Look great to me, someone who doesn't game on any pc. I think this would work for me since I'm a senior who read email, uses Office 365, surfs the web, watches movies and listens to my music. 👍🏻
I'm seriously considering getting one of these for my RV, because of the price, size, and power consumption. This could run on solar basically forever.
If they had one for about $200 with usb4 and 16GB of ram, it would be a done deal for me. But i definitely need that usb4. I could use a mini egpu that has PD charging.
@@polar_inertia Logging in is slow, opening up windows is slow. I upped the TDP to 9W. That definitely helped not choke as much. I can run a web browser and a PowerPoint okay. Don't open too many tabs. It will start to choke. It works for what I need, it's a presentation pc. I could never use it as an everyday pc.
@@kristfur cant it reach 15w ? yeah it's a single task kind of use. I believe ditching windows bloated mess for a linux distro would increase its capacity a bit
I would love to see this in a setup replacing a smart TV/streaming device and how it would compare to say a Fire TV Stick MAX or Apple TV. This is getting really close to the prices of the beefiest set top boxes. If this can be done with some remote accessory, it could be a great alternative to those devices finding new fun ways to flood my TV with ads.
That's exactly what I did with a similar N100 powered stick. Works great on Windows 11 with the Jellyfin Media Player. I bought a $15 remote from Newegg which works well.
Do an endevour os Linux video! I saw this pop up out the blue. We haven't advanced in computing significantly over the last 20 years. But the way we can cram them into such small hardware. Phones aside. The implications and possibilities to pre load systems like this for schools, departments, the third world. Insane!
intel for a long time ia not good for games on such mini-pc or small portable consoles. n100 is very poor cpu. mini-pc for similar price easly may be on much powerful ryzen.
You dirty dog!! I mean not really - but I read that as $100, and was like, ohhhh what's this. My stupid eyes took a min to realize it's S100 lol So maybe Minisforum is the dirty dog
Dude these mini PC's are fwcki g amazing. We came along way since the rassbery pay. That is very cool. Personaly i am using my samsung with dex from time to time.
ha ha ha great video, so this minis forums s100 story popped up in my news feed yesterday, and my first thought was " I wonder if ETAPrime was going to do a gaming video, on this model and here it is brilliant. I think we should take the tdp all the way up as far as it goes and if you have to point a desk fan all over it, that would make one helluva video anywho great to see
Thanks. Love the 3.2 alt-mode 1-cable, a minimum for me. Can live without thunderbolt for good price it is. But will wait for more powerful n97 or n200 CPU for Linux distro use & emulation. Please review more mini PC units with n97 or n200 & 1-cable PD & display. N100 is history.
Damn.... I know the Morefine M6 with the N200 you reviewed the other day didn't feel worth it to get rid of my Intel N5105 off brand mini PC for. But that PoE is REALLY comfortable since I leave it plugged in all day as a linux server and removing a power cable + extension cord would be worth getting this.
Know what video I would watch - over and over again - if you'd do something like a top 10 or best 3 in each price category for retro. Like under $100 top 3 devices, under ~$200, etc... It's hard to go through all your videos when i'm making recommendations to friends to find what the best device is today launchbox and retro.
its very poor as mini-pc. for similar price you can buy much more better mini pc. this panda is just som (system on module) for embended purposes (mainly as dev board with start extender board). there are a lot of anothers som (with or without extender board). for embended purposes if you need a lot of gpio/interfaces sometime better get single board (something like raspberry, lattepanda,...) with cpu that yoy need (on arm, x86,... with or without fpga,...).
@@aleph_one thanks , I was still looking to, i find these mini pcs so interesting an i need one for mum, i have an rx 6700 xt build for myself so ye but need a mini pc for livingroom, something $100 or lower cost, i'll check what you suggested :)
I think for anyone who just uses the PC for browsing and light tasks this would work great. Grab a USB-C 24" monitor or whatever and wireless keeb/mouse for 40$ and you're good to go
Looks like a great deal for $100! Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2, I mean someone really want to budget just can plug it in to a cheap monitor and be able to have a PC not a top of the line but a hundred bucks a steal!
Great video! Just wondering if you could use single cable operation with the iPad Pro m4 as a monitor? Installing steam on this for lighter games and emulation, using iPad as a monitor would be an amazing little on the go set up!
Definitely curious about linux on this little guy. Portable multi-use for office, programming, and retro gaming without the resource hogging of windows 11, so much potential!!!
