Unboxing Acer Revo Box RB102 Quad-Core Mini PC: Small but Fully Equipped, A Low-Power Office Machine Choice－傻瓜狐狸的雜碎物品

Recently, Fox has been looking for a minimalist office computer that can also double as a server for specific functions.

It should be affordable, low in power consumption, and, in short, small, elegant, and energy-efficient.

Although Taiwan doesn’t lack electricity, I’m still very short on cash ~ Keeping my wallet happy and meeting my needs is crucial.

Some netizens might say the performance is poor, but it’s meant to be a minimalist office and multimedia machine, after all~~

Coincidentally, Acer’s mini PC series was on sale during Double 11, so we got this one:

Acer Revo Box RB102 Quad-Core Mini PC

Testing and unboxing ~ Hopefully, it meets our simple expectations.

Now let’s get started ~ Following the traditional routine.

The outer packaging is very simple, just a plain kraft paper box.

Before unboxing, let’s take a look at the specs from the official website:

Operating System: Windows 11 Pro
Processor: Intel® Celeron N100
Memory: 4GB*1 DDR4
Storage: 128G M.2 SSD
Wireless Network: 802.11 ax/ac/a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth: Bluetooth® 5.2

Additionally, the official website lists the product features:

★ Lightweight, less than 1L in volume and less than 1kg in weight, easy to carry
★ Supports up to three monitors simultaneously, with up to 8K resolution
★ Compatible with VESA mounts for wall-hanging behind a monitor, saving space
★ 3-year warranty with on-site pickup and delivery, buy with confidence, use with peace of mind!

For a small PC, the ability to output to three monitors is quite impressive.

However, the performance is probably just adequate, so you can’t expect too much.

Now, let’s unbox. Upon opening, the first thing you see is the main unit itself.

A simple manual or warranty information is included.

The contents are straightforward: the main unit, a small power adapter, and a mounting bracket to secure it behind a monitor.

The power adapter is really small, with a maximum power output of just 36W.

The front of the main unit has a power button and an audio output port.

What’s impressive is the abundance of USB ports:

It includes two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports and one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port.

The USB-C port can also be used to connect an external monitor.

The rear interface, aside from the power connector, also includes two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports.

It also has HDMI and DisplayPort, plus a rare feature for mini PCs: dual RJ-45 network ports.

Next up is the teardown time.

The entire top and bottom cover of this machine are made of plastic.

Upon opening, you can see a small fan component.

It looks like there’s space to add a 2.5-inch hard drive.

Lifting the top cover reveals the SSD covered with thermal pads and a single SO-DIMM memory slot.

The factory-installed RAM is 4GB.

Fox sincerely advises you ~ Go buy a 16GB stick to upgrade it!!!

This machine is full of Chinese components.

The memory is from a Chinese brand, Vostron.

Even the SSD is from a Chinese brand, FORESEE (Longsys).

Specs: PCIe Gen3x4 NVMe 1.2.

It’s basically just adequate.

No wonder the whole machine is so affordable—there’s a reason for it.

Below the SSD is the wireless network card, model Intel AX101 NGW.

Thankfully, they didn’t cut costs by using an MTK card.

The back of the CPU uses a large heatsink with a fanless design.

Although the Intel^® Celeron N100 supports low-power mode...

There’s still some concern about overheating.

Anyway, Fox went ahead and started using it.

Well... first impressions came quickly—Editor Old G and Fox couldn’t stand the lag when opening multiple web pages.

We immediately upgraded the RAM to 16GB, and the experience became much smoother.

With this, most office tasks and multimedia playback are manageable ~ It can also handle a mail server and soft router without issues.

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However, during multitasking, although some claim the N100’s performance is comparable to an i5-7400,

with the overall power consumption capped at 36W, the CPU runs at a low frequency of no more than 1.5 GHz.

Despite the N100’s theoretical max clock speed of 3.40 GHz, this isn’t achievable on the Revo Box RB102.

So, the actual experience is somewhat different.

Even with low-power operation, due to the passive cooling design, the CPU temperature can still rise high enough to require throttling in poorly ventilated environments.

If you’re concerned about high operating temperatures, a laptop cooling pad will be your good friend.

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