GEM12 MAX R7 8745HS

It's a solid unit. the R 8745HS is right there at the sweet spot of Low Price to High Performance in the Mini PC space. If you have serious technical issues in the first 3 weeks, consider returning the unit to Amazon for a replacement or refund. It's not about brand, it's the reality that ALL minis

I just picked up my second mini pc, the Aoostar GEM12 Max with Ryzen 7 8745HS , 24GB DDR5, and 1GB NVME SSD. Amazon USD 579. I needed an Oculink port to pair with my Aoostar AG02 with 9070XT. Startup was super easy, instantly recognized the eGPU, bios allows setting what needs to be set. I also have

I've had good luck with my aoostars so far. Just don't ever decide to do a bios update cause you probably have better luck winning a scratch off than your computer not bricking. But yeah otherwise I have a gem 10 and a gem 12+ pro max or whatever and theyve been really good.

The ones I saw for $369.99 (8745hs/16gb/512gb) seem to be gone… Here’s a link to the bare minimum mini PC I would personally buy…if I wasn’t just buying it specifically to emulate older games. https://www.amazon.com/AOOSTAR-GEM12-MAX-8745HS-RAM/dp/B0DZH9RM9K?th=1&psc=1 With the spec and oculink port

GMKtec K8 Plus or AOOSTAR GEM12 MAX (Same Mainboard and 8745HS, just flipped over from one unit to the other) If you want the prebuilt unit, get the GMKtec (uses better SSD/RAM), for Barebones and add your own SSD/RAM/OS, get the AOOSTAR GEM12, it's only $300 on Amazon. The SLIGHTLY more CPU Perform

Solid deal that that price, though if you don't use the AI NPU for anything, the 8745HS is the exact same unit and APU without the NPU for less money. Currently running the 8745HS Gem12 MAX with 32G, and Dual 2TB Drives, AOOSTAR AG01 Powered Oculink Dock with a R 9060XT. The BIOS is mostly unlocked/

I have a couple of AOOSTAR GEM12 MAX units. Neither is the "PRO" (has that little screen on the top cover), but other than that the units are identical to what the OP describes. One is running an 8845HS, the other an 8745HS. They basically are good performers, run cool and quiet out of the box, can