1:48 THIS! I needed this so much oh God! Curious if it will work with USB hub on monitor, so you would trully plug single cable. And I wish it had 12Gb of RAM
UFS storage... yeah, I'll stick with one of the N100 builds that has an actual NVME drive. This would only be an option if the size is a primary concern.
Would be interested to see this as a mini proxmox box. Would be great to also include uk / european / other pricing info in your vids - in the uk, this device costs the equivalent of $250USD!
Love them sbsc and mini pcs every day they keep getting better even consider getting rid of my main machine and going itx micro atx at least cause been seeing some prices and its is expensive for the pretty stuff
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Interesting choice of font for the specs hehe, anyway I would like to see installing blustacks playing some android games on these N series intel chips. Some slot games and such.
S100 is a weird name, because that was the name of a whole architecture of computers in the 1970s/early 1980s, it's like advertising a TRS-80 for Linux, an Apple ][+ Macbook, a Commodore 64 Windows PC... oh wait they actually did that last one.
I think Linux will be awesome. Of course, it is not for everybody. However, idle CPU usage looks high in Windows 11. Unless I am playing a PC game, I think in every other aspect, Linux does the best.
I would like to see you do a video running this completely via battery of some kind... And tethered to an Android tablet using the app super display, which allows you to use an Android tablet as a pen and touch screen for a Windows machine. Do it!!
I'd like to use this as a poe thin client with capability to convert to full office PC (linux). Does the usb-c port support DP multi stream transport to attach at least 2x wqhd (x1440) ?
I could put linux on it to learn that OS then when I feel I'm use to it put linux on my main PC, then switch this back to windows as a back up for when windows stuff is needed again..
I think it would work fine for this use case but personally I would rather get a nice used Mini PC for that use, you could get a more powerful unit for about the same price or cheaper, which would also allow for upgradeability/repairability and could support the use of an NVME drive. Sure, it’ll be bigger footprint than this unit, and not quite as power efficient, but I would prefer it still. I’m currently using a Lenovo ThinkCentre m710q with a 7th gen intel processor for exactly this purpose. It’s nice because I use an NVME drive as the boot media and I also have a 2.5” rotational HDD which just keeps a mirror of all the data on the NVME. So when I’m using the unit I get the speed of an NVME drive, but just in case the NVME drive fails there’s a rotating disk HDD inside keeping a current backup of the data.
@@hulkimo I think you're spot on. Although they don't seem to make it in Silver anymore, and at £209.99 on Amazon UK, it's very expensive, but really pretty though.
Ordered one yesterday to replace an old 18.3" HP laptop that's gotten old in the tooth. Dell UltraSharp 24" and a backlit wireless keyboard complete the setup.
I want to see this running ubuntu or mint. This could be great for watching movies, play music and make light libre office work. But what about light photoshop? Viedeo editing? I don't think it can, but what if...
Hi, what a awesome mini pc stick! It's remarkable how small this is! I will definitely buy one for daily works. Btw...can you send me the buy link for the keyboard you use in the video? Thnx for your interesting videos
Look great to me, someone who doesn't game on any pc. I think this would work for me since I'm a senior who read email, uses Office 365, surfs the web, watches movies and listens to my music. 👍🏻
For sure. Just get a USB C dock that has enough juice to power it and it is a slick little setup.
it would be the perfect pc for you.
I miss your intro.... the window, the rain, I love it
I liked that they changed from time to time.
@@UnwittingSweater yea but now theres no intro...
The old one was really superb
@UnwittingSweater that was the best intro and he could have just changed it up a little vs getting rid of an intro altogether
Yeah
the one cable to the monitor is CLEAN
I'm seriously considering getting one of these for my RV, because of the price, size, and power consumption. This could run on solar basically forever.
There are power banks that can be charged while using them, that could work as a cheap ups :)
Great use case. with POE and the right POE switch you can have an entirely DC power chain. (or with the right adapter for the barrel jack)
I would love to see what the S100 can do with Ubuntu Linux!
it's the n100 processor so it's smooth as butter on linux and can do 4k streaming without dropping much frames
A sub $200 computer that can do so much without jacking up your electric bill? Sweet!
This is listed at $229 now.
@@kultur-vultur$175 right now
I wish this had 16GB of RAM, but PoE and USB-C powered is really nice for powering through a DC load.
