This is a solid PC! 5800H 1tb SSD, 32 gb ram
I sweated the purchase of this small TrigKey PC for several weeks before buying. Reviews seemed generally positive, but there are quite a few negative reviews. My experience has been all great.
It is fast. I am replacing an old i5 desktop PC that is too old to upgrade to windows 11. It is significantly faster than this old PC. Activation went smoothly with no issues. Windows 11 pro is different than Windows 10 pro, but after a few hours of fiddling with settings, I am already accustomed to the operating system.
As with everything there are a few negatives.
1. Moving my old peripherals required some adapters and new cables. I purchased a dp to DVI cable so the old monitor would work.
2. It has only 5 USB ports. All of my older equipment us USB 2.0. The 4 USB 2 ports are not enough. I had to add old and retired powered USB hub back into service. The single USB C port remains vacant.
3. The audio port is in the front between the sole USB C port and the power button. With my old speaker system plugged in, the USB C port is crowded out. I am not able to put a USB C flash drive into this port. So, to use the USB C port I have to unplug the audio cable.
4. The PC lacks an SD card reader. I was able to attach one to my powered USB hub.
I view all these negatives as trivial and easily worked around. The TrigKey s5 Pro Max works great. It is virtually silent, but my computing is basic. I do not hear the fan at all. I do not a gamer, but it does play some 20 year old games very smoothly. The system is used for Word, Excel, Outlook, and a few other productivity apps. I have not dived into the BIOS to futz around, so no comments on that.
Shipping was NOT fast. It took almost 2 weeks to arrive. Not an issue, as I was in no immediate need.
All in all I would buy again without hesitation.
Update:
Added a Crucial BX500 2TB internal SSD. It now works flawlessly. However, since I am not a power user it was difficult to get working. Drive must be initiated, formatted, and given a drive name and letter. Somehow I stumbled through this process. The extra drive makes up for the small 1TB drive my 5800H came with.
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