$299 2.5GbE Mini PC The Cheap Topton M6

We take a look at a $299 Intel Jasper Lake-powered Topton M6 mini PC that has features like 2.5GbE and WiFi 6. Intel has made great progress in its efficient cores with Tremont. This is a solid upgrade over the J4125 generation and has us excited for the future. There are some major caveats to this system though. STH Main Site Article: https://www.servethehome.com/topton-m6-review-an-intel-jasper-lake-mini-pc-with-2-5gbe-n5105/ STH Merch on Spring: https://the-sth-merch-shop.myteespring.co/ STH Top 5 Weekly Newsletter: https://eepurl.com/dryM09 STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where we got the unit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Since there are many listings, we are documenting where we purchased this unit in our forums here: https://forums.servethehome.com/index.php?threads/topton-m6-review-an-intel-jasper-lake-mini-pc-with-2-5gbe.36365/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to Find STH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- STH Forums: https://forums.servethehome.com Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ServeTheHome ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Other STH Content Mentioned in this Video ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Lenovo M90n Nano - https://youtu.be/9dDJ6kj8CCw - Lenovo M90n IoT - https://youtu.be/rIi6xh1cylw - Topton Fanless Firewall - https://youtu.be/IJhlqb4iGn4 - Intel J4125 Firewall - https://youtu.be/wUcDg_ms0is - Dell OptiPlex 7080 Micro: https://youtu.be/5mTUTX4QNkg - HP EliteDesk 800 G6 Mini: https://youtu.be/o416e0iyE30 - Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q-2 Tiny (Gen 2): https://youtu.be/Kr1tD6TEnek - Apple Mac Mini M1 10GbE Edition: https://youtu.be/4gXUfAgLKj0 - Project TinyMiniMicro Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC53fzn9608B-MT5KvuuHct5MiUDO8IF4 - STH Mini PC Platylist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC53fzn9608BEXuRQBb1Fz56TnGOoDmNr ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction 02:29 External Hardware Overview 05:20 Internal Hardware Overview 09:10 BIOS, TPM, and Windows 11 Pro 10:08 Intel N5105 Performance 14:00 Poor Bundled NVMe SSD Performance 15:00 Power Consumption 16:42 Noise and the Little Fan 18:19 Key Lessons Learned 20:41 Wrap-up