Wish there was a 16GB option
This is a great competitor to the Raspberry Pi 5.
they have very different scope of application.
@@aleph_one Agree. This PC is for daily Windows use, indy games, and old PC games. Pi is a project or specific function computer.
If they had one for about $200 with usb4 and 16GB of ram, it would be a done deal for me. But i definitely need that usb4.
I could use a mini egpu that has PD charging.
CPU is very weak. I have one. Definitely needs more RAM.
@@kristfur if you expected to game on that.. thats on you buddy
@@polar_inertia Logging in is slow, opening up windows is slow. I upped the TDP to 9W. That definitely helped not choke as much. I can run a web browser and a PowerPoint okay. Don't open too many tabs. It will start to choke. It works for what I need, it's a presentation pc. I could never use it as an everyday pc.
@@kristfur cant it reach 15w ? yeah it's a single task kind of use. I believe ditching windows bloated mess for a linux distro would increase its capacity a bit
@@kristfur oh I forgot this has passive cooling.
You are one of the best reviewers sonce you talk about the power consumption. Really important with the ever rising cost of electricity
I would love to see this in a setup replacing a smart TV/streaming device and how it would compare to say a Fire TV Stick MAX or Apple TV. This is getting really close to the prices of the beefiest set top boxes.
If this can be done with some remote accessory, it could be a great alternative to those devices finding new fun ways to flood my TV with ads.
That's exactly what I did with a similar N100 powered stick. Works great on Windows 11 with the Jellyfin Media Player. I bought a $15 remote from Newegg which works well.
for that your really better off with one of those old micro office pcs with a 7700t or 8500t. Costs less and you can upgrade the ram and storage.
Loving the lil plant aesthetic eta
Do an endevour os Linux video!
I saw this pop up out the blue. We haven't advanced in computing significantly over the last 20 years.
But the way we can cram them into such small hardware. Phones aside. The implications and possibilities to pre load systems like this for schools, departments, the third world. Insane!
Linux makes everything better. Bring on the Linux video for this little guy!
Second this
yeah linux onboard sounds interesting
Maybe it has some potential as tv box replacement? Some linux distro with Kodi on top and some remote.
Glad you tested Fallout 3. I personally would just like to see more people testing the limits of what the n100 can do.
intel for a long time ia not good for games on such mini-pc or small portable consoles. n100 is very poor cpu. mini-pc for similar price easly may be on much powerful ryzen.
What a time to be alive! 👍
You dirty dog!! I mean not really - but I read that as $100, and was like, ohhhh what's this. My stupid eyes took a min to realize it's S100 lol
So maybe Minisforum is the dirty dog
Apparently it's just under 200$ per the site visit during the review... So that's honestly not bad.
Same. Had to hit the minisforum website as the video was playing and saw real price 😂
pensé que eran $100 😂
Same
same, the sbc's around that price range is what interest me the most
Seems like the perfect solution for updating firmware for my handheld gadgets, and mini arcades.
Yesssss. Various Linux distros please, especially Mint, Ubuntu, Zorin (Core).
Dude these mini PC's are fwcki g amazing. We came along way since the rassbery pay. That is very cool. Personaly i am using my samsung with dex from time to time.
som (system on module) appeared much earlier than raspberry. yes, and with x86 cpu too.
Dang - I love that BIOS UI
Deffo a Homelab style potential with this device
Those disk speeds are faster than the msata ssd on my n100 mini!
ha ha ha great video, so this minis forums s100 story popped up in my news feed yesterday, and my first thought was " I wonder if ETAPrime was going to do a gaming video, on this model and here it is brilliant. I think we should take the tdp all the way up as far as it goes and if you have to point a desk fan all over it, that would make one helluva video anywho great to see
I have a hub with similar ports that, at best 1/4 that size. That is insane.
Hi ETA! Great video! Every time I see your videos I get jealous of your wallpapers, could you share them please? Thanks!!
Thanks. Love the 3.2 alt-mode 1-cable, a minimum for me. Can live without thunderbolt for good price it is. But will wait for more powerful n97 or n200 CPU for Linux distro use & emulation. Please review more mini PC units with n97 or n200 & 1-cable PD & display. N100 is history.
S100 not $100....😀
Damn.... I know the Morefine M6 with the N200 you reviewed the other day didn't feel worth it to get rid of my Intel N5105 off brand mini PC for.
But that PoE is REALLY comfortable since I leave it plugged in all day as a linux server and removing a power cable + extension cord would be worth getting this.
