I tested the Acemagic K5, a mini PC that's exceptional and diabolical
The K5 is exceptional in some respects and diabolical in others. Without a doubt, the new Wild Lake silicon is a significant step up from what came before, but it has too few PCIe lanes to be truly useful. But then, if it had those, it might be better than some Core Ultra platforms.
Reasons to buy
- +Core 5 320 performance
- +Easy internal access
- +Dual M.2 2280 slots
- +Plenty of USB ports
Reasons to avoid
- -Mostly plastic construction
- -No USB 4.0 or Thunderbolt
- -PCIe Gen3 x4 drive in a Gen4 slot
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Acemagic K5: 30-second review
When this hardware first came to me, it was called the Acemagic KRON mini K5, but somewhere along...
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