**Unboxing and Review of the Lakbox X Mini PC**

The Lakbox X mini PC is an exciting new device that promises to deliver impressive performance at an affordable price point. In this review, we'll take a closer look at what's inside the box, how it performs in gaming, and whether it meets our expectations.

Upon opening the box, we're greeted by a compact and lightweight device that measures just 17 x 12 x 7.5 cm in size. The Lakbox X is powered by a Mediatek RZ608 processor, which is a decent choice for a mini PC. However, what's impressive is the amount of features it includes at this price point. There are two gigabit LAN ports, a Type-C port that supports video out, and even Bluetooth 5.0. These features make it an attractive option for anyone looking to build a home media center or stream content to their TV.

**Gaming Performance**

The Lakbox X is also designed to handle gaming performance, and we put it to the test by running GTA V at medium settings in 1080p. The result was around 40 frames per second, which is impressive considering the device's modest specifications. However, if we lower the graphics setting to 720p or lower, we can get up to 60 frames per second. While this is a decent performance, it's not exactly what we were expecting from a mini PC with a processor as powerful as the RZ608.

The Lakbox X also has a bit of a letdown when it comes to power limits. In our testing, we found that the default power limit was set to 25 watts, which severely reduced the performance of both the CPU and the Vega 10 graphics. This was disappointing, especially since the device is marketed as having more than enough power for demanding tasks.

**Linux Compatibility**

One thing to note is that the Lakbox X can run on Linux, but users may encounter issues with the Mediatek RZ608 Wi-Fi card. The drivers for this card are a bit finicky, and we had some trouble getting them to work on Linux Mint. However, it's worth noting that the device does have Bluetooth 5.0 and supports Wi-Fi 6E, which is a nice touch.

**Other Features**

In addition to its impressive specs, the Lakbox X also has some other notable features. For example, it can run three 4K monitors at once, which is a great feature for anyone who needs to multitask or work on multiple projects simultaneously. The device also includes two gigabit LAN ports and a Type-C port that supports video out, making it easy to connect to your TV or monitor.

**Conclusion**

The Lakbox X mini PC is an interesting device that offers impressive performance at an affordable price point. While it has some flaws, such as the reduced power limit and issues with Linux compatibility, it's still a solid choice for anyone looking to build a home media center or stream content to their TV. With its compact design, multiple ports, and good thermals, the Lakbox X is definitely worth considering for anyone in the market for a new mini PC.

**What is it really for?**

In our opinion, the Lakbox X is best suited for light workloads such as documents, spreadsheets, internet browsing, and video playback. While it can handle more demanding tasks like gaming and content creation, its performance will be lower than expected. However, for casual users who just need a device to check their email or browse the web, the Lakbox X is an excellent choice.

**Windows 11**

The Lakbox X comes with Windows 11 pre-installed, which is a nice touch. While we didn't get to test the operating system extensively, it seems like a solid choice for anyone looking for a lightweight and efficient OS.

**The Not-So-Pleasing Aspects**

Of course, no device is perfect, and the Lakbox X has its share of not-so-pleasing aspects. For one thing, there are no cables included in the box for a SATA 3 2.5-inch drive, which is a bit disappointing. Additionally, the power limit on the device is set too low, reducing the performance of both the CPU and graphics.