Dude that is crazy for the $$$. Brilliant review btw.
Know what video I would watch - over and over again - if you'd do something like a top 10 or best 3 in each price category for retro. Like under $100 top 3 devices, under ~$200, etc...
It's hard to go through all your videos when i'm making recommendations to friends to find what the best device is today launchbox and retro.
This might make an awesome arcade pc to run lightguns and MAME.
This is what I was looking for
its very poor as mini-pc. for similar price you can buy much more better mini pc.
this panda is just som (system on module) for embended purposes (mainly as dev board with start extender board). there are a lot of anothers som (with or without extender board). for embended purposes if you need a lot of gpio/interfaces sometime better get single board (something like raspberry, lattepanda,...) with cpu that yoy need (on arm, x86,... with or without fpga,...).
@@aleph_one thanks , I was still looking to, i find these mini pcs so interesting an i need one for mum, i have an rx 6700 xt build for myself so ye but need a mini pc for livingroom, something $100 or lower cost, i'll check what you suggested :)
@@aleph_one planning on using ubuntu which is more efficient than windows
One cable to rule them all !
Yes, please on the LINUX!
Nice thumbnail font. Looks like S100 says $100. U should do marketing..
I'm hating TH-camrs more and more with each passing day
Yeah, I was thinking "$100? That looks like a steal next to an 8 gig Raspberry Pi 5...."
I think for anyone who just uses the PC for browsing and light tasks this would work great. Grab a USB-C 24" monitor or whatever and wireless keeb/mouse for 40$ and you're good to go
Minisforum is doing a really good job with the mini pc:s
in low-cost nothing good i did`t see from them. few models on ryzen 7 and 9, yes, was good but they cost....
Maybe it's just me but I miss when you opened stuff to see what's inside!
It's great to be able to put this in the car
$189 currently on their website.
Imagine running this little beast off a battery bank with some XR glasses or visor 4k
Looks like a great deal for $100!
Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2, I mean someone really want to budget just can plug it in to a cheap monitor and be able to have a PC not a top of the line but a hundred bucks a steal!
I'm running Linux on my n100 chuwi machine.
With the latest kernel it's flawless
The return of the compute stick!
exactly the upgrade i neeed for my intel stick, not even capable to playback videos!
Great video! Just wondering if you could use single cable operation with the iPad Pro m4 as a monitor? Installing steam on this for lighter games and emulation, using iPad as a monitor would be an amazing little on the go set up!
This is great, Could you make a video about running one of these off of a powerbank maybe like a 20,000 - 27,000 mAh something like that?
Definitely curious about linux on this little guy. Portable multi-use for office, programming, and retro gaming without the resource hogging of windows 11, so much potential!!!
1:48 THIS! I needed this so much oh God!
Curious if it will work with USB hub on monitor, so you would trully plug single cable.
And I wish it had 12Gb of RAM
would be nice if you could test this with AR glasses then play emulated games. I'm curious on ps2 games like socom.
I was thinking the same thing maybe with the XReal Air 2 Pros. I also wonder how long it would last with a 65w powerbank for on the go
Would definitely love to see how this performs on Linux
yeahh, lets test it with Mint installed ! :)
Yes, would like to see the Linux performance ! But they're already sold out so no hurry 😧
UFS storage... yeah, I'll stick with one of the N100 builds that has an actual NVME drive. This would only be an option if the size is a primary concern.
What is the difference between the two advantages etc
Edging to this rn
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Nice pc. 2:30 something went wrong with that font :)
Would be interested to see this as a mini proxmox box. Would be great to also include uk / european / other pricing info in your vids - in the uk, this device costs the equivalent of $250USD!
Love them sbsc and mini pcs every day they keep getting better even consider getting rid of my main machine and going itx micro atx at least cause been seeing some prices and its is expensive for the pretty stuff
How well/bad would something like this run Ultra Street Fighter 4? Any ideas? ..... lol.
Amazing video 🥰. May I ask for the gameplay footages, whats the overlay program you used to view your in game FPS, GPU and CPU usage?
Yes, I'm a daily Linux user and would love to see Linux featured more. I am looking for a small form factor PC to make home Linux server (i.e., file server, NextCloud, etc.) And, yes, I have subscribed. Thanks, and, God bless, 🐧
The hand writing for the specs is bad please leave it as before. For i do take screen shots of that. I cant read this writing at a glance
Interesting choice of font for the specs hehe, anyway I would like to see installing blustacks playing some android games on these N series intel chips. Some slot games and such.
