GMKtec K8 Plus - any good?

kakarott · 27 May 2025 at 08:41

So my old pc is packing in also has a 1050Ti, and to be honest the kids use it now for home work and Roblox.

I am interested in this due reading some recommendations. Barebones £204 when checking out. I'll do some light video editing and emulation and maybe some pc games.

Only thing I'll need to buy is ram and SSD and install OS? Is this a good machine to go for?

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ZXSpectrum · 27 May 2025 at 11:09

I have just bought a N100 for my arcade cab and i was impressed by the build quality for £70. The SSD and memory are chinese brand i have never heard of but works well. I have been considering one of the newer AMD ones like the one you are looking at as a replacement to stream from my PC to my big tv.

I do believe there are some with the new ai max+ coming out soon but they are not going to be that cheap.

kakarott · 27 May 2025 at 11:48

ZXSpectrum said:
I have just bought a N100 for my arcade cab and i was impressed by the build quality for £70. The SSD and memory are chinese brand i have never heard of but works well. I have been considering one of the newer AMD ones like the one you are looking at as a replacement to stream from my PC to my big tv.

I do believe there are some with the new ai max+ coming out soon but they are not going to be that cheap.

The mini PCs with 890 graphics is ridiculously expensive.

ZXSpectrum · 27 May 2025 at 11:52

yeah just seen the 395 one with 128gb of memory and 4tb.. £1800 :eek:

kakarott · 27 May 2025 at 12:04

Nearly made a silly mistake. There's 3 models which I didn't notice. It's £204 for the M7 R7 Pro 6850H where's the K8 Plus 8845HS is £257 from another seller.

kakarott · 1 Jun 2025 at 15:00

About to place an order, they have 1tb ssd and 32gb ram option available. Do they use good brand parts or better of buying separately?