Finally, the fan on the device can get a bit annoying at times, especially when running demanding tasks or increasing the power limit. However, this is something that users can mitigate by adjusting the settings or using a different cooling solution.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enso chewie has released a value mini pc here that does when you look at the spec sheet seem pretty  good right it's got a ryzen 7 in it it has dual channel ram pcie 3.0 ssd two gigabit lan ports  wi-fi 6e even so it does look really promising doesn't it the lark box x that i have however  there's a couple of things okay that straight away it's a ryzen 7 3750h so it's an old chipset that  they're using an old apu so it's not like it's a ryzen 6000 series not nor that would you would  expect it for this price point of course and it's only eight gigabytes of ram that they give you  and 256 gigabytes of storage included with the lock box x you will find a 65 watt power supply  with a status led it's using the typical dc in that barrel connector we see a lot of our power  cables so obviously i've got the eu power cable you get a product inspection report warranty card  a visa mounting bracket so if you are going to mount this on the back of a monitor for example  then you're going to need that and the four screws and a user manual build of this mini pc  is plastic all around it doesn't feel too bad and they've gone for quite a different look as  you can see the white and black so two usb 3 type a's full spec usb type c here so this is video out  up to 4k 60 3.5 millimeter headphone jack with mic support and then a power button with a status  led and then the back of it here you'll find of course the power plug dc in there to power it all  to gigabit lan ports we have hdmi 2.0 so 4k 60 display port 1.4 4k 60 and another two usb type  as usb 3.0 and this is the exit so all the hot air is going to be pushed out of that chewy branding  and this mesh right here has the fan underneath it a little hard to see but it's just right here  the fan so that's going to suck all that fresh cool air in and then blow it out the back of it  and our underside here this is where you slot it on to that little bracket if you're going to  vesa mount this mini pc looking briefly at the internals so the good news is we do have two  sticks of ram in here so it is in dual channel and it's 2666 megahertz that they're using the ram  but it's only going to support 2.4 gigahertz anyway so it doesn't really matter now you  can upgrade this you could add two sticks of 16 if you wanted 32 gigabytes of ram  files battery right here this is our ssd which is plugged in i'll just remove this now  and we should have a wi-fi card below it and we do so this is also upgradable interchangeable you  can swap it out for something else if you wanted to and they've used the mediatek it's the rz608first up our bias so this is completely unlocked to us we've got every single option you can think  of in here and like i say in my mini pc reviews just be really careful what you touch in here now  one of the interesting options is this one which is under the amd cbs menu now if you go into nbio  common options you will see that chewy have configured this with a 25 watt power limit now  they've probably done that to keep the thermals in check so that is exactly how i'm going to remove  review it sorry not remove it but if you wanted to you could probably set it here to 54 watts  but beware it will generate more heats consuming more power of course and that's the trade-off the  fan will probably be a lot louder so i'm going to leave everything as is stock here and let's  jump into windows the like box x here does ship out with windows 11 as you can see and it is  all fully activated so you don't need to worry about any problems like that they're not using a  dodgy license or key or digital license okay so that is all good now one of the things i won't  cover in this review because it's very obvious that spreadsheets documents things like that  they are perfectly fine on this machine everything does feel quick and snappy it is not a bad chipset  but yes it's dated now three generations old maximum turbo is 1.4 gigahertz and we do  see it listed here eight times because well it's a quad core chip it does have eight threads in total  though that's why we're seeing it there so the network adapter this realtek is actually quite a  good one it's fast i'm getting about 1.3 gigabit per second transfers it has bluetooth 5 with it  so that's unexpected i probably would have assumed with this kind of mini pc and the price that they  went for wi-fi ac but no we do have wi-fi ax and it's 6e which is really good so here  with the other thing to point out here is that we do have real tech uh sorry intel with the ethernet  so ethernet the lan the two controllers on there uh our gigabit ports and at least we do have that  now if you wanted to set this up as a server or a router or something that's good that we do have  those two ports there so nothing really else here of interest but i'll disk drive too so it's it's a  kingston and this is a pcie 3.0 drive the speeds of it are slow for mvme so a pcie 3.0 drive say  something like a samsung 970 evo would be twice as fast as this but it is at least faster than  sata 3 which is good we're getting a bit of a benefit here normally this price tag most  other manufacturers