MeLE Quieter2Q Fanless Mini PC, Celeron J4125 8GB 128GB Micro Computer, Small Desktop with Gigabit Ethernet PXE Dual HDMI 4K Unlock BIOS on Industrial Astrophotography Webcast Office

*** Note to other buyers: Ethernet does NOT work out of the box. It has to be enabled in the BIOS first. So don't think you have a faulty unit like I did. See the end of the review for instructions. ***I am coming from a fanless mini-PC with the Intel Celeron N4100/UHD 600 graphics which is having RAM issues. And since RAM can't be easily replaced on these, it was time for an upgrade. And this is certainly an upgrade. The Intel Celeron J4125/UHD 605 graphics on the Quieter2 is definitely a noticeable upgrade. This Quieter2 is very snappy and smooth compared to my previous unit from another company. I couldn't even watch a single 1080p Youtube video in any browser without the CPU/GPU throttling and then the video becomes choppy after a couple minutes. I always had to bump the quality down to 720p, which still wasn't perfect all of the time.I just watched a 10-minute Youtube video on the Quieter2. And not only did it have no issues, I had ANOTHER video stream playing in a different tab at the same time. No throttling or lagging. That's what I'm talking about.I know other reviewers have said to get an NVME SSD, but it's not needed (unless you just need more storage) if you're not working with large files that need transferred back and forth from RAM to storage. The onboard SSD is plenty fast enough for everyday usage and computing. The Quieter 2 has been running non-stop for 2 days straight and has been fast, snappy, and smooth/fluid with everything I'm doing. And this goes for Windows and Linux. I currently have Linux installed as the OS on here, but Windows seemed to run fast and snappy also. But there's also too much bloat running in Windows compared to Linux. So I'm running Linux.*** My only CON if I have to list one right now, is that the Ethernet port is not enabled by default. It's disabled in the BIOS. I actually started the return process on my unit because I could not get it working in Linux nor Windows. Neither OS could even see the hardware at all, so I thought I had a faulty unit. And I unfortunately spent hours troubleshooting. One last thing I tried is some different settings in the BIOS, and finally got both Linux and Windows to recognize the Ethernet after changing one setting.How to get Ethernet working is in the BIOS (keep pressing the DELETE key while the Intel boot logo is showing at start up to enter the BIOS) and then under the Boot tab, you want to Enable the line that says "Network Stack Driver Support". Then on the "Save and Exit" tab, choose "Save and Exit" at the top. Windows and Linux will now recognize the hardware and install the drivers automatically. I have also attached a picture and highlighted the line for others as a visual aide.(There are also a LOT of settings visible and available in this BIOS that are not normally available or visible on most other computers. So please do not mess with or change anything unless you know what it does. Doing so could cause your computer to be unusable.)Note to manufacturer: on future units, please enable Ethernet port by default and let someone disable it if they need it disabled for some reason. There is no good reason to have it disabled as it does not affect being able to use WiFi. Others shouldn't have to go through hours of troubleshooting (like I did) and then start a return (like I almost did) for something so simple, and something that's almost always enabled on every other computing device in the world.Thank you for reading. I'll update this review if I experience any issues. 5/5. Not removing a Star for the hours of troubleshooting I had to do to get something simple working.

I like the MeLE Quieter2. There are some cheaper options with similar performance but I love the form factor. For basic tasks and web browsing, it is more than powerful enough. It is fine for most 4K video needs but don't expect any real gaming here.I strongly recommend getting an NVMe SSD and re-installing windows to that. I will not get in to technical details but it is not ideal to run windows from an internal eMMC drive (that it uses). The UEFI (Bios) contains the Windows license, so there is no problem installing Windows on a new drive.I installed a Western Digital 500GB WD Blue SN550 NVMe SSD ($50) which supports read speeds up to 2,600 MB/s.The Quieter2 does support NVMe so don't bother with the slower SATA drives. You will not get the full performance of NVMe but you will get speeds better than SATA and way better than the included eMMC.I included two screenshots showing speeds of the NVMe drive and the eMMC.I strongly recommend going to the MeLE website and downloading the Windows drivers and back that up. Who really knows how long they will be around or supporting the product. I don't expect much support from China.They have instructions for reinstalling Windows but that will not give you an option to select another drive. It just restores the eMMC.If you want to install Windows on another drive, search for "Create installation media for Windows". Create the USB install drive. Enter BIOS (F7 or del key) and change boot order to the USB drive. Save and reboot. Follow the on screen instructions to install windows. Obviously select the new drive. Don't worry about the Windows product key. The install automatically gets it from the UEFI (Bios).In Windows do "Windows Update" a few times and then go to "Device Manager". You will likely see missing drivers. Right click and select "Update Driver" for them and browse to the MeLE drivers that you downloaded.If you find that the edges or the screen get cut off when connecting to a TV, go into "Intel Graphics Command Center" (should be installed from Windows Update) and adjust the Display -> Scale (Custom).