Pros & Cons
Cons
The mintbox 3 thus far seems incredibly unreliable. There aren't any amd options when ordering the mintbox for those of us that prefer how amd works with linux.
Highlights
Quality
I am hoping there is something they can do to get the audio ports working as that is the only issue i have with the system
All components are high quality ram crucial ssd samsung 970 evo plus intel latest processor including body of the computer
Competitiveness
More ram faster processor bigger nvme ssd
I plan to add 16gb more ram another nvme ssd and a 2
I shut it down opened it up and added a second nvme drive which was surprisingly easy to do
The second nvme drive was detected and i installed pop
Overview
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pro, basic, few, nice and down. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 11 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 4 2022.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The pictures and description do not do it justice
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Networking samba was not part of the lm19
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I’ve always had to install it myself in past lm releases
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The i3m integrated interactive information monitor display on the front panel was not fully functional on my machine after initial boot in that it was not displaying cpu and gpu temperatures and core frequencies
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The patent disk cartridge system is though not as easy as “hotswap” bays pretty slick
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
On the other hand the difference between the pro and the basic is configuration they are basically the same machine and upgrading should be easy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had it set up and running linux mint 19
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I might also comment that the mintbox 3 basic boots up faster from shutdown than my windows 10 machine does from fast start