Alfawise B1 Barebone Quad Core Mini PC per Gioco

If you're searching for a very compact computer with good performances for a reasonnable price, this is it. The 6700HQ is a pretty fast middle of the road CPU, it'll do all tasks fast whether you use Win10 or Linux.
Gaming performances aren't too bad either, I tried Hitman 2 on middle setting on a 1680x1050 screen and it works fine (around 30fps most of the time). The power hungry WiiU emulator CEMU does play Zelda Breath of the Wild at 30fps with some tweaking, most other emulators works fine, even power hungry ones.
I'd say it's better than Intel's NUC offering at the same price point , as you get that discret 960M graphic card as a bonus.
The only thing I could criticize is that you need good performance RAM and SSDs for this thing to shine, don't expect a crazy fast system unless you invest into a Samsung NVMe and 16GB of DDR4 RAM.
Outside of performances:
The BIOS is very limited and looks like it comes from the laptop world. You can't set anything CPU and RAM related, all you can do is configure disk drives, and security.
There's no documentation, no website with drivers, no BIOS updates, no real support, you're on your own.
That said it's pretty easy to work with if you're technicaly proficient. I strongly suggest you use a driver updater software with this thing (like Stardock Ashampoo) as it'll get the drivers for you, no searching around the Interwebs.
All in all, great for the price asked, recommended 100%.

Jan 21,2019

Alfawise B1 Game PC is thus in the presence of a device that has characteristics of PC for gamer, or at least a laptop PC for the gamer. The temperatures are properly managed, without exceeding 75 °c during the various benchmark test phases. Another key factor in my choice for this model is the presence of an optical audio output. This output SPDiF Is regrettably often absent on mini PCs, unlike the TV box which they are almost all equipped.

This device is intended to replace the already excellent mini PC Hystou that I use every day. The PCI port is well-compatible with NVMe technology. One more point!

Oct 31,2018

Alfawise B1 Mini PC is really well designed with an original, scalable and efficient design. This Alfawise B1 is one of the best mini PCs of Chinese design with a Core i7, staying affordable.
This device is intended to limit the use of a large PC tower or even to replace it, should fill users wanting to own a powerful and discreet pc.
For my part, the mini PC can be used as a design workstation

Oct 23,2018

отличный мини комп Alfawise B1,+купил мозги к нему,накатил винду.игры тянет норм(видео обзоров и тестов на ютубе хватает)брал по акции,описанию соответствует,покупой доволен,рекомендую к покупке!
Excellent mini computer Alfawise B1, + bought brains to it, rolled windou.games pulls norms (video reviews and tests on YouTube enough) took by stock, description corresponds, purchase satisfied, recommend to buy!

Oct 13,2019

Alfawise B1 is a barebone, for the price, it is delivered without storage, without RAM, and without bone. I installed the Kingstone 8GB RAM and 128GB SSD onto it by myself. It has 4 card slots in total, one SD card slot, two SSD card slot, one HDD card slot. I can expand the memory according to my needs. I like DIY, and it is economical.

Oct 23,2018