Welcome viewers Nick once again and today I have an exciting video featuring a powerful
Windows 10 mini PC stick from a company called AWOW.
So this is the AWOW NY41S, and it runs on an Intel Celeron Gemini Lake J4105 CPU, on
8GB of RAM and 128GB of SSD storage.
Today’s video is going be exciting, because first I’ll briefly run true its Windows
operating system and hardware specs.
Then I’ll attempt to convert it into an Android TV Box installing Android x86.
Then I’ll attempt to install FydeOS which is actually Chrome OS with an Android subsystem.
This operating system will grant me Netflix in HD and the option to have root access to
install any Android app from the play store or sideload any APK.
So stay tuned that’s up next.
So here’s a look at what’s inside the box.
You get the mini PC stick itself. Its dimension is 5 ½ inches long, by 2 inches
wide, by ¾ inches thick.
You get one HDMI female to male HDMI cable.
One 5V 3A 15 Watts power supply.
US, UK, and EU interchangeable plug pins.
And a user manual.
So for its design, the entire shell is made of plastic with no ventilation holes. It has
some wait to it, so I hope it’s an indication that there is sufficient heatsink inside.
At its base it has one RJ-45 gigabit LAN port, one display port, and a Kensington lock.
To one side it has two USB 3.0 ports, 1 Type C charging port, a microSD card slot, and
a power button.
To the other side it only has a headphone jack.
At its heart is where you will find the male HDMI connector.
So using the included HDMI cable and set this up on my TV and capture card, and I recommend
you use this cable to prevent excessive weight that can damage your TV or monitor’s HDMI
port.
So I’m all set, and when you startup for the first time, you have the usual Windows
startup wizard. Once completed you will boot into the Windows desktop.
At this point I don’t believe anyone needs to learn how to use Windows unless you are
a toddler, so I’ll jumped right into its basic system information.
So it shows that the operating system is Windows 10 Pro, the manufacturer is AWOW technology
Co. Limited. You have the model and the CPU information
with its base clock speed of 1.5 GHz. It also has a boost clock speed of 2.5 GHz as I’ll
show you in a moment.
It has 8GB of RAM, it’s a 64-bit operating system, and this Windows version is activated.
If I dig a little deeper, in addition to what we just saw in its basic CPU information,
the AIDA64 extreme app shows that it GPU is the quad-core Intel UHD graphics 600 with
a core clock speed of 750MHz. And for some additional information this GPU
also has HDCP 2.2 protection to protect streaming services from piracy.
It has 8 GB of DDR4 RAM and that’s according to Intel’s specification page and the AWOW
product page.
It has an Intel sound smart technology audio adapter.
Here is its system disk information and the remaining storage after the Windows installation
and apps installed.
Network adapter is the Intel wireless AC 7265, and this provides dual band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
4.2.
And here is the bios information.
This PC stick comes with a mini display port which allows you to connect a second Monitor
using a Mini display to HDMI adapter. Once connected you can use dual screen display
Under Windows to benchmark its performance Antutu has recently released their official
Windows version of the Antutu benchmark which you can download it directly from their website.
In this test the AWOW PC stick scored 127,767. Whether the score is a good score is too early
to tell as this is the first time I’m using the app. However it will be used as my new
reference on my rankings chart. In comparison to TV boxes which are see under
Android X86 how it compares.
For RAM and internal storage, it has a RAM copy speed of 7340 MB/s.
It internal storage read speed of 232 MB/s and write speed of 169. This scores good scores
when compared to other similar PC sticks.
Focusing specifically on its CPU performance the Geekbench 5 CPU benchmark app shows that
it has a base frequency speed of 1.5 GHz and a maximum of 2.47 GHz. So this confirms it’s
base and boosts clock speed information.
In this test it scored 414 single core and 1273 multicore. These are consistent with
similar PC sticks.
The speed test performed on its Wi-Fi bands and Ethernet LAN port, resulted in the 5GHz
band and that the LAN port achieving 100% bandwidth on my 150 Mbps network. And the
2.4 GHz band achieved 64%.
so if your network is over 100 Mbps use the 5 GHz band or the LAN port to achieve the
highest speeds. This also confirms the LAN port is indeed a gigabit LAN port.
The 2.4 GHz band due to its limitation will be suitable for speeds under 100 Mbps.
In the 3DMark graphics benchmark it scored 114 in the Time Spy Test, 10,120 in the Ice
Storm Extreme test, and 2198 in the Cloud Gate test. These scores are also similar to
recent PC sticks.
After entering the scores on my PC rankings chart the AWOW PC stick is a position number
four in reference to a PC marked 10 benchmarks score. Hopefully in the coming year I’ll
have more mini PC s and PC sticks to populate this list.
You can view this chart on my blog using the link in the description below.
One of the cool things you can do on this mini PC sick due to its size, power, and flexibility,
is that you can use it as Android TV stick to stream movies and TV shows and to play
Android games or emulation gaming.
