KAMRUI AK1 Pro Mini PC

The KAMRUI AK1 Pro is a budget mini PC built on the Intel Celeron N5105 (a quad-core Jasper Lake chip, up to 2.9GHz) with integrated Intel UHD graphics. It ships with Windows 11 Pro, 12GB of DDR4, and a 256GB M.2 SATA SSD, and covers everyday tasks: office work, media streaming, and web browsing. A 2.5-inch bay lets you add an SSD or HDD up to 2TB, and at 5.04 x 5.04 x 2.05 inches with a VESA mount, it tucks behind a monitor easily. Gaming and heavy workloads are out of reach; this is entry-level hardware for a home office, a media box, or a light second machine.

Pros and Cons

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	KAMRUI AK1 Pro Mini PC
Price	List Price: $259.99 Amazon Prices: Check Price on Amazon
Version	12GB/256GB/N5105
Performance Rating	2.7
Operating System	Windows 11 Pro
Processor	Quad-core 2.00 Ghz (max 2.90 Ghz) Intel Celeron N5105
GPU	Integrated Intel UHD Graphics
RAM	12 GB
Internal Storage	256 GB
Dimensions width x length x thickness	5.04 x 5.04 x 2.05 inches (128.02 x 128.02 x 52.07 mm)
Weight	unknown
WiFi	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2
Ethernet	1 Ethernet port at 1 Gbps
HDMI	2 Full-Size HDMI Ports
DisplayPort	No DisplayPort
VGA	No VGA Ports
USB Ports	2 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3
Thunderbolt Ports	No
OCuLink	No
Internal SATA Ports	1 SATA port, includes 2.5" drive bay (Supports adding a 2.5-inch SSD or HDD)
Card Reader	No Card Reader
Headphone Jack	combo
Fanless	No
VESA Mount	Yes
In the Box	1x Mini PC, 1x Mounting Bracket, 1x HDMI Cable, 1x Power Adapter, 1x Instruction Manual
Expandability	Supports expansion with a 2.5-inch SSD/HDD up to 2TB, dual HDMI for dual screen setup

Two HDMI outputs, a spare drive bay, and no USB-C

The Intel Celeron N5105 is a quad-core Jasper Lake chip with a 10W TDP, enough for office work, web browsing, and media but not heavy workloads. The 12GB of DDR4 is a step up from the 8GB common at this price, which helps everyday multitasking feel a little smoother.

For ports it has dual HDMI (for a two-monitor setup), two USB 3.0, two USB 2.0, a combo audio jack, and a Gigabit Ethernet port, with Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 for wireless; there is no USB-C. Storage starts with a 256GB M.2 SATA SSD, and a 2.5-inch bay lets you add an SSD or HDD up to 2TB, which is handy for a media library or a small home server.

Reviewer Insights

The AK1 Pro runs Intel’s Celeron N5105, a quad-core Jasper Lake chip from 2021 rated at a 10W TDP. It scores roughly 4,066 on PassMark’s multi-thread benchmark, which puts it at the entry of the 2026 budget tier, behind the Intel N100 (about 5,643) and N150 (about 5,478) found in current sub-$200 mini PCs. None of the reviewers below ran a formal benchmark suite (no Cinebench, Geekbench, 3DMark, wattage-meter, decibel, or thermal-probe figures), so the measured data here is limited to what each tested hands-on.

Tech Closet

Tech Closet frames the AK1 Pro as “the bestselling Mini PC on Amazon,” citing a “4.4 Stars average rating with over 1,000 reviews,” and notes he paid “around $150” for the unit. His teardown covers the black plastic case with copper-colored cooling vents, the detachable bottom module that connects over a USB-C port and accepts a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, the pre-installed 256GB M.2 SATA drive, and “active CPU cooling with a fresh thermal compound.” He calls out the 12GB of DDR4 (2400 MHz) as a step up from the 8GB common at this price.

