@@blaineparnell4174 Cool thing, that‘s something i want to my collection too. A lightgun, but best for a LCD TV. For a long time now i plan to show you guys how to improve this device even further. It has way more potential than shown in the video ;) Thanks for your feedback!
Indeed, i actually forgot to show the vesa mount and adapter this device comes along with. Like that, you can easily install it to the back of your TV or Monitor, so you have it a very clean.
Thank you for a great thorough review! My Super Console X3 went kaput and wanted to get a new console. After seeing your great review, I bought one off of Ali Express today. Will be looking forward to receiving it.
@imsims-is6hq That might be true for the naked PC itself, but please respect that it comes with preinstalled Win11 Pro, ton of emulators and games, a decent wireless controller,… You may find it cheaper at AliExpress.
@@MashTec Everyone so entitled today. They think the time Kinhank took collecting everything and putting the system together to get it working is free.
@@ejtaylor73 indeed, people just see the pure mini PC, but this is more. As shown, it comes with lots of extras. If calculate everything together, it‘s a good price.
Hi my dear sir. Thanks a lot for this wonderful review. I have been looking for a device /mini pc / raspberry pi that I can buy with everything prepared just to plug and play. According to this video this mini pc from Kinkhank is not a good option. Do you recommend a better option? Raspberry Pi5 for example? Do you have a video in your channel for this? Thanks a lot in advance. (I am currently using a retropie 3B+ with a 400GB tapdra sd card with everything prepared and I have been looking for an update, but I haven't found something that has convinced me. Hopefully you can give me a light :) )
Hello my friend, I'm glad you found my video. This MiniPC (Kinhank MP100) is more for people that are looking for a pre-configured All-In-One solution. It comes with a decent system (CPU and RAM), Pre-Configured Retrobat Frontend, good wireless controller and a licensed Win11 Pro OS (so you could also use it for private work). I installed Batocera to this machine and the emulation power change is day and night. Seems like the Win11 OS plus Retrobat App already use too much resources for this thing to run emulation at its best. If you are looking for a dedicated retro gaming station, this might not be the right thing for you. I looked up a different MiniPC that is much stronger from BeeLink on AliExpress for you. It's around $300 but comes with much more performance (see here: shorturl.at/lufzY). Setting this thing up for retro gaming requires some tech savvy skills, but you seem to me like you are familiar with this stuff since you setup the RetroPi on your own. Still, if you already have a RaspberryPi setup (maybe with RetroPi?) it might be the easiest may to upgrade it a Pi5 indeed. Your configuration and Game setup can remain, but you can add some juice to systems that don't run well for you atm.
I can see a lot of stuttering and screen tearing on your PS2 and PSP gameplay. Is this due to your video capture? Or does the gameplay look the same as your capture?
Hi Wizdude and thanks for your feedback. As i was watching the video again on TH-cam i recognized the same. As i tested the games there was no stuttering in video or sound. It seems like my video capture card added these interrupts :( (cheap 10$ USB Stick). Actually the only system inrecognized screen tearing was on Sega Dreamcast, playing Marvel vs. Capcom. All other systems ran perfectly good except the high end systems (PS3, Wii, Wii u and Switch)
@@Badger8200 Indeed, i plan to come up with a follow-up video about this. Unfortunately these Ready-To-Go systems ain‘t pre-configured very well when it comes to emulation settings and tweaks. Most come with just common or default settings that are not optimized.
@@MashTec thanks for letting me know. I thought it may have been the capture card because you weee commenting on some systems that it was really good. Thanks for the video. Cheers 😀
Great video MashTec! One of the main issues I've encountered with KinHank devices is the number of duplicate games on the device, how did this build fare? The game emulation performance seemed decent, I'm impressed that Wii U and Switch played as well as they did. Seems like a good step for KinHank in-general. Without a doubt, your attention to detail is un-matched in presentation and delivery. Excellent job, my friend!
