Trying a $100 PC from Amazon...

**The $100 Guleek Mini PC: A Review**

Hey guys, this is Austin. I set out with a simple goal, to find the cheapest, brand new computer that I could find on Amazon, and well, this is what I've got.

**What's in the Box?**

This is the Guleek GPC Wintel Mini PC. As you can see, it's pretty mini. So the main idea here is that for $100, this is going to be a fully functional computer. It's not going to be bare bones. You don't need to install Windows. Everything should come all ready to go.

**Technical Specifications**

We've got the technical specifications: quad-core Intel Atom Z8300, Windows 10, two gigabytes of RAM, and 32 gigs of storage. For $100. As I was saying, this guy is about as small as it gets.

**The Good Stuff**

There are definitely some cool things about this setup though. The Gechic monitor is really nice-looking. You're getting that full 1080 resolution, not only is there going to be a matte display, but you know, in theory when you remember to charge it, it is going to be a really nice portable setup.

**The Not-So-Good Stuff**

CSGO.exe has stopped working. Right before the load finished. Ugh, I feel that right here. So what did we learn? We learned that the Guleek is a pretty decent PC as long as you don't ever try to play a game on it.

**Conclusion**

I'm curious, what do you guys think about the $100 Guleek Mini PC? I'm sure you will have lots of very insightful comments about this entire video. So be sure to let me know in the comments below, and of course, definitely be sure to go check out LastPass with the link in the description.

Thanks for watching, guys. I'm going to go cry myself to sleep over not being able to play a game right now.

WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey, guys, this is Austin.I set out with a simple goal,to find the cheapest, brand new computerthat I could find on Amazon,and well, this is what I've got.And big shout out LastPassfor sponsoring today's video.This is the Guleek GPC Wintel Mini PC.As you can see, it's pretty mini.So the main idea here is that for $100,this is going to be afully functional computer.It's not going to be bare bones.You don't need to install Windows.Everything should come all ready to go.Oh, here we go.We've got the technical specifications.The quad-core Intel Atom Z8300,Windows 10, two gigabytes of RAM,and 32 gigs of storage.For $100.As I was saying, this guy isabout as small as it gets.So what we're getting here isa full fledged desktop computer.You're gonna be getting USB ports, HDMI,really, really rattly plastic,but it actually does come inthis nice, aluminum chassis.We get a HDMI cable.Wow, that's actually really nice.We also get what looks liketo be the power adapter!So one of the nice things about this guyis that even though it'sincluded in the box,it just runs off of astandard five volt micro USB.So in theory, you couldrun this off of somethinglike a battery bank or evenlike a normal phone charger.Hardware-wise, there's really not a lotto the Guleek Mini PC.So it does have that aluminum build,but if you come around back,what you're going to findis a full-size USB 3.0port, a USB 2.0 port,micro USB for power, HDMI out,as well as a headphone jackand a micro SD card slot.That micro SD card isgoing to be importantbecause with only 32 gigs of storage,you're definitely gonna wanna expand that.I will say one thing, itimmediately recognizesthat I'm using a 120 hertz monitor,and it's actually usingthe full refresh rate.That's kind of cool.Oh, God, what?Did I crash it?So, one quick monitor swap later,we have a fully-working PC.All those weird issuesactually had nothing to dowith the computer, andonce we get in here,I mean, everything seemsto be working fine.One of the big issuesthough is that we're runninga full Windows 10 PC withonly two gigs of RAM.So say you wanna do something simplelike watch some YouTube.Well, if we come over to the channeland try to load up apage, you're going to seethat things slow down quite a bit.Most of that is because weonly have two gigs of RAM.The Atom processor is not helping.However, once you actually get it to loadif you're a little bitpatient, it does totally work.Oh, also, our video's on trending.That's kinda cool.(laughing)We might not have speakers,but you can see 1080p video,especially on YouTube,does play back just fine.Now what's cool is is that even thoughthis is going to be a lower end PC,you're actually getting aGPU that is theoreticallycapable of pushing a 4K display.Although, that's probablynot the greatest idea.You know, I actually think there's a lotthat we can do with thisPC, but before we do that,I wanna give a huge shout out to LastPassfor sponsoring this video.It's almost like it'sa perfect sort of fit.When you get a brand newPC and you wanna haveall your passwords and allyour logins in one place.Funny how that happened.Not like we planned it or anything.I personally have been using LastPassfor over five years now at this point.And what you're getting here is somethingthat's gonna allow you toget all of your passwordsall under one, secure umbrella.So say, for example, thatyou use the same passwordon lots of site, which of courseno one would ever dowho watches the channel.Right?What LastPass allows you to dois to create a completelyrandom generated passwordfor each and every site that you visit.So even if say one site gets hacked,that doesn't mean that someone can getinto all of your other logins.Now what's cool is is that LastPasskeeps all this super secureunderneath a master password.What's nice about that is there aremultiple ways of getting into it.You can add two-factor authentication.It actually is a reallysecure way of doing things.The best part is that youcan get LastPass for free.Now they do have a $2a month premium plan,which is what I've been on for a while.But regardless, you shouldbe using a password manager,and I legitimately useLastPass every single day.If you guys wanna check it out,the link is in the description,and huge, huge shout outto LastPass for sponsoring this video.Now sure, having a miniPC is fine and great.What's the fun if you don't actuallytake advantage of how small it is?Everyone knows that acheap PC is not going to bethe most powerful thing in the world, butthis is where things get alittle bit more exciting.This is the Gechic On-Lap1102H portable monitor.Now there are lots ofportable monitors out there,and most of the time,they're pretty decent.What makes this a little bit differentis it has its owndedicated battery built in.So with pretty much justa single HDMI cable,we can get a fully portable setup.See where I'm going with this?So first of all, we havethe actual display itself.So we're looking at an 11.6 inch...(crinkling)(clears throat)We're looking at a 11.6inch 1920 by 1080 panel.Plenty bright enough andespecially plenty sharp enoughto be able to handle our Guleek Mini PC.So, with our Gechicmonitor up and running,this is our questionably useful setup.So, first of all we have the Guleek PC.Now connected to thatis our Samsung T3 SSD,which is going to have allof our Steam games on it.It's being powered by this Mi power bank.We also have the monitor, which normallywould be running on its own power,except that it was not charged.So we have it connectedto another battery bank,and with all this, we haveonly one spare USB port,and I'm trying to get games set up,so I'm having to hotswap mouses and keyboardsand controllers to tryto get something to workbecause we really plannedthings out solidly.There are definitely some cool thingsabout this setup though.The Gechic monitor is really nice-looking.So you're getting thatfull 1080 resolution,and not only is there goingto be a matte display,but you know, in theory whenyou remember to charge it,it is going to be a reallynice portable setup.It even has some things on the backsideto be able to hook upsomething like a compute stickso you can have a fullyportable little setup,but none of that matters ifI can't play CS:GO in a park.Because that's the wholepremise for this video.Please, please tell me that this isactually going to let me load it.So we're into the menu, Icranked all the settings down,and it looks like we're actually loading,and it should work in theory.I've done a lot of testing with CS:GO.Usually when we have areally low end system,that's sort of the first game I goto actually see if it will work,and while I've neverdone it on an Atom chip,that should, in theory, be able to run.It's gonna be on low settingsand not a great frame rate.Initializing game data.I don't think I've ever seenCS:GO take five minutes to loadbut that's fine, who careshow long it takes to load?Just matters if we canactually play the game or not.Oh, no!No!CSGO.exe has stopped working.Right before the load finished.Ugh, I feel that right here.So what did we learn?We learned that the Guleekis a pretty decent PCas long as you don't evertry to play a game on it.So I'm curious, what do you guys thinkabout the $100 Guleek Mini PC?I'm sure you will have lots ofvery insightful commentsabout this entire video.So be sure to let me knowin the comments below,and of course, definitelybe sure to go check outLastPass with the link in the description.There guys, thank youso much for watching.I'm going to go cry myself to sleepover not being able toplay a game right now.