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Gearbest has provided coupons for Hystou and Beelink computers.

Somehow, despite having more than 35 years of experience with a soldering iron, I had never used soldering paste, although I’d heard a lot about it. So I decided to fill that gap by picking up a tube of one product from this large family for review: Best BS-706 paste. If you’re interested in my first attempts at using soldering paste and what I thought of it, come on in.

Today I’m reviewing another TV box from Mecool, built around the long-familiar S912 SoC. There’s nothing unusual about it, except for a slight sense of déjà vu that stayed with me while using the box, especially when inspecting it. Why? Read on for the review, which, as always, includes an inspection, a teardown, a few tests, and my conclusions.

GearBest is having a sale on an interesting TV box model built around a Realtek processor.

About six months ago, I reviewed a Mecool TV box with voice control. Today, I’ll show you a very similar, though different, TV box from the same company with roughly the same features. As always, the review will include an inspection, teardown, tests, and a summary table.

It wasn't that long ago that computers with Gemini Lake core (SoC) processors started appearing on the market (I already covered one), and other manufacturers soon began releasing their own models. Today I'll be taking a look at one of them. Its key differences are 6 GB of RAM and an SSD instead of eMMC flash storage, along with a few other minor details. As always, I'll take a look inside, take it apart, run some tests and share my conclusions.

Today I’m reviewing a computer with a “industrial” form factor that’s rather unusual for most users. But that’s not all: it also has at least two COM ports and a relatively powerful i5-7200U processor.

Not long ago, I reviewed a computer that was almost identical to the one featured here. It was called the Beelink M1. But as it turned out, the differences between them are a little more significant than I initially expected. Still, the best way to find out is to read the review, which includes a look around the device, the obligatory teardown, tests, and, of course, my conclusions, along with a comparison table.

I wasn’t even planning to write this review anymore, but this time fate had other ideas, and by a roundabout route a new phone from Cubot eventually made its way to me—or, to give its full name, the Cubot Power. The manufacturer came up with this rather straightforward name for its creation. In principle, it’s not a bad idea: there’s no “notch,” dual camera, or other nonsense, but there is a large display, a high-capacity battery, 6 GB of RAM, and 128 GB of flash storage. Somehow, though, it’s like that old joke about Christmas tree ornaments. Anyway, let’s take a look, take it apart, test it, and draw some conclusions.

GearBest has offered a discount on a pretty decent computer that I reviewed a while back. I thought this might be useful to readers.

I’ve been meaning to write an article like this for a long time, partly because I’ve already tested quite a few of these devices, partly because I wanted to organize all the information, and partly because readers have asked me to do it more than once.

Standalone devices that support Quick Charge are becoming increasingly common, so I decided to take a closer look at what “feeds” these “pets”—a QC 3.0 charger (power supply). It’s very compact, but you can read all about it in the review: as usual, I’ll take a look, run some tests, take it apart, and share my conclusions.

How many times have I started with the words, “I’ve already reviewed a similar product,” only to find myself doing it again. About a year and a half ago, I posted a review of a somewhat unusual power bank for four 18650 batteries, with independent charging and pass-through power. Today’s review is of a very similar device, though with a few differences.

GearBest is holding a sale on one of its popular TV box models, and as far as I can tell, this is currently the lowest price.

Not long ago, I saw someone mention that there hasn't been anything new on the market lately. But now I've got my hands on a mini PC with a processor announced late last year, and today I'm reviewing this new model. About a year and a half ago, I posted a review of a similar new model with an Apollo Lake processor. This version is its logical successor and is called Gemini Lake. As usual, the review covers the exterior, teardown, tests, and conclusions.

I thought I’d share the news: the fairly well-known Chinese company Beelink recently introduced a couple of interesting mini PC models. If you’re interested in this category, I think you’ll find some useful information here.

I spotted a sale on an interesting TV box powered by the S912 processor, with 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB of flash storage, and support for installing a hard drive.

Another tablet has landed in my hands, but this time it isn't one of those 10–11-inch "giants". It's a small, modest tablet with a screen diagonal of just 8 inches. I liked it, even though it has its share of drawbacks. Read on for the full review, including a closer look, teardown, tests, and conclusions.