would use sata3 instead now a couple of benchmarks i wanted to show you just  a few because the power limit that chewy set 25 watts means that it's underperforming and it will  underperform with all that i'm showing you in this particular review here so this score could  be higher that could be a lot higher again it's because it's limited to 25 watts instead of 35  which would have been ideal now why has chewie done this probably for the fan so fan noise i  can hear a bit comes in cycles on and off a little irritating but if it was at 35 watts  it would be even worse cinebench r23 okay again it should do better than this this chipset can  do better if it's set to 35 watts or if it's set to 54 we'll do even better than that so  underperforming here but for spreadsheets office documents video playback all that kind  of stuff that i'm not going to show you because it's just obvious it does perform really well  how about something demanding then like a 4k video edit here so this is very basic i'm not doing any  fancy transitions layers effects or anything like that or even color grading here it's a simple drag  and drop cut edit and it is fine with the playback resolution here at a quarter i do occasionally see  it dropping a few frames i think the ram and yeah i'll mention it again of course that power limit  is going to be holding this back a little bit but if you wanted to do it on the lock  box x here yes you can do these basic 1080p or 4k even 4k 30 edits on this spec the ryzen 7 3750h  is still a capable chipset even if it is dated and it's just about to finish up now this is  of course the 4k youtube preset and it took one minute and you could say about 32 seconds that's  a lot slower than it normally is with this becca mini pc should be just under a minute  for one minute of 4k footage onto gaming here and sounding like a broken record of course this  is not going to perform as good as it could so limited by that 25 watts it's only clocking up to  megahertz here the vega 10 graphics so it can go a lot higher and as a result i'm getting around  40 frames per second in the car here with gta 5. now the graphics setting i'm running  is medium settings 1080p so of course if you lower it down to 720p or lower the settings you can get  up to and even around 60 frames per second but a little bit disappointing here we'd really like to  see this ship out with at least 35 watts out of the box so that's all i'm going to show you for  gaming just in the interest of keeping this video a little shorter here because we know if i play  any other games the performance will be exactly the same lower than expected now linux if you're  wondering yes it will run on this mini pc but you could run into problems with the mediatek rz608  wi-fi card the drivers for it i had trouble with linux mint now it's a very fast wi-fi card and it  does have bluetooth five and great to see in this and i think for this price point it's good that  they included things like that that you wouldn't actually expect i wouldn't expect to see a wi-fi  6e card in this i wouldn't really expect to see either a pcie 3.0 spec drive from kingston i  thought they would go with a slower sata 3 drive but they didn't there which is good it can run  three 4k monitors which is great there we've got the type c port that supports video out and two  gigabit lan ports again i wouldn't kind of expect that for this price point so those really are the  positives and of course windows 11. now who's it really for i think for people that just want a  mini pc for light workloads that's really all you can expect out of this kind of spec now in 2022  so that would be of course documents spreadsheets internet browsing video playback i didn't feature  or show any hevc 4k playback or vp9 because it's most people know that that actually this spec  of mini pc can do it just fine it'll play back those demanding video files so great as a little  media center media player is able to do that so then that gets onto the things i don't like then  about the lark box x here so there's well a couple of things firstly it doesn't seem to have  the cables included in the box for a sata 3 2.5 inch drive but there's actually plugs on there  for it i can see what looks like power and then the sata 3 cable plug would be there but there's  no way to actually screw in a 2.5 inch drive even though we've got the space for it it looks like it  so that's a little disappointing the other is that power limit that i talked about about i mentioned  maybe 20 times in the video severely reducing the performance of not only the cpu clocks but also  the vega 10 graphics sadly so instead of 35 watts it's just 25 watts and that really did reduce the  performance it can candle a lot better and you can go into the bias and manually override that  power limit as i showed you through those settings but it's not how they've actually configured it  so i've reviewed it as stock as of course now the fan will get a little annoying at times but if you  do increase the power limit expect the fan to be running a lot on high rpms get a little bit more  annoying and the other is the thermals in this which is another positive the thermals are good  it doesn't go over 65 degrees celsius not my unit here with ambient 25 degree temperatures so there  we go now you know the full story of the lark box x from chewie thanks a lot for watching this video\n"