That way we know what to expect with the dlc later.
How would this compare to an Rog ally docked? Worth the additional purchase?
also why limit tdp on a pc thats plugged in at all times
heat produced goes up when you increase tdp under load
What are those key caps on the keyboard in the thumbnail?
What is the subscreen's pixel resolution?
you mind putting the link in the description?
It's a cool design. But a few of the features only seem good on paper. The display adds little value in real life. It is a typical gimmick as it isn't really visible in most cases. Also the front lid is pretty useless as well, as I imagine you will always use at least one of the ports in the front so it will always be open and it doesn't look good. Would have looked much nicer and cleaner with the inputs moved to the side or have them all in the back of the unit.
I really dig the design but nope this one is just awful. Almost no clearance so those (I believe intake) fans get no airflow and that touch screen responsiveness is like something from a $20 chinese smartphone from 2012.
would be nice to add new games to test.. like Path of Exile..
I hate, that so many mini PCs ditch the audio port on the back.
Looks cool!
possible to see. What happens if you throw an 8000 series APU at it
Where do you put the antennas for the wifi -6e?
The "real gamers know gamers" text on the port cover didn't need the be there. Otherwise a great looking system.
Does it have a "Wake on AC" function?
why do they have promotional images with a crt if they wouldn't include a vga port?
Is it possible to put that tdp software with all the different profiles on a different mini PC?
Did you say the front ports are USB 2.0? But they're blue. I thought 3.0 were blue.
Can i know the keyboard behind in thumbnail pict?
I just got mine. First thing I’m noticing is that the gpu can not keep up with any AAA games. This pc will be perfect for any emulation purposes. But AAA games is not something this console does well.
I've noticed a lot of these mini PC's reviewed as of late have multiple Ethernet ports. What is the reason/benefit for this?
Plz test some Helldiver 2
What keyboard is in the thumbnail?
I think this mini pc goes well with the 8bitdo retro keyboard.
Love the looks, shame about the temperatures.
Is that a bug in Horizon benchmark that says it was running on Windows 10 ???
Otherwise, looks cool... too bad there will most likely a Linux version with the software for the small screen and TDP control :(
Would this work well for a steamlink based pc?
"really unlock that power" 💪 yea sorry but when competition unlocks 65w on 780m 😅 anything else you want to see on this ... Another phrase
Which has better performance, this one or the Minisforum UM690S?
I want to see a egpu with this system
This or Beelink which better
off topic: I'm not a native speaker, but I keep wondering what kind of accent/dialect this would be: is this an aussie accent, or a southern american one (or something else entirely)?
I don't like computers that come preinstalled with windows, can I get it without an OS or Ubuntu preinstalled?
Turn the fan profile up this is ridiculous
It's too bad they didn't use this type of screen on the Ayaneo AM01 to make it functional instead of a sticker place.
How about using it as a esxi host..
And run it 24x7
Is this product available with USB-C 65W power?
very 80s design, the way they designed the future is actually the future.
Perfect streaming pc, i guess
I wanna see xenia run on it. ❤