TRIGKEY Key mini N100 Mini PC, Intel Alder Lake N100 (4C/4T, Up to 3.4Hz) 16G DDR5 4800MHz M.2 2280 500G SSD Mini Computers, Intel N100 Mini PC Support Dual Display 2*HDMI/2.5G LAN/WiFi-6/BT5.2

This thing is a tiny bit capable machine for what it is. With an N100 processor it's decent for light workloads, web browsing, taxes and light office work. Replaceable components include the nvme SSD and ram, and to an extent the wifi card. More on that later. Pretty solid construction, a lot like the b link mini. The device has decent port count including: 2x Intel i225v 2.5g Ethernet ports 2x HDMI ports 3x USB type a ports 1x usb-c port 1x power port(12v@3a) Inside there is: 1x nvme no name ssd, at 1x pcie 3.0 speeds 1x ddr5 Corsair 5600(running at 4800) ram stick 1x Pcie e key wifi module. However, the antennae are silicones in place 1x empty 2.5" HDD slot The bad. The sad with that arrived with my unit is defective. Right out of the gate it started blues screening before windows even completed getting sets up. I followed the instructions on the packaging and didn't connect it to a network, so this wasn't the issue. Removing it and testing the drive returned it was faulty. The 2.5" drive slot is hit or miss, since when I tried to use it I found the cable isn't shielded, and sporadically caused errors and the drive to fail. Ultimately I completed my review and testing of the unit with an skhynix nvme SSD which had no issues. i tested proxmox and Linux, as windows and it's keys look to be one the defective drive only when received. The good. It's quiet. It's small. It's low power, idling around 6w. Lots in the bios open, even if half of it does nothing. While not obviously named, it can be set to automatically power on in the even of a power failure(tested and confirmed working). Hardware transcoding in jellyfin, with a few VMs and LXC containers resulted in a negligible power increase at 7w. It is set to run up to 25w when needed. I verified this with a kilowatt. While running hard, the fan was a tad noisy, but not annoying. It does get quite warm to the touch after running a while, but still acceptable. I expect it'll need to have the paste redone, I just didn't go that far Overall, a decent price compared to other machines, with the benefit of replaceable parts. But I'd expect to make up the savings buying a decent nvme SSD.

This mini PC is amazing at least for heavy work tasks with power bi and huge data management. It is quiet and very good performance. Maybe better adding additional RAM and more disk space. I didn't test it with games because I'm not gamer.

Best mini PC I've ever owned. I literally tried out 10 different mini PCS over the last year and they all had certain flaws. I saw a YouTube video on this mini PC that said it was quite loud and to put it into a cabinet. 100% that is wrong, this thing is not loud. You can adjust the fan speed in the bios to make it loud, but out of the box on normal load you can't hear it at all unless you put your ear up to it. Every spec of this many PC checks out. I added a 2 TB nvme drive to the second slot. Even the motherboard an internals of this mini PC look very premium. It's using Crucial name brand memory, and the 1tb 4.0 nvme drive hits almost 7, 000mbs. I'm very happy with this mini PC.

Listing says "up to" 16GB RAM and 4TB (2x2TB) storage, but I was able to swap in 32GB RAM and added a 4TB nVMe drive without issues, probably fine to do 2x4TB. The system is very quiet, but I would sacrifice a bit of noise for more cooling. The nVMe drives on the bottom have thermal pads that contact a metal plate on the bottom as a heat spreader. I can feel through the solid plastic that it gets warm, but not hot. Never trust these odd brands' Windows installs, just put Linux or BSD on it. I bought 3 and am using them for home lab Proxmox with GlusterFS for 1x3 replication of my VMs. This was an easy, inexpensive upgrade to accomplish quorum for both GlusterFS and Proxmox, as well as to retire my spinning rust and finally acknowledge that SATA3 SSDs are now more expensive than the faster nVMe drives. Each of these little systems performance beat my 11 year old Xeon hand over fist. Losing ECC RAM for home server stuff wasn't a big deal, I'm not a data center, I keep backups, I've make shifted much worse home "servers." -1 star because I think the cooling solution needs work to better cool the RAM and nVMe drives.