Thank you for your feedback Jon. Always appreciated :) Indeed there are lot‘s of "duplicates" coming with this machine so the absolute number of games beed to be reduced by about 30%. It depends on what you call a duplicate. Some games are available in different versions and languages USA, EU, JAPAN. Since this gets shipped internationally some people might be happy to find a favorite game in their native language. And you can always sort out duplicates from the drive if you like. I was also impressed by the gaming performance of this machine especially when it comes to demanding systems like PS3 and Switch. Thanks for watching, looking forward to your next video my friend! :)
Hi dude, Gamecube didn‘t run well after a few tests, but PS2 runs almost perfect. I‘m currently plying around with Batocera on this device and it‘s a real game changer. I will come with a video about it after i‘m done with all tests.
Hey dude, thanks for your question. I wanted to play around with the settings and make a follow-up video to show how to tweak them for better performance. Unfortunately i haven‘t found the time to dive into it yet. But still, to answer your question, you can change the core. As far as i see it supports Mupen and Parallel core. So there is potential to tweak ;)
Meanwhile i started looking into performance improvements. I installed Batocera to a stick and use it with this powerhouse. And so far everyhing works way better and smoother. E.g. N64 007 Goldeneye now works smooth as butter. It‘s a day and night difference!
I've seen some reviewers adjust the power settings to performance instead of balance and updated the driver's for the device. Just wondering if you did that when you were testing the PC?
@@anthony75509 Hey dude and thanks for your post. I set the general performance settings to performance wich include the power settings. I also did a a driver update at the very beginning when i started the device for the first time. Actually there is a driver manager running that asks to update any driver that is not up to date ;) But all this is not leading to huge improvements. Meanwhile i experimented more with this device and it unleashed it‘s full power as i installed batocera on it (natively running retro gaming frontend incl. all kind of emulators). That step was a real game-changer i can tell you :) systems run so much faster like this as more resources are available for emulation since the overhead of the Windows 11 OS is gone. A significant improvement! I plan to show all necessary steps in a follow-up video, that i had no time to start with yet (but will come on my channel)
@@ChristopherRiley-d2f wow, this is absolutely a good price for it. Yes, there‘s nothing wrong in getting it for £144 (~€172). I‘d recommend you to install Batocera on a USB Stick and use it as OS. Gives you the best performance out of it.
Hey dude, what connector does your controller have? USB and Bluetooth will work directly with this box. If you have any other connector on your controller there might be an adaptor to USB you could use. Thanks to the small form factor this Mini PC definitely is a good choice to build it into a cabinet 👍🏻
Yes dude, it goes the regular way. Just copy your PS2 roms over to the associated ps2 folder and you find it in the PS2 section. Thanks to the included scraper function you cal also simply add box art and preview video. Enjoy! ;)
Hey dude, i‘m just experimenting with Batocera on this device to improve performance. This will come in a follow-up video ;) And i can spoiler that much, every N64 game i threw on it was running as smooth as butter now.
@MashTec Did watch. But I'm stupid when it comes to these talks. Kinda need it dumbed down. Saw you say "attach it to monitor" and that kind tossed me. Thanks for the reply!
Would you recommend this or the x5 or 5x (whatever they're calling it today) that kinhank is pushing now? Or anything else you suggest looking into? Thanks again for your responses and help!
It depends on what you want to play. The MP-100 comes with great performance and a big bunch of games on it. It also is a PC, so maybe this is something you like to consider as well. If you look more like for a console, just for playing retro games, the X5 might be better. I plan to make a follow-up video and show how to run Batocera on it. It‘s such a game changer for the MP-100 and unleashes it‘s full potential.
Hi Klodian, the out of box performance of this device is moderate for PS3. I‘m sure that PES 2013 will run, but i‘m not sure if it will be playable with high fps (around 60). I installed Batocera to it and the performance increased a lot. Unfortunately i haven‘t added any PS3 games, otherwise i could test it for you and prove it. If i get it to run for a test, i come back to you here.
Hey dude, thanks for this question. If you like to upgrade the ram you have to remove the mainboard as well. But it ain‘t that easy to remove. To answer your question: yes you can replace the Ram, but it only has one slot.
