Many people hope to find an HTPC to accompany their living room TV, but the cost of DIY is at least over 1500 yuan, and it’s also very difficult to integrate with home decor. With the emergence of the Hasee MiniPC, all these problems are easily solved.
Comparison of Hasee MiniPC and Huawei Mate7 phone size
The design of Hasee MiniPC is simple and stylish
The biggest feature of the Hasee MiniPC is its mini size and stylish design. Although its size is only slightly larger than that of an Android TV box, it is a complete PC. This little device, weighing only 430g, integrates the Intel BayTrail-D platform’s Celeron J1900 quad-core processor, and comes standard with 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive, providing more connectivity options than a 15.6-inch laptop. Whether for the living room TV or a spare monitor, it offers a 100% PC experience.
The power button of Hasee MiniPC
Front interfaces of Hasee MiniPC
Side cooling vents of Hasee MiniPC
Rear interfaces of Hasee MiniPC
As a “PC”, the Hasee MiniPC also has strong DIY potential. For example, we can upgrade the standard 5400rpm hard drive to a larger 7200rpm hard drive. If you want to achieve a rapid boot response time of 10 seconds, you can use the idle mSATA interface inside the MiniPC to add a second SSD, easily achieving a perfect balance of disk performance and capacity.
Hasee MiniPC comes standard with a 500GB 5400rpm hard drive
Overview of Hasee MiniPC’s internal structure
Hasee MiniPC’s ultra-compact internal layout
Hasee MiniPC is equipped with a silent fan for the J1900
Hasee MiniPC’s additional mSATA slot
As the “heart” of the MiniPC, the Celeron J1900 has a power consumption of less than 10W, but its performance can surpass that of the previous generation Celeron 1037U processor with higher power consumption, while generating less heat. Even after undergoing rigorous stress testing, the CPU’s maximum temperature only reached 64℃, which is impressively cool. Even more exciting is that the Intel BayTrail platform supports dual operating systems of Windows and Android, which means we can install the Android system on the MiniPC ourselves, and with an infrared module, we can turn it into a “TV box”.
Maximum temperature during stress testing of Hasee MiniPC
Hasee MiniPC’s performance in the Lu Master test
Hasee MiniPC’s 3DMark test results
Hasee MiniPC’s PCMark test results
Currently, a motherboard integrated with the Celeron J1900 processor costs about 650 yuan. Considering the costs of the case, memory, hard drive, power supply, and other hardware, DIYing an HTPC with similar specifications to the MiniPC would cost at least over 1500 yuan. In contrast, the Hasee MiniPC’s launch price is only 1299 yuan, making it not only cheaper but also featuring a stylish and exquisite appearance along with excellent internal structure design that DIY cannot achieve.
Editor’s comments:
In an era of excessive PC performance, many families prefer to have a second PC for lightweight entertainment, and the Hasee MiniPC can meet all the functions of a standard PC at an extremely low price. If you dislike the hassle of DIY or want to maximize your budget savings, this ultra-mini PC is definitely the best choice recently.
Pros: Balanced configuration, low price
Cons: It would be better if an infrared remote control was included
Processor: Intel Celeron J1900 (2.0GHz～2.42GHz)
Memory: 4GB
Hard disk: 500GB (5400rpm)
Graphics card: Intel HD Graphics
Interfaces: Card reader, USB2.0×4, VGA, HDMI, RJ-45, audio interface, infrared port
Dimensions: 15.4mm×15.4mm×3.9cm
Weight: 430g
CINEBENCH R11.5: 0.45pts/1.75pts (single-core/multi-core)
CINEBENCH R15: 39cb/144cb (single-core/multi-core)
3DMark Vantage: Total/GPU/CPU
E4603/4440/5173
3DMark 11: P256
3DMark: 1517 (CLOUD GATE)
PCMark 7: 1736
Lu Master: 63477
