REVIEW: MeLE Fanless PC Stick PCG02 Pro - Mini PC Computer - 12th Gen Intel N100 (256GB)

MeLE PCG02 Pro Review - Fanless Mini PC Stick - Any Good?

Details:
N100 CPU and Windows 11 Pro - Power by Quad-Core Alder Lake 12th N100, 0.8 GHz base frequency, up to 3.4 GHz on Windows 11, support Linux, Ubuntu, Debian as well. The portable stick computer offers a versatile alternative to conventional bulky desktop computers, is an ideal, affordable mini computer for home, office and work applications.

USB PD3.0 Enabled - Use your slim and portable PCG02 Pro small compute stick to stream, browse and multitask from anywhere, at anytime with ease thanks to the USB C port with USB PD3.0 technology. This stick pc can be powered by power bank, power station and any other power sources that the power is over 24W and voltage is range of 12V-23V.

8GB LPDDR4+256GB eMMC - The PCG02 Pro hdmi stick pc equipped with 8GB of 4266MHz LPDDR4 RAM, 256GB stable and lower power eMMC, with a Micro SD port support expanding up to 2TB,which can quickly transfer data between computer and other device. (Note: N100 PC Stick does not support SSD expansion due to the limited PCB space).

Faster Wired and Wireless Connectivity - This hdmi pc stick features advanced Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Bluetooth 5.1 technologies, ensuring reliable dual-band connectivity (2.4GHz and 5GHz).

Reddot & Muse Design Winner
WInner of 2024 Reddot Award and the 2023 MUSE Design Gold Awards on PC Stick PCG02 Pro and Overclock Series Mini PC.

Energy Efficient & Thermal Heat Dissipation Design
Specially designed micro airflow texture on the shell of the mini PC provides 2.6x better heat dissipation compared to average mini PCs. This allows the micro computer to run faster and longer without thermal performance issues.

A PC Smaller than a Smartphone!
The Mini PC Stick is smaller than an iPhone - making it easy to take while on the go! Perfect for travel and fits into pockets with its slim dimensions.

This fanless mini PC boasts numerous features:
- Intel N100 CPU and Microsoft's officially licensed Windows 11 Pro
- USB Type-C port with USB PD3.0
- Dual HDMI 2.0 4K Display output

Hardware Interface:
microSDXC, USB 3.0 Type C, HDMI, 3.5mm Audio, USB 3.0

Special Features:
Fanless, Silent, Unlocked Bios, Wake On LAN, PXE Boot, RTC Wake, Auto Power On, Low Power PC

More MeLe models:
MeLE Quieter 4C Mini PC / MeLE PCG02 / MeLE Mini PC Overclock4C / MeLE Overclock3C / MeLE Quieter2Q / MeLE Quieter3Q / MeLE Quieter 3C Fanless Mini PC / Windows 11 Mini PC (Intel CPU)

More Alternatives:
Beelink / Bmax / KAMRUI / GMKtec / ACEMAGICIAN / Chuwi / NUC

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[adrianTNT]

1:13 the screw mounts on the back are an awesome detail, besides mounting it wherever you want, it can aslo be used to mount various additional devices to it.
When it is so small you often have it moved / dragged around the table by the ridgid HDMI or charging cables, so having mount options is nice.

[farishanafiah]

It's crazy to see how far the PC stick game has moved on. Not so long ago, the best we could get was a 14nm or 10nm Intel Celeron CPU with LPDDR3 or LPDDR4 RAM. Now, we have a PC stick that can even rival Chromebook laptops.

[phonetech]

he shows around 6:27 that general MS office seems to work fine, but agreed heavy Excel can be rough in general (I think there's something like a 2GB file size limitation in Excel imposed on Microsoft's part...I guess it just depends on what "normal" usage is which might vary for different folks...as a budget mini pc though it seems reasonable for school or light work :)

[elctrcl]

Since it`s geared towards light office tasks, it would've been useful to put it to the test on somewhat complex Excel spreadsheets, heavy Word .doc...etc
I`m saying this because at my work I have a pretty decent laptop 8th gen i5 and, for my personal taste, it struggles on some heavy macro running Excel files.

[Jimmy_Boy_Kalahati]

Very informative video. I always question if a low budget PC can run GTA5 and up to what console emulator and you just answered it all for me. It would be excellent if the storage could be user upgradable, but there's a micro SD slot and external storage can be connected. Something like this would be awesome for my bedroom tv or for my senior parents' light computing needs.

[wbhdcds]

Could you tell whether the USB-C port for data also has DP 1.4?

[FAT]

With eMMC storage, I would consider installing FydeOS. That would give a more decent overall performance than Windows 11 and any resource-intensive GNU Linux desktop distro, particularly those using KDE Plasma as the default desktop environment.

[bungalowtomcat]

When you running USB movies 🎬 and tv 📺 shows with the computer stick, , , , would the image be better this way? Rather then just plugging a USB in to the TV's USB ?

[yourbossdonpely]

Can I use it as an Ubuntu server for websites?

[kubak]

Why Are They Not Available In Poland And Europe???

[richardklegin-bj]

i installed linux on mine. because when you boot up you have a virus on it

[dluuc]

as all chinese electronics my PCG02 worked fine but only 2 years. then, as always, died.