MeLE Fanless Mini PC Quieter2Q Celeron J4125 8GB DDR4 512GB ROM Windows11 Pro Samll Desktop Micro Computers 4K Dual HDMI2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, 2.4G 5G Dual-Band WiFi, BT4.2, VESA Mount

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).

*** 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've bought a fanless Atom compute stick from Mele before, years ago. From China. So I felt I could trust their design/product.I've only had this a few days ... but as I was confused from reviews and product descriptions about what SSD it can take, I wanted to say here I can use a 2TB NVMe drive ... the socket's keyed for NVMe ... not SATA. On the model I bought anyhow.I just wanted a "back-up" + "ancillary" machine. I tend to RDP Virtual machines running on slightly heftier though mobile-CPU based servers ... I like small powerful devices that sip energy rather than gulp it. So as an "ancillary" machine, I have it plugged into a 13" 1080p USB C powered touch screen ... powering the screen from this PC via USB A port to USB C, which is also the "touch" connection, and using a full HDMI cable. I RDP my general VM for email etc. But I also have the Spotify App on there, and Plex client as I have a Plex server (I have a lot of personal "server" services running on other small machines in VMs/containers etc.). I can KVM to it with my mouse/keyboard, although I also use Microsoft's "Mouse Without Borders" which works really well in Windows 10. I checked compatibility for Windows 11 before purchasing ... I think this machine looks OK for that. Using Web browsers is fine too ... and fine for other video streaming etc.I'm an Office 365 account holder so I wanted to be able to store up to 1TB of OneDrive data on here too. I'm running Windows from the built-in eMMC though ... it seems fast enough for that, but I have created a Windows page file partition on the NVMe SSD. And I wanted dual boot - though still to set that up, though left some space free for it. I leave some space ... made some space on the eMMC, as I'm not sure how wear algorithms work on these chips and whether leaving some space might be helpful. I don't know. Just belt & braces approach. Bitlocker runs just fine on it. I chose to bitlock the entire partitions in one go though ... as I preferred to let it do it rather than possibly slow the CPU down a little more during operation later. I fitted a WD Blue SN550 2TB High-Performance M.2 PCIe NVME SSD from Amazon for £175 at time of writing which seemed the best bang for my buck from a reliable vendor, as far as I could see. This machine is unlikely to benefit from performance pedigree per se, but it's the reliability and running cooler when maxing-out the data transfer rates, at a competitive cost, that interests me.I'm using wired internet - not tested the WiFi or bluetooth yet. With the NVMe in, it gets a little warm if using the Plex client, but not hot. It goes to sleep nicely with a push of the front button. The sound is OK - using the wired socket. I use a USB powered Hart Just Mixer - mixer which is another product that I really like. (Though I use anti-ground loop thingies on a couple of the audio leads to get rid of hum/noise if powering the mixer, especially, from a USB source sharing a ground-plane with any of the audio inputs/outputs).In every day use the machine, including web browsers, feels fast/responsive, even with multiple tabs and apps open.--As a back-up machine, I wanted the dual 4K option, because I like using at least 2x monitors for software development. One only 1080p landscape, but the other, a very wide screen, in flipped-portrait mode. And then I RDP my work VM. It's a backup to my Dell XPS that's my everyday driver, though it's nice having an ancillary machine while my XPS focuses on work. This machine is plenty fast enough to not notice much difference for everyday tasks.For back-up purposes, I can plug it into my "admin" vlan at home ... and I also have edge, chrome and firefox installed with no issues and running well. I'm saying all this to highlight how versatile this machine is ... as everyday computer, but also a handy thin-client and administrative machine. It uses so little power it could run on a decent UPS for ages! It doesn't give off much heat.I haven't tried anything heavier on it ... e.g. any Development / creative stuff. I'm sure it'll run vscode ... but I don't expect it to be a great experience though perhaps adequate for light Dev tasks, and I don't expect it to compile very fast. I don't expect it to play games unless streamed games which I expect will run quite well on it (ToDo). Maybe if I had no choice but to run a Dev environment on it, my impression is that I could maybe get by very slowly (e.g. running Web API servers with debugger attached and maybe Node proxy / front end React server, refreshing (recompiling) the Node stuff on save etc. and maybe running a heavy-database like SQL Server ... this sort of meatier load probably won't run too well on this machine, and might even knock it over, but using vscode or similar (I'm mostly Microsoft based and creature of habit though migrating a lot of stuff to Linux actually) ... anyway ... using something like VScode ... it could probably get by. If you're a front-end Dev maybe and the backend/database is running somewhere else. Occasional Photoshop etc. might be OK if not doing any crazy rendering. It is a 4x processor machine so I imagine multi-threaded work will benefit from that ... the J4125 does support VT-D ... Hyper-V etc. if you want Microsoft's Sub System for Linux and Docker desktop running etc. ... I'm pretty sure it will be OK for light tasks using those sorts of technologies. I do actually have a J5005 based NuC running Open Media Vault (including with LUKs encrypted drives), Plex Server in a docker container, and quite a few other services in Docker containers including IoT etc. and OpenVPN in case my main router goes down etc. ... and I have actually used an Ubuntu based container with a desktop, in the container, that I could RDP before too ... so I suppose I shouldn't be surprised at just how pleasantly powerful Intel's more modern Celeron chips are.This machine is a light duty machine. What's amazing about it is just how good it is, for such little volume, and such little energy. And a reasonable price.--I had no issues finishing the Windows set-up and updating it to a more recent version. You can set it up with a local account if you like (while Windows 10 anyway ... not 11). If you want bitlocker, you have to enable it. (It is Windows 10 Pro).No crashes or freezes or anything so far.The only caution I have is that the USB C power socket isn't a Power Delivery one. There's a sticker on the device warning you of this, advising a 26V max input limit, and advising to use the included 12V 2A plug. The plug doesn't seem too cheap ... happy with that. And I'm powering a monitor from it too, via USB on this machine. But still ... I took the sticker off the heat sink facing, and I hope I don't forget in the future. I wish it was a Power Delivery socket.I've probably forgotten key things I meant to say that's actually relevant lol. Oh well. My impression at least, is that machine is a very decent every day (modern Windows / Web / Streaming) PC that could hide behind your monitor and add maybe £25 per year to your electricity bill if maxing it out 24/7 all year. Or something like that. Maybe less if you have "economy 7" equivalents etc. It's just amazing. Amazing.