@@MashTec This mini pc uses "m.2 SATA 3" . It does NOT use "m.2 NVME.". M.2 NVME will NOT work on this.. You have to use m.2 SATA 3.. you can see it on the sticker on the drive. m.2 SATA 3 is much slower then m.2 NVME as well.
The n64, Dreamcast, and ps2 looked so bad. It was Super choppy with lots of screen tearing. They are robbing people charging $179 for this. Just crazy.
Hey dude, thanks for your feedback. Still does your system come with a decent wireless Controller, pre-configured systems and games, 8GB DDR5 Ram, Win 11 Pro OS, 4 USB ports, HDMI out and display port, dual Gigabit and dual WiFi,..? I agree there are cheaper systems with similar or same Processor but you have to compare it with all additional features to be fair. And with the coupon code "MashTec" you can safe another 60$ off your order, so you are about 260$. Do you have a link to this Ouya system?
thank you for showing what it can do with the PS2. I miss my light gun games and now, with my Sinden light gun, I can play them again.
@@blaineparnell4174 Cool thing, that‘s something i want to my collection too. A lightgun, but best for a LCD TV.
For a long time now i plan to show you guys how to improve this device even further. It has way more potential than shown in the video ;)
Thanks for your feedback!
I love how small tech is getting now. I remember dreaming of stuff like this, and now its a reality.
Indeed, i actually forgot to show the vesa mount and adapter this device comes along with. Like that, you can easily install it to the back of your TV or Monitor, so you have it a very clean.
Thank you for a great thorough review! My Super Console X3 went kaput and wanted to get a new console. After seeing your great review, I bought one off of Ali Express today. Will be looking forward to receiving it.
@@skykitchen867 Hey dude, i‘m glad my review gave you a helpful impression of the device :) and i appreciate your feed to me. Cheers!
Very overpriced M100 minipc with 8GB RAM only, with added old HDD500GB SATA2 for KinHang emus !!! and with noname 250SSD for Win11.
@imsims-is6hq That might be true for the naked PC itself, but please respect that it comes with preinstalled Win11 Pro, ton of emulators and games, a decent wireless controller,…
You may find it cheaper at AliExpress.
@@MashTec Everyone so entitled today. They think the time Kinhank took collecting everything and putting the system together to get it working is free.
@@ejtaylor73 indeed, people just see the pure mini PC, but this is more. As shown, it comes with lots of extras. If calculate everything together, it‘s a good price.
Thanks for that great review😊 always a joy to watch your videos ✌️🤗
Thanks a lot waeggy :) very much appreciated!
Hi my dear sir. Thanks a lot for this wonderful review. I have been looking for a device /mini pc / raspberry pi that I can buy with everything prepared just to plug and play. According to this video this mini pc from Kinkhank is not a good option. Do you recommend a better option? Raspberry Pi5 for example? Do you have a video in your channel for this? Thanks a lot in advance.
(I am currently using a retropie 3B+ with a 400GB tapdra sd card with everything prepared and I have been looking for an update, but I haven't found something that has convinced me. Hopefully you can give me a light :) )
Hello my friend, I'm glad you found my video.
This MiniPC (Kinhank MP100) is more for people that are looking for a pre-configured All-In-One solution. It comes with a decent system (CPU and RAM), Pre-Configured Retrobat Frontend, good wireless controller and a licensed Win11 Pro OS (so you could also use it for private work). I installed Batocera to this machine and the emulation power change is day and night. Seems like the Win11 OS plus Retrobat App already use too much resources for this thing to run emulation at its best.
If you are looking for a dedicated retro gaming station, this might not be the right thing for you. I looked up a different MiniPC that is much stronger from BeeLink on AliExpress for you. It's around $300 but comes with much more performance (see here: shorturl.at/lufzY). Setting this thing up for retro gaming requires some tech savvy skills, but you seem to me like you are familiar with this stuff since you setup the RetroPi on your own.
Still, if you already have a RaspberryPi setup (maybe with RetroPi?) it might be the easiest may to upgrade it a Pi5 indeed. Your configuration and Game setup can remain, but you can add some juice to systems that don't run well for you atm.
