GMKtec M5 Ultra Gaming Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U (Upgraded 7430U/
5825U), 32GB RAM 512GB SSD Dual NIC LAN 2.5GbE Desktop Computers,
Triple 4K Display, WiFi 6E, USB-C, BT 5.2, DP, HDMI 2.0 Blue:
GMKtec M5 Ultra Gaming Mini PC Ryzen 7 7730U (Upgraded 7430U/
5825U), 32GB RAM 512GB SSD Dual NIC LAN 2.5GbE Desktop Computers,
Triple 4K Display, WiFi 6E, USB-C, BT 5.2, DP, HDMI 2.0 Blue.
Review: Powerful mini-PC with lots of features - I needed an
upgrade to a more basic N97-powered mini PC and this one happened
to fit the bill nicely for price & specs. The machine it replaced
was being used as a daily-driver but some of the tasks were
maxing it out (running some data analysis tasks with 100-200MB
text files). This too is a daily driver, but on the same analysis
tasks barely breaks through 20% cpu use. Equipped with twin RJ45
gigabit LAN, space for 2 M.2 SSD, 2 slots for RAM (max 64 GB) and
upto 3 monitors (HDMI, DP & USB-C). 2x USB 3 on the front and a
couple more USB 2 on the back gives plenty of expansion /
peripheral options. Admittedly it is an older Ryzen 7, but
ultimately it's not for games so that doesn't bother me and it
remains a powerful little unit. Very low power draw even when
working hard, yet to hear the fan fire up to cool it - I can just
about hear the fan if I put my ear next to the unit. WiFi &
Bluetooth are built in so it connects fine to all your
peripherals without issue - I've had earbuds, mice, keyboards and
speakers linked with no issues. I cloned the SSD from my existing
PC and installed it into this one, and added a 2nd SSD for good
measure (prior to the insane price hikes of late thankfully!) - I
dual boot Linux Mint and Windows 11 Pro (W11 is purely there if I
need it for the odd work task that I cannot do on Linux).
Everything detected first time without error and I'm approaching
3.5 months of use. Size-wise, about 12.5cm square and 5cm tall it
takes up little desk real estate, and if you go for wireless
everything the only wire is the power cable from the fairly small
brick, so no cable management issues. Usage-wise: at any one time
I can have a browser with multiple tabs, some form of streaming,
maybe using something like tinkercad or 3D printer slicer, basic
photo editing and also film/slide/flatbed scanning with Epson
V600, along with some form of word processing or PowerPoint type
work on going, with any combination of these activities it
handles them well, even my analysis tasks can run in the
background with no noticeable slowdown. Overall a great little
machine for the ~£300 I paid. Well worth it.
Review: Fast, smart and runs games - Smart, quiet and fast it can
handle gaming, I.e minecraft, the sims and city skylines. I
tested my boyfriends one I ordered him and realised instead of me
buying a new laptop that this was way better! So now ive bought
two and will likely come back for when I want to upgrade. Thank
you
