Poll of the Day > Do you think buying one of these Mini PCs would be a security concern?

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BeerOnTap 07/21/19 6:54:00 PM #1:	Mini Pc, Beelink BT3 PRO Windows 10 64-bit (4GB+64G) Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Processor, 4K/ HDMI & VGA/2.4G+5.8G Dual WiFi/1000Mbps LAN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KNBTFJC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ Its a Chinese manufacturer. Do you think I should worry about it having malware thatll track me? <cite>BeerOnTap posted [p:924997555] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>Mini Pc, Beelink BT3 PRO Windows 10 64-bit (4GB+64G) Intel Atom x5-Z8350 Processor, 4K/ HDMI & VGA/2.4G+5.8G Dual WiFi/1000Mbps LAN https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KNBTFJC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ Its a Chinese manufacturer. Do you think I should worry about it having malware thatll track me?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SkynyrdRocker 07/21/19 6:56:25 PM #2:	Yes <cite>SkynyrdRocker posted [p:924997653] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>Yes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeerOnTap 07/21/19 6:57:50 PM #3:	In one of the product pictures it says, and I quote, More stable netword signal ... Lmao <cite>BeerOnTap posted [p:924997711] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>In one of the product pictures it says, and I quote, More stable netword signal ... Lmao</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dikitain 07/21/19 6:59:09 PM #4:	BeerOnTap posted... Its a Chinese manufacturer. Do you think I should worry about it having malware thatll track me? I would more worry about the thing actually working. Ganted, I don't have any hands-on experience with it, but those cheap units are usually not a great investment. --- I am a senior software engineer. If you see me post here, I am tired of writing TPS reports. <cite>Dikitain posted [p:924997762] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote><cite>BeerOnTap posted...</cite> <quote>Its a Chinese manufacturer. Do you think I should worry about it having malware thatll track me?</quote> I would more worry about the thing actually working. Ganted, I don't have any hands-on experience with it, but those cheap units are usually not a great investment.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gumbotron 07/21/19 7:17:32 PM #5:	I'd pay more for a brand one If you are worried about tracking. You can always wipe it before you use it. Just keep the windows 10 key In that sense it's kinda sketchy, a legit key costs money in itself.... <cite>Gumbotron posted [p:924998441] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>I'd pay more for a brand one If you are worried about tracking. You can always wipe it before you use it. Just keep the windows 10 key In that sense it's kinda sketchy, a legit key costs money in itself....</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeerOnTap 07/21/19 7:24:22 PM #6:	Gumbotron posted... I'd pay more for a brand one If you are worried about tracking. You can always wipe it before you use it. Just keep the windows 10 key In that sense it's kinda sketchy, a legit key costs money in itself.... Yeah that would be my concern. Maybe stolen or not legit windows keys. <cite>BeerOnTap posted [p:924998690] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gumbotron posted...</cite> <quote>I'd pay more for a brand one If you are worried about tracking. You can always wipe it before you use it. Just keep the windows 10 key In that sense it's kinda sketchy, a legit key costs money in itself....</quote> Yeah that would be my concern. Maybe stolen or not legit windows keys.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OHJOY90 07/21/19 7:24:33 PM #7:	Yeah, I would agree with Dikitain, I can't see it lasting very long, and I've only vaguely heard of Beelink in passing. However, if you are looking for Mini PCs, I've had experience with Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny range and they work quite well and last for a long time. Lenovo ThinkCentre M92 or M93 Tiny are good, not sure about the newer ones. I've also seen mounts to attach them to the back of your monitor so it takes up even less space / is better ventilated. https://tinyurl.com/amazonlenovominipcsearch --- 3DS Friend Code: 3480-2661-5116 twitch.tv/ohjoy90 <cite>OHJOY90 posted [p:924998699] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, I would agree with Dikitain, I can't see it lasting very long, and I've only vaguely heard of Beelink in passing. However, if you are looking for Mini PCs, I've had experience with Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny range and they work quite well and last for a long time. Lenovo ThinkCentre M92 or M93 Tiny are good, not sure about the newer ones. I've also seen mounts to attach them to the back of your monitor so it takes up even less space / is better ventilated. https://tinyurl.com/amazonlenovominipcsearch</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RoboXgp89 07/21/19 7:35:16 PM #8:	i have a i5 4440 im not using