I can see a lot of stuttering and screen tearing on your PS2 and PSP gameplay. Is this due to your video capture? Or does the gameplay look the same as your capture?
Sometimes it can depend on the emulator being used can take some playing around to get some games working
Hi Wizdude and thanks for your feedback. As i was watching the video again on TH-cam i recognized the same. As i tested the games there was no stuttering in video or sound. It seems like my video capture card added these interrupts :( (cheap 10$ USB Stick). Actually the only system inrecognized screen tearing was on Sega Dreamcast, playing Marvel vs. Capcom. All other systems ran perfectly good except the high end systems (PS3, Wii, Wii u and Switch)
@@Badger8200 Indeed, i plan to come up with a follow-up video about this. Unfortunately these Ready-To-Go systems ain‘t pre-configured very well when it comes to emulation settings and tweaks. Most come with just common or default settings that are not optimized.
@@MashTec thanks for letting me know. I thought it may have been the capture card because you weee commenting on some systems that it was really good. Thanks for the video. Cheers 😀
Great video MashTec! One of the main issues I've encountered with KinHank devices is the number of duplicate games on the device, how did this build fare? The game emulation performance seemed decent, I'm impressed that Wii U and Switch played as well as they did. Seems like a good step for KinHank in-general. Without a doubt, your attention to detail is un-matched in presentation and delivery. Excellent job, my friend!
Thank you for your feedback Jon. Always appreciated :)
Indeed there are lot‘s of "duplicates" coming with this machine so the absolute number of games beed to be reduced by about 30%. It depends on what you call a duplicate. Some games are available in different versions and languages USA, EU, JAPAN. Since this gets shipped internationally some people might be happy to find a favorite game in their native language. And you can always sort out duplicates from the drive if you like.
I was also impressed by the gaming performance of this machine especially when it comes to demanding systems like PS3 and Switch.
Thanks for watching, looking forward to your next video my friend! :)
As long as it runs GameCube and ps2 smoothly, I’m in.
Hi dude, Gamecube didn‘t run well after a few tests, but PS2 runs almost perfect. I‘m currently plying around with Batocera on this device and it‘s a real game changer. I will come with a video about it after i‘m done with all tests.
@@MashTec I’m looking forward to it!
Russ, are you seeing this?
Hey ! Cool video, can you change the core of n64 for better performance ? Or still emulation is going to be poor on n64 ?
Hey dude, thanks for your question. I wanted to play around with the settings and make a follow-up video to show how to tweak them for better performance. Unfortunately i haven‘t found the time to dive into it yet.
But still, to answer your question, you can change the core. As far as i see it supports Mupen and Parallel core. So there is potential to tweak ;)
Meanwhile i started looking into performance improvements. I installed Batocera to a stick and use it with this powerhouse. And so far everyhing works way better and smoother. E.g. N64 007 Goldeneye now works smooth as butter. It‘s a day and night difference!
I've seen some reviewers adjust the power settings to performance instead of balance and updated the driver's for the device.
Just wondering if you did that when you were testing the PC?
@@anthony75509 Hey dude and thanks for your post. I set the general performance settings to performance wich include the power settings. I also did a a driver update at the very beginning when i started the device for the first time. Actually there is a driver manager running that asks to update any driver that is not up to date ;)
But all this is not leading to huge improvements. Meanwhile i experimented more with this device and it unleashed it‘s full power as i installed batocera on it (natively running retro gaming frontend incl. all kind of emulators). That step was a real game-changer i can tell you :) systems run so much faster like this as more resources are available for emulation since the overhead of the Windows 11 OS is gone. A significant improvement!
I plan to show all necessary steps in a follow-up video, that i had no time to start with yet (but will come on my channel)
@@MashTec
Thanks for the reply looking forward to that video 🙂
Can get this for £144 now on Ali express . Is worth buying this at this price? Thanks
@@ChristopherRiley-d2f wow, this is absolutely a good price for it. Yes, there‘s nothing wrong in getting it for £144 (~€172). I‘d recommend you to install Batocera on a USB Stick and use it as OS. Gives you the best performance out of it.