Box was very small and light, opened it to fid the PC was half the size of the box, it literally fits in the palm of my hand. Plugged it in to power and HDMI and switched on, it works! Windows 10 pro launched and installed perfectly on 1st start up, has installed all updates. Yes it is not super fast but for internet, word processing and the like it is absolutely fine. Restarting from sleep is instant. Great PC!

This unit is surprisingly small. It is Windows 11 ready with the required TPM fitted and enabled.If you don't need the option to expand RAM or SSD and want a totally silent and discreet PC then this is a great choice. There is a small price premium for the compact design but I think it is well worth it. The case of the unit runs hot under load which is not surprising as the case is the heatsink for the unit.Amazon wants a game rating for this item. I don't do gaming and would not choose a Celeron PC for gaming.I'm using this as a Home Cinema PC, it has no problem playing my high bitrate 4k home movies.Would definitely buy the same model should I need another.

I was prepared to be disappointed.I imagined this machine would be a tortuously slow, but it's actually reasonably fast.I'm using this box to play videos on a TV. I'm experiencing no latency and the video quality at 4K is excellent. I love the fact that it's silent!I think it's perfectly good for a wide range of basic uses, such as text editing, emailing, etc. It would obviously NOT be good for more processor intensive tasks.The case doesn't get extremely hot, but you'll want to put it in a place where it gets air flow. (I wouldn't stuff it in a drawer or in a place where it gets direct sunlight.)I am a software developer, but I wanted something everyone in the home could use so I was concerned this would be finicky to use. It stays on all the time and just works. It fits the bill perfectly.I've only run this for a few days, so I can't verify its durability. But I'll be sure to update this review of it craps out.

Good basic PC for office/web. SSD isn't actually listed as an SSD, the OS thinks its an SD card. Speeds are about double a hard drive but about half the speed of a SATA SSD. My unit work fairly well. Temperatures are fine, and it is indeed silent. However my Dell colour laser printer would not work in any USB port on the PC. I've had to get a powered USB hub in order for the Dell printer to be recognised by the OS. This suggests the USB are not pushing out the require USB spec. Easily solved but not something I should have to do. USB keyboard and mouse are fine, but the Dell printer just won't work without the use of a powereed USB hub. Not sure if this is for all units or just mine. My previous mini PC (Beelink U55) ran the Dell printer just fine so maybe take this into consideration.