China's Mini PC Production [video]

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19 points | by 0xedb 7 hours ago

4 comments

  • evanjrowley 7 hours ago
    Amazing work being done by this company. Congratulations to their staff for pulling off what appears to be a well organized operation.

    That looks like the Beelink SER8. Several months ago, I recommended one to a family member and helped them set it up. The mini PC has been working very well so far.

  • alargemoose 6 hours ago
    This came up in my recommendations yesterday and I ended up losing a few hours to videos on this channel! The one thing I didn’t understand was why at ~14:00 they’re gluing the CMOS battery down!? That battery will certainly last less than the useful life of the PC. Seems like a surprising choice.
    • ProllyInfamous 6 hours ago
      >gluing down CMOS ... seems surprising

      This is because without securing the battery, it becomes the most-likely RMA reason (shipping can unseat the battery).

      For the zero/one time in the computer's lifetime that it requires replacement, there's a chemical that will remove the glue's attachment.

      • alargemoose 6 hours ago
        Very good point. I know there’s a “clip” there to keep it secure, but certainly could get moved during shipping.
    • Havoc 5 hours ago
      Glue is cheaper than a spring loaded cmos battery holder like you get on desktop boards
  • ProllyInfamous 6 hours ago
  • LargoLasskhyfv 5 hours ago
    There was more human manual work, than in the last video about cpu-coolers, from that channel.

    What I did find very fascinating was the improvised/temporary cpu-cooler applied during the first POST, in fact already under power and booting, then pressing it on the bare die with some soft TIM-foam.

    Phew! Close!

    But obviously works reliably enough, for that single step of production/testing.

    Also using Crucial DIMMs. Couldn't recognize the SSD, though.

    • dontlaugh 4 hours ago
      I had a look at their mini NAS and it can sell with a Crucial SSD. I would assume it’s the same for all of their machines.