AOOSTAR
GEM12 + AMD R7 PRO 8845HS
Based on 30 Reddit mentions
$329.00
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Minisforum X1-255 AI Thoughts
Check the thermal design before you buy. While the Beelinks look nice, their cooling and related case design is more for looks than efficiency ... I have an Aoostar GEM12+ and that can game for hours without thermal problems ...
Hugh_Ruka602 in r/MiniPCs
October 31, 2025 7:45 AM
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Best bang for your buck under $500
Beelink SER8 8745HS Minisforum UM790 Pro Minisforum UM880 Plus Minisforum UM880 Pro AOOSTAR GEM12 Pro Max 8845HS GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Bosgame M1 / Orion1 MX 7840HS Minisforum UM870 Slim AOOSTAR GEM12 8845HS Bosgame M4 7840HS Trigkey S7 Pro 7840HS Copied from the SIMPLER tab on the spreadsheet list
...SerMumble in r/MiniPCs
June 7, 2025 5:15 PM
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Question about the GEM12
As an FYI and probably not a lot of difference but the Aoostar GEM12+ has the Ryzen 7 Pro 8845HS and the K8 Plus has the standard 8845HS.
LBTRS1911 in r/MiniPCs
September 25, 2025 10:32 PM
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Mini-PC Recommendation - Minisforum UM890 pro vs alternatives
A few "things". The 8945HS tends to cost more/dissipate slightly greater heat than the Ryzen 7 8845HS, with less than a 5% gain in processing power. The actual intent is to assist in supporting a dGPU in laptops (or eGPU for mPCs), although the findings "for software development, engineering simulat
...Old_Crows_Associate in r/MiniPCs
June 17, 2025 9:17 AM
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Recommend a bare bones DDR5 based MiniPC
The aoostar gem12 plus 8845hs 329 on Amazon I have it oculink all the goodies and runs like a beast
EXPOPSPEC in r/MiniPCs
May 6, 2026 6:07 PM
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Reliable mini pc with oculink?
Great feedback, thanks! I also started shying away from the 8745hs and the H255 as I did more research. I went with a Aoostar GEM12+ Pro without the led screen (version with the little screen seemed to have more negative reviews). I got it through Amazon so have until January 31, 2026 to return it i
...rrhallqu in r/MiniPCs
December 1, 2025 7:10 PM
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Aoostar GEM12+ Pro vs GEM12 Pro Max: Wich one is the latest?
Tianbei manufactured/released these two almost simultaneously The GEM12 Pro MAX supports a standard Ryzen 7 8845HS APU which can support a maximum TDP of 75W under maximum boost. The GEM12+ Pro supports the more stable Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS APU which is meant to be high quality, although the maximum TD
...Old_Crows_Associate in r/MiniPCs
July 14, 2025 4:52 AM
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Video About the Aoostar WTR Max - Thoughts Please!
This is a great question, and as you can see comment no one has a solid idea. For all intents & purposes, the AooStar WTR MAX 8845HS is a 6x 3.5" SATA + 3x Gen4x2 2280 NVMe + 2x Gen4x1 NAS With 2x X710 10GbE LAN (SFP+) + 2x i226V 2.5GbE Built around a GEM12 8845HS mPC Expendable to 128GB With SFF-86
...Old_Crows_Associate in r/MiniPCs
April 22, 2025 12:47 AM
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First time going into Mini PC, need some advices.
Native SFF-8612 i4 OCuLink + Hawk Point 8040 series/Hawk Point Refresh 200 series APUs quickly narrows the field. The AooStar GEM12+ Pro 8845HS & GMKtec NucBox K8 Plus/K11 sum up popularity, both sharing a similar PCB architecture. IMHO, I've found more GEM12s & NucBox K11s on the diagnostics bench
...Old_Crows_Associate in r/MiniPCs
October 6, 2025 10:14 PM
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Ser8 8745HS or SER9 Pro H 255 as replacement from Beelink?
Just throwing this out there but I have an aoostar gem12+ has the 8845hs with 780m. I bought the barebones because I had the 64g of 5600 crucial and 4 tb from my previous mini that burned out and I got a full refund on. The aoostar is awesome has amazing ventilation and solid metal construction. I c
...EXPOPSPEC in r/MiniPCs
April 29, 2026 9:54 PM
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