Mini PC AMD Ryzen

[bulldog147]

Will Ocuk bring in stock of mini pc for AMD Ryzen as I don't want to purchase directly from Hong Kong or China like minisform for example. Surely UK should have their own mini pc to build as I was surprised Ocuk don't do it for some reason?

 

[LePhuronn]

What's wrong with purchasing directly from China?

 

[Rroff]

Are you looking for something specific? there are loads of reputable brands and sellers for mini PCs on Amazon and often deals on so prices aren't too terrible.

EDIT: I doubt OcUK would invest in developing something ground up so you'd have to look at likely Chinese linked brands like Minisforum and Beelink, etc. anyhow.

 

[lsg1r]

@bulldog147 I bought my AMD 5600G based miniforums pc on Amazon....pretty sure it was even cheaper than their own site at the time.

As above OCUK is not going to invest in what is quite a niche area.

 

[nade]

Surely would it not be more preferable to build your own? There are literally tons of options out there. You could source a case, maybe PSU but then support OcUK and buy the rest of the kit from them?

 

[picnic]

Am I being paranoid? You hear stories of these cheap Chinese Android streaming boxes coming with unwanted extras has this ever been reported for these cheap Chinese Windows PCs?

 

[LePhuronn]

Am I being paranoid? You hear stories of these cheap Chinese Android streaming boxes coming with unwanted extras has this ever been reported for these cheap Chinese Windows PCs?

A PC is easy to wipe though, so even if there was some Chinesium deathware on it, a fresh install from a known safe ISO solves the issue.

Unless there's some weirdo chip in there too or some custom BIOS to embed something.

 

[LostCorpse]

Unless there's some weirdo chip in there too or some custom BIOS to embed something.

which is always a possibility, think IDRAC/HP Lights out as example of what could be done if wanted.

that said, they found chinese manufactured chips in military hardware something like below

China-sourced fake chips used in US military, says BusinessWeek

Fake microchips from China are causing a growing number of failures in military systems, according to an investigation by BusinessWeek magazine

www.theguardian.com

Proof That Military Chips From China Are Infected?

www.military.com

Chinese Parts in the F-35 Highlight Concerning Trend in the US Defense Sector

The contraction of U.S. defense and civilian industries since the end of the Cold War has made foreign inputs into key weapons programs indispensable.

thediplomat.com

risk vs rewards ect. its unfortuantly hard to beat some of the cheapist manufactured goods that come from certain areas of the globe.

 

[Rroff]

Am I being paranoid? You hear stories of these cheap Chinese Android streaming boxes coming with unwanted extras has this ever been reported for these cheap Chinese Windows PCs?

I'd definitely not buy lesser known/generic brands, the more established ones like Beelink will be under more scrutiny and less likely to be an issue. Still possible for some kind of backdoor/BIOS functionality left dormant in there though :s I've used a bunch of the better known brands and there is nothing actively running.

 

[picnic]

Thanks for the input peeps