Using the SD card slot and install Android x86 as a separate operating system where I
can do root directly into Android or Windows if I so choose by simply configuring its bios.
If you would like to learn how to install Android x86 see the link to my tutorial in
the description below.
One of the advantages of running Android x86 is that it uses the boost clock speed by default
in this case you get 2.5 GHz and 64bit ABIs. Just keep in mind that you need to apply some
form of active cooling.
Depending on the version you installed you will get audio true its HDMI port which will
allow you to use apps such as Netflix and Amazon prime video to stream movies and TV
shows but it will be limited to basic quality only.
You can also install Kodi and other streaming APKs for free streaming.
You can play YouTube videos but is limited to 1080p depending on the version of the app
you are using.
4K video playback can be problematic as Android x86 sometimes lacked the required decoders
to effectively do so.
You can connect your gamepad will Bluetooth and you can enjoy both 32 and 64 bit Android
games with smooth handling due to its powerful GPU, making it ideal for emulation gaming.
So if this is Android x86 mobile version this version that give you problems when it comes
to getting audio true the HDMI port.
And this is Android x86 Android TV OS version. This special version has a special audio settings
that allow you to switch audio via HDMI other advanced features is a look at the benchmarks
I got.
So that was Android x86. The next operating system and I left the best for last, is FydeOS
which is a feature-rich operating system consisting of Chrome OS as its base operating system
and Android OS as a sub operating system. With this operating system you can totally
transform this PC stick into an Android TV stick. To install FydeOS due to this stick
not having sata expandable storage, you have to split the 128 GB system disk into two creating
a new petition to install it.
Once this is done successfully and you install FydeOS, you have been given this cool dual
boot menu upon startup to select whether you would like to boot into windows, linux, or
FyedOS if you would like to learn how to install FydeOS see the link to my video tutorial in
the description below.
As mentioned with FydeOS you gets two operating systems in one. You get ChromeOS an Android
operating system. So what are the advantages of using this operating system over Android.
Well firstly it integrates fully in the window hardware granting features such as 4K 2160p
display at 60Hz and it the hardware supports HDR you will also get that.
In similar fashion to Android x86, you get the boost clock speed of 2.5 GHz. You also
get both 32 and 64 bit ABIs to run 64 bit applications. You get open GL ES version 3.1
with Vulkan support making it ideal for gaming and emulation. You get audio via HDMI without
issues.
You get notifications just as you have it under Android, just that it appears in the
bottom right corner as a popup. You get full access to the Google play store to install
any app or APK want. You can install root access for yourself if you so desire. You
get Netflix and Amazon prime video in HD quality via the Chromium browser under Chrome OS.
However you don’t get 4K.
You get a dual band Wi-Fi, Ethernet LAN and Bluetooth connectivity without issues. You
can install Kodi and streaming APKs without issues. You get YouTube in 4K 2160p quality
and in HDR if your hardware supports.
With FydeOS you also get a dual monitor display.
You can connect your gamepad via Bluetooth or keyboard and mouse and play your favorite
Android games.
And the most important feature of all is that all your apps and data is stored in the cloud
so once you successfully restore FydeOS on this device or any other device your apps
will be automatically reinstalled. Keep in mind is due to this the service as a one-time
payment of $1.95 to access all of it, this also covers future updates. The current version
is FydeOS 13, but I’m using version 11 as this vision allows me to install root access.
So viewers there you have it. You can do all of this and more on this PC stick. One thing
I forgot to mention is that the state does not overheat, it gets as high as the low 70s
but it doesn’t overheat. So thanks goes out to AWOW for sending their product for
review. They are currently hosting a Halloween giveaway for US buyers only which ends just
five days. So see the link in the description to take advantage of that. They also provided
exclusive 10% discount coupons for both the 64 and 120 GB models see the coupons in the
description below.
Give this video the thumbs up if you enjoyed my presentation and this product. If you are
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to keep in the loop as to when I release new videos or decide to do a giveaway.
Thanks for taking time to watch this video stay tuned and I’ll be seeing you in the
next one.
In a similar fashion to Android x86 you get the boost clock speed of 2.5 GHz.
You also get 32 and 64 bit ABIs to run 64 bit applications.
You get open GL ES version 3.1 with Vulkan support making it ideal for gaming and emulation.
So viewers there you have it. You can do all of this are more on this PC stick. One thing
I forgot to mention is that the stick does not overheat. It gets as high as the low 70s
but it doesn’t overheat.
So thanks goes out to AWOW for sending their product for review they are currently hosting
a Halloween giveaway for US buyers only which ends in the five days. So see the link in
the description to take advantage of that.
Given this video the terms of if you enjoyed my presentation and that this product. If
you are new to my channel be sure to hit the subscribe button and the notifications that
before leaving, to keep in the loop as to when I release new videos or decided to do
a giveaway.
Thanks for taking the time to watch this video stay tuned and I’ll be seeing you in the
next one.