Guy in Texas
Great Bang for $$
First, I researched and analyzed the choice to the point of compulsion, comparing various configurations and CPU benchmark comparisons, and this Ryzen 5 variant scores extremely well, and seems to be the sweet spot for the performance/price equation. There are others with better performance figures, but not to the point of justifying the increased price point. Based on my processing requirements, I really didn’t need this much power, but the lower cost options were so far behind in performance, (as much as 200% less performance in many cases) it made no sense to go that route only to save $150 bucks. As for the install, totally painless out of the box setup, and I haven’t had a Windows based computer for 20+ years. The only slight issue is of course, Microsoft’s painfully slow operating system update operation, but that has nothing to do with the GMKTEC machine. The box itself comes professionally packaged, similar in quality to Macs. Impossibly small footprint for this much horsepower, with a great combination of ports …. I like the fact that it comes with 3-3.2 USB’s, and 1-2.0 usb, plus a USB 4 up front. The 32 GB of DDR5 is really what sold me, since the memory sticks alone costs $350-$400. It’s a no-brainer, really. I’m thrilled with the unit ….. I haven’t pushed it hard so far, but it’s virtually silent. It earns a 5 Star easily.