Review: ASRock BeeBox N3000

Conclusion

The ASRock BeeBox N3000 is an interesting take on the Intel NUC platform. Favouring silent operation over maximum speed, the compact mini PC employs a low-end Intel Celeron processor that is passively cooled but limited in terms of performance potential.

There are inevitable delays and you often wait a second or two for the system to catch up - this is particularly evident when carrying out multiple tasks at once - yet while you wouldn't want to be editing movies or playing games, performance is adequate for basic tasks such as document authoring or streaming video.

And while performance isn't the N3000's strong point, there's plenty to like elsewhere. The unit is admirably small, it makes absolutely no noise, it caters for memory and storage upgrades, and connectivity is excellent. If there's a catch, it's that the operating system isn't included and the addition of Windows 10 would increase cost of ownership to a not-so-comfortable £270. This is, it seems, an ideal device for Windows 10 with Bing.

Should you consider the BeeBox as is? Many HEXUS readers will deem the BeeBox N3000 too sluggish compared to their current/previous PC, but for your grandparents, or your kids, this could be an ideal computing device and it certainly has its place on the market.

ASRock BeeBox N3000

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The ASRock BeeBox N3000 mini PC is available to purchase from Scan Computers.

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