Thanks for the video! Does this unit have Bluetooth and WiFi built in?
S100 is a weird name, because that was the name of a whole architecture of computers in the 1970s/early 1980s, it's like advertising a TRS-80 for Linux, an Apple ][+ Macbook, a Commodore 64 Windows PC... oh wait they actually did that last one.
It’s sold out at the link you provided but it’s still available on Amazon… at twice the price!
Its wild how small it is
I think Linux will be awesome. Of course, it is not for everybody. However, idle CPU usage looks high in Windows 11. Unless I am playing a PC game, I think in every other aspect, Linux does the best.
looks cool, it would work great in my cyberdeck
I would like to see you do a video running this completely via battery of some kind... And tethered to an Android tablet using the app super display, which allows you to use an Android tablet as a pen and touch screen for a Windows machine. Do it!!
This on ARM would be a game changer.
this is absolutly can`t change anithing. a lot of portable game consoles (with x86 cpu and mainly from amd) present on market for a long time.
Hey ETA PRIME. Love your videos!
Can you tell me, how is the noise? The fan is noisy or you can't hear it?
Did i miss the spec called "enduserprice at time of making"?
Or does that come at the end..
Edit: and was this a free sample provided or bought ??
I'd like to use this as a poe thin client with capability to convert to full office PC (linux).
Does the usb-c port support DP multi stream transport to attach at least 2x wqhd (x1440) ?
This could be an awesome linux server ! Please do a linux video!!
It clearly stated as signage solution. I understood the 8GB limit.
These mini PC's should be using mobile SOC, can't wait till ARM on windows matures.
Thats a great mini pc. Sadlly the taxes in Brazil makes inviable to buy one.
A steam linux machine this size would be pretty cool
I could put linux on it to learn that OS then when I feel I'm use to it put linux on my main PC, then switch this back to windows as a back up for when windows stuff is needed again..
Or you could install WSL2 and do the same thing.
But am I seeing right? The temps are hitting 85 CELSIUS? Doesn't that box get super hot?
This as a closet ubuntu server running a wiki would be perfection.
What are some good usage for this? Can it replace a nvidia shield for 4k UHD playback through PLEX?
I think it would work fine for this use case but personally I would rather get a nice used Mini PC for that use, you could get a more powerful unit for about the same price or cheaper, which would also allow for upgradeability/repairability and could support the use of an NVME drive. Sure, it’ll be bigger footprint than this unit, and not quite as power efficient, but I would prefer it still. I’m currently using a Lenovo ThinkCentre m710q with a 7th gen intel processor for exactly this purpose. It’s nice because I use an NVME drive as the boot media and I also have a 2.5” rotational HDD which just keeps a mirror of all the data on the NVME. So when I’m using the unit I get the speed of an NVME drive, but just in case the NVME drive fails there’s a rotating disk HDD inside keeping a current backup of the data.
this is a youtube machine to do office stuff and some emulation or very old games
You can play lots of old pc games for just 100$ with a machine that fits in your pocket, damn
This is awesome 🔥
Hey, have you done a vid on the silver keyboard you have there? It looks the business!!
It looks like it's an Asus ROG Azoth
@@hulkimo I think you're spot on. Although they don't seem to make it in Silver anymore, and at £209.99 on Amazon UK, it's very expensive, but really pretty though.
Perfect little Pi-hole linux machine!
Imagine one day having a PC on a single piece of silicon.
Ordered one yesterday to replace an old 18.3" HP laptop that's gotten old in the tooth. Dell UltraSharp 24" and a backlit wireless keyboard complete the setup.
This device with a 5800u from AMD would be perfect 🙂
Very nice for how small it is but I’m not sure what you would want to realistically use it for.
Nice little machine!
I want to see this running ubuntu or mint. This could be great for watching movies, play music and make light libre office work. But what about light photoshop? Viedeo editing? I don't think it can, but what if...
you can make it portable with a POE UPS and use the C port for xreal or portable monitor.
Hi, what a awesome mini pc stick! It's remarkable how small this is! I will definitely buy one for daily works. Btw...can you send me the buy link for the keyboard you use in the video? Thnx for your interesting videos
That form-factor is begging to be hacked into a keyboard.
Waiting on a snapdragon x version of this eventually