Saturday, March 1st 2025

Healuck HL: New Mini PC Unveiled With Dual 2.5G LAN as well as Dual 10G LAN

There are a plethora of mini PCs available on Amazon as well as oher reputed retailers. Many of these systems are from brands that are not exactly well known, but sport interesting features that set them apart from the rest. The Healuck HL, also known as the CWWK S7 in UK, is one such mini PC from a Chinese brand that sure does offer a decent selection of features, primarily aimed at networking aficionados. That said, the mini PC is not meant to be a computing powerhouse - a fact that is given away by the entry-level CPU options and affordable pricing that starts at around $300 without RAM and storage.

At the highest-end, the Healuck HL can be equipped with the 15-watt Intel Core 3 N355 CPU, which boasts eight cores and eight threads. The processor is about as powerful as the aging Core i5-10300H CPU, which should be enough to chew through most non-intensive tasks. The system can be equipped with up to 32 GB of DDR5-4800 memory, and dual M.2 2280 slots take care of storage requirements. Where the Healuck HL truly shines, however, is in the networking department. The product boasts dual 2.5 G LAN ports, as well as dual 10G LAN ports. This should allow the system to serve rather well as a budget high-speed NAS of sorts, although capacity will undoubtedly be limited due the lack of more drive bays.
The port selection is decent, including HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4, dual USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, dual USB 2.0 Type-A, as well as an audio jack. As mentioned previously, prices start at around $300 for the Intel N150-powered system without RAM and storage. The Core 3 N355-powered variant with 32 GB memory and 512 GB SSD is substantially more expensive, commanding a price tag of $683. Of course, going by the lack of reviews, it is hard to see how well the system will perform, and any interested buyers are advised to wait for independent reviews.
Source: Liliputing
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10 Comments on Healuck HL: New Mini PC Unveiled With Dual 2.5G LAN as well as Dual 10G LAN

#1
Wirko
If you stare into the WIFI Holes, the WIFI Holes stare back at you.
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#3
Chaitanya
AnarchoPrimitivthat might not be a bad option for a DIY router
Not with those Intel 2.5Gbps NICs.
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#4
thestryker6
CWWK board minipcs tend to be pretty good for router/homelab type use cases. I've used two as pfSense boxes (one ADL-N and one Jasper Lake) and have never had any issues.

I'm not totally sure that I would want ADL-N for a system which was going to actually need 10Gb throughput though. These also seem somewhat expensive, but imported devices sold on amazon tend to be.
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#6
Wirko
lexluthermiesterWhy not?
Instability, I assume. But even if you use them as 1GbE ports, you've got 2x 10GbE and 2x 1GbE in total, still not bad.
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#7
Deslok
Bit bummed looking at the new N series chips next to the old ones, we're getting another 200mhz over the old(N100 to N150) and 100mhz on the high end (300 to 350) with no faster ram or pcie gain, it's a bump to pcie gen4 and/or more lanes that these really needed for things like NAS use cases rather than a mild clock bump.
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#8
thestryker6
WirkoInstability, I assume.
This might still be an issue on Windows, but seeing as I've used them with pfSense at 2.5Gbps the entire time for over 2 years (as my primary router) I can say it's definitely not an issue on FreeBSD.
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#9
Deslok
It has the i226-V not the i225-V which should help most of the issues although users on windows have reported overly aggressive power savings which FreeBSD and Linux would of course be different in regards to.
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#10
lexluthermiester
WirkoInstability, I assume.
That's doesn't sound right to me. Intel NICs are among the most stable, reliable and best performing in the industry.
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