His one quantified result was gaming. He ran Counter-Strike 2 at 720p and got “around 25 FPS with a horrible frame time,” concluding the machine “is not meant to run these games” though it can still manage “low demanding or some legendary titles.” He says the system “feels responsive,” runs 4K video and “simple office work and web browsing decently,” and stays “very quiet” even under sustained load, all “keeping in mind that it is a 10 watt CPU.” He did not meter power draw, fan noise, or temperatures.

Jake Reviews All

Jake confirms the exact configuration on camera: “the ak-1 Pro 12 gigs of RAM 256 gigabytes” running “the Jasper Lake n5105.” He used the unit as his daily machine for several days, including “an entire day” of browsing, shopping, and Excel work, plus Netflix streaming, which was “a little bit slower getting the movie like initially started but once it starts going no issues.”

Both of his tests stayed qualitative. A Wi-Fi speed test “wasn’t too bad,” and he rated it “one of the fastest speeds that I’ve gotten out of most of these mini PCs,” but he put no Mbps figure on screen. For storage he added a 2TB SSD to the expansion bay and shuttled a Windows 11 installation folder from the built-in 256GB drive to the SSD and back, reporting “the speeds were actually pretty darn decent” without a MB/s number. His verdict is that the AK1 Pro makes a capable everyday and media-server box (he flags Plex as a good fit) “for the budget price.”

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This reviewer’s sample carried 8GB of RAM instead of the 12GB build. He reads it straight off the About screen as “the n5105 at 2 gigahertz eight gigabytes of installed RAM … Windows 11 Pro,” with dual-band 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2. He also measures the chassis by hand at “five inches across five inches long and two inches tall” and shows the detachable bottom module exposing a USB-C connector.

He says the machine “boots up in only seconds,” loads web pages and full-screen video without stutter over Wi-Fi, and stays near silent: “tell me if you hear it running, I can barely hear it running, so it’s very very very quiet.” He also flags something spec sheets bury, that “it does not come with a built-in speaker, so if you want sound you will have to add a Bluetooth speaker” (or route audio over HDMI). He positions the AK1 Pro for light office work, schoolwork (he uses one for his kids’ homeschooling), travel, and as a second PC for live streaming, but he runs no benchmarks and quotes no performance numbers.

Customer Reviews

KAMRUI is a white-label brand that reuses and relists Amazon listings, and the AK1 Pro is a case in point. The Amazon listing that carried its reviews has since been relisted as a different KAMRUI machine (the Essenx E1, an AMD 3150U box), so the star total you see there now pools AK1 Pro and Essenx E1 reviews and no longer cleanly reflects this N5105 model. The reviews quoted below are from confirmed AK1 Pro owners, so they remain a useful read; if you want this hardware, search for the KAMRUI AK1 Pro (N5105) directly and confirm the exact model and new condition before buying.

The favorable owners praise the compact footprint, easy setup, value, and the internal expansion bay for a second drive. Calvin W Carter wrote “This is the best low cost, super compact PC’s I have found on Amazon,” pointing to that bay as why he recommends it over smaller boxes that lack one, and Stephen J called setup “extremely easy” and used his to drive a multi-TV video wall. The more measured reviews flag the trade-offs: Krista Schwimmer titled hers “Nice little computer with crappy sound” and led with “Amazing what can be had for under $170,” but found it “a bit lacking in storage” out of the box and clocked Wi-Fi at around 40 Mbps, while Kindle Customer noted it ran lighter games like Roblox and Skate fine but “Wouldn’t load marvels rivals.”

A drive bay and two HDMI outputs on a 2021 chip

Office work and media playback are what this box handles well, in a chassis small enough to hang off a VESA mount in a home office, a living room, or a classroom. The 2.5-inch bay is the practical reason to pick it over smaller boxes, since a drive up to 2TB can sit alongside the 256GB M.2 SSD without opening up a laptop-sized enclosure.

Gaming and heavy workloads are out. For more speed in a similar form factor, the KAMRUI AK2 Plus steps up to a newer Intel N100. Because KAMRUI relists listings often, confirm the exact model before buying. To compare it with other models, use Starry Hope’s Mini PC Comparison Chart.

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