TRIGKEY S5 Pro Max AMD Ryzen 7 Mini PC Desktop AMD 8C16T 5700U 16G DDR4 500G NVME SSD Micro Computer, Support Mini Computer W10 Pro, 4K@60/144Hz HD Triple Display, DP 144Hz, WiFi 6, BT 5.2, USB 3.2

Every so often computers need to be upgraded, so I was keen to try the mini-computer format to replace my existing tower.

I had not heard of this brand before, but thought I would give it a try – and I am impressed.

The performance is excellent (speedy to boot up, fast to use). It’s always fun to go back to Half-Life 2 (which an old computer struggled to run 20 years ago – eek!), and admire the high frame rate and excellent, effortless highest-resolution graphics produced by this computer. And it processes large image and music/audio files in superfast time.

I was surprised to find that the computer included a speaker (basic but adequte for video calls).

I’ve mounted this computer on the back of my monitor (easy to do with the VESA attachment bracket included), so it seems that a large amount of desk space has freed up.

I chose an inexpensive expander hub to plug into the Type C USB port. That has given me all the connections I require for my various music-related peripherals.

For me, everything about this mini-desktop computer has exceeded my expections!

5800H/16GB/500GB – For just over £300 I am really impressed with this little system! It comes with Windows 11 Home Pre-loaded, includes WIFI 5GHZ and Bluetooth 5.0, and the NVME storage drive isn’t some crappy nonbranded SSD, it’s a genuine Crucial P3 Plus Gen 4.0 SSD! Don’t get this confused with a thin client machine as it’s not! It’s packing a full “fat” 8 core, 16 thread Ryzen 7 desktop CPU cleverly bundled into a super small box, it’s hand-sized! I can edit my 1080p and 4k videos on this system with ease, watch films, browse the web, even play some basic games. (Although this machine is NOT for gaming). It boots in seconds and feels super snappy! Multitasking is breeze on this, it’s truly amazing! I had concerns about the thermal and accoustic performance due to its size, but genuinely it runs quiet, cool, and barely audible even under load! It’s worth noting the CPU’s descrete graphics automatically assignings system memory, it reserves 3GB of your 16GB automatically for video tasks, thankfully I’ve not noticed any detremental performance loss because of this, which is a relief! It might be worth upgrading to 32GB memory later down the line if this is an issue for you. The rear IO has two USB A 3.0’s, 1 x HDMI and 1 x DP, Power Jack and Ethernet. The front IO has 2 x USB A 3.0’s and 1 x USB-C connections. Other notes – The power button is super safisfying to press! This system won’t dissapoint for the price! – Jake

I bought this as my desktop was struggling & I’d been recommended to get a ‘mini’. I was amazed when it arrived just how small it was & thought how on earth can it live up to expectations! I plugged the mini in, connected my wireless keyboard & mouse, connected to router via an ethernet cable, connected to my monitor via hdmi & switched on. It powered up very quickly recognised the keyboard & mouse & I was away. Setting the mini up was easy with Windows 11, as it guided my through the set up. In a couple of hours I had emails working, office working, in fact everything I needed, which I was pretty impressed with as I’m not some 20 something computer whizz kid but a retired woman.
I’ve been using the mini for just over 2 weeks & I must say I’m impressed. It boots very quickly, is nearly silent & doesn’t get hot. It sits on my monitor shelf underneath the monitor so I’ve also now got lots of room under my desk with no wires to get caught up in nor for my wire loving cat to chew

I bought this PC as it was small and had all of the power that I needed.
I already have a high spec monitor and keyboard, so I only needed the PC bit. Everything plugged in as expected and the PC set up was straight forward. Once set up with Windows 11 pro, I updated the PC software, loaded MS Office and Photoshop. I was really surprised as to the fast speed that everything works at.
The PC can be connected to the internet using WiFi or by a LAN Ethernet connection.
The PC is virtually silent and you can only hear a slight increase in fan sound when doing a huge amount of processing.
I am using the HDMI slot for my monitor which is displaying at 4k with no flicker.
The PC is so small that I am now taking it with me to different countries where then only need to borrow a monitor as all of my files are on this PC and backed up with Dropbox.

Bought it to build my home lab, so far so good. Very quiet and cool when running, maybe because I don’t run extensive workload yet. Would recommend to anyone who’s considering a quiet, power efficient always-on machine.