GEM12 + AMD R7 PRO 8845HS

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

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

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

I also have had good experience with AOOSTAR, GEM12+ & MACO H255. They offer a lot of value for their price, compared to the more famous brands Minisforum & Beelink etc... On the other hand AOOSTAR does seem to skimp on service & length of warranty promises, so if one's willing to accept more hardwa

LOL 😆 I trusted my GEM10 enough that I invested in an additional 4-year protection plan, and I work PC repair. Here's my AooStar score. Currently I haven't found any issues with the Tianbei (AooStar) GEM10 series, the GEM12 6800HX & 7840HS. The GEM12 8845HS & PRO/MAX/+ models, not so much. Customer