What's included: - Mini PC with Intel N97 - User manual - VESA mounting accessories - HDMI cable Metrics: wifi: Download: 507 Mbps Upload: 611 Mbps SSD: Read 871, Write 866 Mb/s Geekbench Score: Single core: 1209, Multicore: 2998 OpenCL score: 5040 The mini PC by ORIGIMAGIC works quite well for lighter tasks and office oriented work but lacks the power to handle heavy work loads. The mini PC (hereafter referred to as the C1) is equipped with Alder Lake's N97 CPU which comes with better graphics performance than the N100. The C1 is a four core, four thread mini PC and has 16GB of RAM via a single channel setup. This leads to underperformance vs a dual channel setup but does not really impact overall use of the C1 for day to day tasks based on my use. Additionally, there is an M.2 NVME 2280 3x4 SSD with an advertised rate of 3500 MB/s for read speeds and 2550 MB/s for write speeds. In my testing, neither of these figures were realized and the SSD's performance is quite poor given the advertised values. The C1 is made of all plastic and comes with a useful array of ports including USB 3.2 type A ports and a fully functioning type C port which includes video. As a result, this mini PC can use up to 3 displays which I was able to confirm with my two 27" 2560x1440 and single 16" 1600x1200 displays. One of the better aspects of the C1 is the fact that it comes with a 2.5Gbps LAN vs the usual gigabit LAN. This upgrade is useful and future proofs the mini PC. The wifi however is not as robust, with no Wifi 6 system onboard which meant when using the wifi, my speeds for both upload and download were ok but not great. Perhaps my best compliments for this mini PC is the generic style blower fan the C1 comes equipped with. This little blower style fan does a great job at keeping temperatures in check and allows for the N97 to reach its maximum of 3.6Ghz without any thermal throttling which is terrific. I did not test the sound level of the blower style fan under load but its next to silent and is far better than any of my superior PCs and laptops in terms of noise while still keeping temperatures under control. Under load, I did not reach a temp of 85 degrees at any point which is still warm but given the max temp of the N97 at 105 there is still a sufficient buffer, and besides, this is not a mini PC that I use under full load consistently. On the flipside of the fan is the disappointment associated with not only the SSD but the claim that the memory can be expanded with a 2.5" SATA SSD. Out of the box, this is not true. There is no SATA cable provided to allow for this and so IF you have a spare 2.5" SATA SSD laying around you cannot just put it into the mini PC to expand memory. The C1 does come with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed as are many of these mini PCs this works well. There is also the ability to access the BIOS although I didn't attempt to make any changes to the default settings but it is possible. Finally, I do want to touch upon gaming capabilities and note that the C1 is not really made for gaming unless its lighter games. I did try to run a couple of pretty graphic intensive titles and the results were very poor. I would note however, that the performance of the Intel UHD Graphics with 1.20Ghz outperforms the Intel N100 so although the naming convention might fool you, the N97 outclasses the N100 and one of the reasons why maybe the fact that the N97 is an embedded option where as the N100 is a mobile option and the power shows with 12W for the N97 vs just 6W for the N100. As far as my overall evaluation of this mini PC, I would say the following. First, the mini PC performs quite well for light tasks. It can zip through websites easily and load up image intensive sites very quickly. This PC while not made for gaming can handle very light graphic intensive titles and outdoes the N100 CPU but this is not the PC for gaming for sure. I was also disappointed with the SSD's lack of speed and the fact that the wifi card does not come with Wifi 6 and we are in late 2024. I also do not like the fact that the SATA drive expansion is not actually ready to be implemented out of the box. On the plus side, the fan does a great job at keeping CPU temps down and does so very very quietly. The mini PC can handle 3 displays and the internals can be swapped out. I also was very pleased to see that accessing the internals is very easy and the manufacturer has added a little piece of material that one can pull on to open the bottom cover to access the internals. Wifi speeds are ok and are certainly acceptable at this point, but the Bluetooth could be better although the C1 had no issues linking up to my Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. This mini PC is pretty decent and has replaced my mini PC with the intel N100 but there will be some swapping happening pretty soon to better optimize the components to get better performance overall. I rated this 4 stars but it could have been rated 3 stars as well. I gave the benefit of the doubt for the inclusion of the 2.5Gbps LAN. This mini PC is for light tasks and office related work, this is not what you want if you are looking for a gaming powerhouse. A good day to day mini PC. Cheers, Read more

About 100 hours in, this mini PC outperforms every expectation. It's fast, trouble free and quiet. You cannot hear the fan. Customer service was quick to respond to and resolve what I thought was a WiFi issue. A quick run through the Intel AX210 WiFi's properties, all good! Not my first mini PC, this one blows me away, I could not be happier. Highly recommend! July 2025 Update - Great customer service! Read more

I've had this pc for almost 1 month now and I have to say I am very happy with it's performance and very lower power consumption!! I'm not a gamer but have been involved in pc hardware since the late 80's. So I've taken a lot of desktop and laptops apart, fixed things and put them back together. This little pc so far is rock solid!! For everything I do with it vs the cost to buy, this is a no brainer!! I bought the 32GB of ram and 1TB drive version. Installed a second 1tb drive (note the second drive has to be a M.2 2242 SATA, nothing else will work. I even email their support and they replied within 24hrs, so can't complain on that. Good support!! I should also mention that's it's a very quiet machine, you can barely here the fan run... Read more

Great streaming or offic pc. Very marginal for gaming. Read more

The combination of CPU/GPU speed and the full function USB-C were the big sellers to me. The vesa bracket is another good feature. The only thing missing is the 2.5 SSD connector. and with the coupon, this is a great deal. Read more