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To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. End users interested in this product should be located in the low-level gaming, SOHO, Net PC, or HTPC markets. Getting access to the PCB area where you can upgrade the RAM and SSDs was very simple, but involved prying off the rubber feet (watch you don't get fluff on the glue). A USB attached printer that would normally be always attached was just plugged in the front Type-A port to fire off a few pages in a rush. Once the screws are removed, it takes a little bit of care to pry off the back panel, which exposes another metal frame underneath which will also need to be removed via 4 more screws.
The HX90G takes compact computing to the next level, with gaming performance on par with full-size desktops and connectivity options to match the best of them.Take a listen below to the HX90G and compare with a desktop AMD Wraith cooler, and an older HM90 mini PC I reviewed.
I would still prefer a proper laptop from a local seller with a proper warranty, but I could see the value in one of these. Combined stress tests of Furmark and Prime 95 saw temperatures reach 91C, but in ordinary use they did not go that high and I found the fans were not struggling to control temps. The 5000’s should be rolling out as considerably cheaper due to their age, which will be 2yrs in Nov.With this approach, it easily beats most notebooks in performance, while allowing upgrades at the fraction of the cost of a comparable notebook. I do not consider myself a gamer and don’t want to go down the rabbit hole of being a hard-core gaming as I have already headed down the Homelab rabbit hole.