14 DAY TRIAL // Mini PCs are always cute, small and fancy, and if they come cheap they're even better. This Chinese mini PC is even better. It looks like a tiny Mac Pro that wants to be tough and mean, but it only carries an Intel Atom.
Mini PCs used to be all the rage this summer, until Intel Compute Stick failed hard and showed the world that NUCs still need to mature a bit more until being entirely reliable and ultimately useful. Well, this didn't stop the Chinese guys at Vensmile to launch the weirdest and probably not-so-great Intel Atom powered TV NUC Mac Pro knock-off.
However, what makes it attractive is that for $117 you get more than what probably the closest "legitimate" manufacturer would give you at that price. For $117 users would have an Intel Atom Z3735F Bay Trail, 2GB DDR3 RAM, 32G eMMC flash, Broadcom 6330 WiFi module, support for 802.11 a / b / g / n dual-band WiFi (2.4G and 5G) and Bluetooth 4.0. It sounds pretty amazing, and on the back you'll get 4xUSB 2.0 ports, HDMI, Ethernet port and TF card slot, a headphone jack and even a 2MP HD camera and built-in microphone in the front.
The device weighs about 0.330 kg, and the product size is (L x W x H): 13.1 x 8.6 x 8.6 cm / 5.15 x 3.38 x 3.38 inches.
It might be from that sort of Chinese manufacturers
This seems pretty unreal, but given that this is China and what better things do the Chinese do than build ultra-packed products with endless so-called features, with shabby built quality and zero customer support, it would be best to stay skeptical about this.
However, if we indulge in a bit of humor, we cannot restrain from finding such an enormous package of features simply hilarious at just $117. But if you have a knack for crazy products, with lots of features that come dirt cheap, and are obviously made in China, why not try it? You can check this crazy NUC at gearbest.com.