I have an arcade cabinet. Can I set this up with the arcade controllers?
Hey dude, what connector does your controller have? USB and Bluetooth will work directly with this box. If you have any other connector on your controller there might be an adaptor to USB you could use. Thanks to the small form factor this Mini PC definitely is a good choice to build it into a cabinet 👍🏻
Hold up were those swirch games pre loaded my sustem only came with one
Yes, i added a few game on my own to test the performance further (as i mentioned in the video) ;)
How do you save the games to a save state?
Is it easy to add ps2 games very interested in this mini pc
Yes dude, it goes the regular way. Just copy your PS2 roms over to the associated ps2 folder and you find it in the PS2 section. Thanks to the included scraper function you cal also simply add box art and preview video. Enjoy! ;)
How does n64 run does different resolutions help it run smooth?
Hey dude, i‘m just experimenting with Batocera on this device to improve performance. This will come in a follow-up video ;) And i can spoiler that much, every N64 game i threw on it was running as smooth as butter now.
Will this link to fightcade
Does this run directly to your TV or does it need a computer?
This device actually is a PC (did you watch the video?). You can connect it to a TV. I hope this answers your question ;)
@MashTec Did watch. But I'm stupid when it comes to these talks. Kinda need it dumbed down. Saw you say "attach it to monitor" and that kind tossed me.
Thanks for the reply!
Would you recommend this or the x5 or 5x (whatever they're calling it today) that kinhank is pushing now? Or anything else you suggest looking into? Thanks again for your responses and help!
Sorry, i thought it was obvious. My bad. There are no stupid questions only stupid answers :) so feel free to ask if somethings unclear.
It depends on what you want to play. The MP-100 comes with great performance and a big bunch of games on it. It also is a PC, so maybe this is something you like to consider as well.
If you look more like for a console, just for playing retro games, the X5 might be better.
I plan to make a follow-up video and show how to run Batocera on it. It‘s such a game changer for the MP-100 and unleashes it‘s full potential.
you think it can play pes 2013 of ps3 without problems!?
Hi Klodian, the out of box performance of this device is moderate for PS3. I‘m sure that PES 2013 will run, but i‘m not sure if it will be playable with high fps (around 60).
I installed Batocera to it and the performance increased a lot. Unfortunately i haven‘t added any PS3 games, otherwise i could test it for you and prove it. If i get it to run for a test, i come back to you here.
@@MashTec thnx a lot bro
Hello Hello, do I need a computer PC for this console?
Hi, not sure if i got your question right, but you don‘t need a PC for this console. The console itself actually is a PC.
why does no one show RAM?? is it upgradable??? hello??
Hey dude, thanks for this question. If you like to upgrade the ram you have to remove the mainboard as well. But it ain‘t that easy to remove.
To answer your question: yes you can replace the Ram, but it only has one slot.
@@MashTec This mini pc uses "m.2 SATA 3" . It does NOT use "m.2 NVME.". M.2 NVME will NOT work on this.. You have to use m.2 SATA 3.. you can see it on the sticker on the drive.
m.2 SATA 3 is much slower then m.2 NVME as well.
Can this be played in your tv?
Hi dude, yes you can hook it to your TV using a regular HDMI cable 👍🏻
@@MashTec awesome how are the controls set up? Also is it better than the super console x 5 pro? Thank for all your help!
The n64, Dreamcast, and ps2 looked so bad. It was Super choppy with lots of screen tearing. They are robbing people charging $179 for this. Just crazy.
$320 is a budget system? My $100 Ouya can emulate all these games
Hey dude, thanks for your feedback. Still does your system come with a decent wireless Controller, pre-configured systems and games, 8GB DDR5 Ram, Win 11 Pro OS, 4 USB ports, HDMI out and display port, dual Gigabit and dual WiFi,..?
I agree there are cheaper systems with similar or same Processor but you have to compare it with all additional features to be fair. And with the coupon code "MashTec" you can safe another 60$ off your order, so you are about 260$. Do you have a link to this Ouya system?