HIGOLEPC Mini PC Win 11 PRO, Celeron J4125 Mini Computer, 8GB DDR4 128GB EMMC Mini Desktop Computer with IPS Screen, WiFi 5.0, BT5.2, Gigabit Ethernet

The media could not be loaded. First off get yourself a usb keyboard, a person can only take so much of the virtual keyboard on a desktop OS. The device is pretty sturdy even though it's thin metal. The back is a little Sharp from where the backplate sits inwards around the edges. The goodix touchscreen is inaccurate at times but has a pretty decent resolution, drawing a diagonal line is jagged with tiny zigzags. Out of the box the Memsic MXC6655 accelerometer showed up in Device Manager but never rotated the screen even after toggling rotation lock.Turning it on the screen appears to be vertical, and that carries over to the desktop so you might need to rotate the screen in desktop options once it's started up. I didn't see nor did Suricata state that any malicious network connections were going on so they might of removed the alleged virus. The copy of windows was activated properly with an OEM key despite other reviews saying it wasn't. The device also gets HOT under Windows.Disassembly shows that there are through hole ports on the motherboard for a raw DC power supply right next to the bespoke 12v usb-c charging port. This probably is for doing lab testing, it would be entirely possible to replace the usb-c connector with a barrel jack and solder it directly through those ports eliminating any charging accidents. There is also an smd ribbon clamp for a little cooling fan as well as mounts for an internal speaker and microphone input. I'm guessing it would be possible to aslo wire up an internal fan to keep the device cool. The battery is right up against the backplate seperating the heatsink from the case so the heat is just from the ambient temperature and li-po battery combined. No temperature is dissipated directly to the case.For other people wanting to put Linux on this here was my process. Windows 11 was just too bloated and slow to be ran on this device so I backed up the embedded Win11 OEM cd key and formatted to KDE Fedora Linux 39. Win11 used around 8.5% cpu time on average running idle services, Fedora currently uses 0.6% leaving plenty of overhead for other tasks. There are options in the American Megatrends bios(uefi) to switch the Southbridge over to Linux mode, this will crash the BIOS locking the machine requiring you to pull the battery out to reset. Just keep the bios setting in Windows mode but install Linux anyway, it will do fine. Fedora media writer, Rufus, or Linux's dd command should work. Insert the USB stick/CD drive and install Fedora following the instructions. Fedora scales the dpi up making it impossible to see anything so a second hdmi screen or ssh connection is needed to fix the desktop on the 1st boot, after that it's perfectly usable. Older linux kernel versions a few back use an unstable realtek network driver so the wi-fi and lan might not work on that version but the latest on Fedora 39 works fairly well. Was able to run Half-Life 1999 at full speed(in video), the device gets pretty hot but not nearly as hot as idling on Windows 11 desktop.

It can be cranky slow to boot up and patch, but works well once it's running, for a tiny PC with it's own battery, quite a nice little gadget. Wish it was a standard USB charge port tho. I can understand why 12v custom cuz it's a full computer, but could have made due with PD input.

Great little system. Handles 4K monitors like a champ, or runs just fine solo if you're going headless.Heads-up: it gets toasty if you leave it running for long stretches. I slapped on a small, quiet fan and boom! No more thermal throttling. Problem solved. Also worth noting: the included 12V power adapter uses a USB-C plug, but don’t get clever, it’s not compatible with any regular USB-C charger. Seriously. Don’t fry your gear.Aside from those two quirks? Absolute steal for the price. Packs a punch in a tiny footprint.

After a few days the screen just stopped working, and there's a sticker on it saying warranty void if opened so if it was just a loose ribbon cable I'll never know; I returned it.The screen seems to be 1280x720, not 1280x800 like they claim, but I could be wrong. It is pretty blue/cool, so not very color accurate, but it isn't terrible, either. It isn't too dim, but isn't crazy bright, either. Maybe 250 lumens?The devices needs 12v DC, but uses a Type C port for it. It is not "Type C" in the normal sense of the word. You can get a Type C PD to DC 2.5/2.2-5.5 cable, then an adapter to Type C, and that should power it portably if you find a powerbank or wall outlet that accepts the PD request (Safer ones won't). For safty reasons you might want to just stick to the provided adapter.Debian 12 KDE supports rotating the screen to landscape and the touch input rotates properly, but oddly not Debian 11; so once 12 is stable it's a solid choice. I wasn't able to get WiFi working but I doubt it's impossible.J4125s are worlds faster than a Raspberry Pi4... But they're still slow if you like runnung resource hog electron apps and non-debloated Windows 10/11. You should be able to run Quake 3 Arena at 1080p 90fps, and some modern 2D Indie games (which aren't written in Javascript...), but not much else. If you want The Sims 4 to run you aren't going to be able to do that with Proton; you'll need to do that on actual Windows, even with Kernel 5.16+.The device is HEAVY. I mean it feels like I'm holding a small laptop, not a chunky phone. It does feel very sturdy... For a device that breaks at random after a few days.If you want to take a gamble and NEED a screen on it, then spin the barrel and buy one. But really, for the same price you can get N5105s from GMK or Quieter, minus a screen, and that has a MUCH better GPU.Chuwi makes whole laptops with N5105s for the exact same price... I just feel this device is too niche and the quality control is too bad to risk money on.