I was a bit skeptical. I wanted a new pc.i was interested in minis. I did the research online, comparing so the similar models on Amazon, and I choose this one. And I'm glad I did. I had an issue early on, and even though I ended up figuring out what needed to be done, thier customer service was great. They tried to help and gave several troubleshooting suggestions. This little guy can hang with the big boys. I've ran some decently intensive programs at the same time, and while he's not a super gaming computer, he can handle most of your other needs. Comes with win 11 pro. 500GB,16GB ram= yes please. The size is great. You get dual monitor hdmis, 4 usb inputs, and it's easy to open and upgrade as long as you know what you're doing. I've had it almost a year now, and it still boots up, connects to my VPN and internet all before I log in, in under 30 secs. The value for the money is excellent for my experience

It worked just fine, but there's no guide or warranty info, etc. in the box. I felt a little nervous making a purchase like this, and not having some support. There is also no link to contact the seller. Obviously you can go through Amazon, but still, it's a major purchase and how difficult would it be to receive support. I found a similar item, and returned this one, due to the uncertainties. It's small and compact, double check the output connectors so you have the right cables.

I'm not a computer pro, just an amateur, and I expected to struggle at least a little with setting this one up and frankly didn't believe such a small unit would work as well as the lap top it was replacing. I'm happy to be wrong - this little computer is a workhorse and was a dream to set up! I've been using it for a few months now and I still love it. It's fast, intuitive, more memory than I'll ever use and no problems at all. Love it!

Surprises: 1. Be careful when removing the removable back/bottom cover, there's a ribbon cable that comes from the back of the mainboard onto a small daughterboard on the back cover! Yes, it's clearly labeled for a 2.5" HDD or SSD so you can add SATA storage to this thing assuming you don't rip the ribbon cable! Pros: 1. RAM isn't soldered, the Alder Lake-N platform is a single-channel platform (bummer from Intel). My model came with an 8 GB DDR5 4800 MT/s SO-DIMM, but presumable that the platform allows at least 16 GiB. Note that there's only a single SODIMM slot, this is a platform limitation from Intel, so you'll have to completely replace the stick. 2. Quiet - The fan doesn't seem to spin up unless maybe under 100% load, and is generally quiet. 3. Dual Intel 225-V 2.5G. Both NICs are the same and 2.5 Gigabit. Though, whether you would consider the I225-V to be a pro or con is up to you. Cons: 1. WiFi - This uses the AX101 chipset. I haven't completely removed the mainboard to see if it's an M.2 slot or if it's integrated into the ALD-N SoC. This WiFi solution as of Linux 6.6.2 is useless (on Ubuntu 22.04 with 6.2 it's not recognized beyond a generic Intel networking device, in 6.6 I can see SSIDs and wireless networks but connecting fails; some report forcing 11ac works, but not for me). Even then, while it is 802.11ax (Wifi 6) it's limited to 1x1 (no MIMO; half the speed of what a typical WiFi chipset would do) and 80 MHz max channel width on 5 GHz (not a big deal since 160 is impractical on 5 GHz, and there's no 6 GHz support). Note that the drivers on Windows seem fine.

I build computers as a hobby. For the money this is an amazing buy. Fast, small, powerful.

This chipset is great for basic usage and comes with a generous amount of RAM and storage for this type of PC. You're not going to install large games on this so it comes pretty well equipped out of the box. I do have another N100 based PC by another brand and it is significantly quieter than this Trigkey. Not that the Trigkey is loud, but it's definitely not the quietest mini PC that I've used. That's really my only complaint and it's more of a nitpick.

Pressing the power button a few times failed to turn the unit on. After the DVM showed 12.2V, the unit powered up. Getting full 380Mbps dl service from router. YouTube works. Fan runs quietly (~20dBa). Fallout4 framerate of 12fps varies from 7 to 19 fps at lowest quality.