would love to chuck it in a small form like that --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WErq2CBYTU <cite>RoboXgp89 posted [p:924999085] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>i have a i5 4440 im not using would love to chuck it in a small form like that</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RedPixel 07/21/19 7:37:39 PM #9:	They can track you if you have a newer processor. --- Working in a team is great! It always helps to have someone else to blame. <cite>RedPixel posted [p:924999206] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>They can track you if you have a newer processor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RoboXgp89 07/21/19 7:39:54 PM #10:	RedPixel posted... They can track you if you have a newer processor. no there was some weird thing going on with the cpus where they'd put stuff into lower memory so anyone could read that and get access to the more secure parts but that got patched/engineered out i think --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WErq2CBYTU <cite>RoboXgp89 posted [p:924999263] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote><cite>RedPixel posted...</cite> <quote>They can track you if you have a newer processor.</quote> no there was some weird thing going on with the cpus where they'd put stuff into lower memory so anyone could read that and get access to the more secure parts but that got patched/engineered out i think</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blaqthourne 07/21/19 7:45:21 PM #11:	Pretty much all ready-made PCs are assembled in China these days. --- Montreal Expos (1969-2004) http://www.backloggery.com/Blaqthourne Now playing: Exile (TGCD) -- started 7/21/2019 <cite>Blaqthourne posted [p:924999458] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>Pretty much all ready-made PCs are assembled in China these days.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sodium-chloride 07/21/19 7:53:44 PM #12:	lmao wtf is that image of the hand on the Dualshock controller https://imgur.com/vFvxwb3 <cite>sodium-chloride posted [p:924999780] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>lmao wtf is that image of the hand on the Dualshock controller https://imgur.com/vFvxwb3</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SkynyrdRocker 07/21/19 7:54:25 PM #13:	sodium-chloride posted... lmao wtf is that image of the hand on the Dualshock controller https://imgur.com/vFvxwb3 Hail Satan <cite>SkynyrdRocker posted [p:924999811] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote><cite>sodium-chloride posted...</cite> <quote>lmao wtf is that image of the hand on the Dualshock controller https://imgur.com/vFvxwb3</quote> Hail Satan</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Monopoman 07/22/19 12:19:53 AM #14:	sodium-chloride posted... lmao wtf is that image of the hand on the Dualshock controller https://imgur.com/vFvxwb3 Dude you don't use a controller like that? Wow... that is really weird. <cite>Monopoman posted [p:925010705] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote><cite>sodium-chloride posted...</cite> <quote>lmao wtf is that image of the hand on the Dualshock controller https://imgur.com/vFvxwb3</quote> Dude you don't use a controller like that? Wow... that is really weird.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sahuagin 07/22/19 1:11:47 AM #15:	been seeing a lot of that low-cost ships-directly-from-china hardware lately... so far I've been avoiding it like the plague, but don't know for sure how bad it is or isn't --- *The truth basks in scrutiny.* https://imgur.com/GMouTGs http://projecteuler.net/profile/Sahuagin.png <cite>Sahuagin posted [p:925012178] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>been seeing a lot of that low-cost ships-directly-from-china hardware lately... so far I've been avoiding it like the plague, but don't know for sure how bad it is or isn't</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 07/22/19 1:13:10 AM #16:	Dikitain (Moderator) Wait, what? --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:925012218] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote><quote>Dikitain (Moderator)</quote> Wait, what?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dikitain 07/22/19 8:10:17 PM #18:	Zeus posted... Dikitain (Moderator) Wait, what? Dude, where have you been? I became a moderator like a week before Foxx did. --- I am a senior software engineer. If you see me post here, I am tired of writing TPS reports. <cite>Dikitain posted [p:925046270] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote><cite>Zeus posted...</cite> <quote><quote>Dikitain (Moderator)</quote> Wait, what?</quote> Dude, where have you been? I became a moderator like a week before Foxx did.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revelation34 07/22/19 9:02:04 PM #19:	Only 4 GB of RAM? --- Gamertag: Kegfarms, BF code: 2033480226, Treasure Cruise code 318,374,355, Steam: Kegfarms <cite>Revelation34 posted [p:925048688] in Do you thi... [t:77880068]...</cite> <quote>Only 4 GB of RAM?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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