Beelink GS-King X: review, specifications

While some manufacturers are reducing the cost of TV boxes in order to somehow compete in the market, other brands are taking a step towards increasing functionality. Released in early June 2020, the Beelink GS-King X TV box is hardly a set-top box for the TV. This is a full-fledged multimedia center that can fully satisfy any customer.

 

This is not to say that the gadget has no competitors in the market, but at this price and functionality it can compete with more well-known consoles. This is about ZIDOO Z10who recently visited our test lab.

Beelink GS-King X: обзор, характеристики

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Beelink GS-King X: Specifications

 

Chipset AMLOGIC S922X-H
Processor ARM 4xCortex-A73 (1.7GHz) + 2xCortex-A53 (1.8GHz)
Video adapter ARM G52 MP4 6 cores
RAM DDR4, 4 GB, 2333 MHz
Persistent memory EMMC Flash 64 GB (bundled microSD card 8 GB with OS Linux)
ROM expansion Yes, memory cards, 2xSATA III (3.5 inches)
Memory card support up to 64 GB (SD)
Wired network Yes, 1 Gbps
Wireless network Wi-Fi 2.4 / 5.8 GHz Dual Band
Bluetooth Yes, version 4.1
Operating system Android 9.0
Update support Yes
Interfaces HDMI 2.1, RJ-45, 2xUSB 3.0, 2xUSB 2.0, AV, SPDIF, HeadPhone, RCA out, Balance out, built-in 2xSATA III, DC
The presence of external antennas No
Digital panel No, there is a luminous brand logo
Price 250-300 $

 

 

Beelink GS-King X: review - first impression

 

The Chinese manufacturer has never saved on packaging. Therefore, unpacking the gadget is a separate story, full of positive. Given that the Beelink GS-King X is positioned as a NAS, we expected to see a huge coffin, but we had to agree that the media center is very compact. It remotely resembles NAS Synology 218, which was in our review.

Beelink GS-King X: обзор, характеристики

In the kit, in addition to HDMI, a power supply and a remote control, you can find latches for fixing hard drives and a memory card with a capacity of 8 GB. As it turned out, it preloaded the Linux operating system (CoreELEC) with all the necessary programs. But I wanted to wave a finger at the manufacturer and ask how this NAS will work on an unstable Android OS. But the manufacturer was one step ahead. For those who are not up to date, with Linux, you can raise a full-fledged home server and use it as a cloud with external access.

 

And also pleased with the metal case with grilles for ventilation from all sides. In the future, during testing, it is such an assembly that will allow the TV box under maximum load not to heat above 50-55 degrees Celsius.

 

First launch of Beelink GS-King X

 

Those who were already familiar with the brand's products know that there will be no problems with managing. The smart and very convenient interface does not require deep knowledge of Android settings. Everything is simple and affordable. No restrictions on fine-tuning or installing applications from different sources. In general, it is good that the manufacturer does not change its traditions. Having experience in managing Beelink consoles, the user can easily switch to a new gadget.

Beelink GS-King X: обзор, характеристики

There is only a question for the remote control included. It's 2020, and the company stuffs all its devices with an ancient model - G10s. Yes, it is with voice control and gyroscope. But using it is inconvenient. Fortunately, there is HDMI CEC, when turned on, you can control the set-top box with an advanced television remote control. For that price, they could add something interesting, like the G20s.

 

Network Module Performance

 

First of all, everyone is accustomed to running the Speed ​​Test, we will not fend off the team. In general, one would not have to check, since the Beelink brand never had problems with wired and wireless modules. In general, as expected, the characteristics are excellent.

Beelink GS-King X: обзор, характеристики

Beelink GS-King
Download Mbps Upload, Mbps
1 Gbps LAN 780 860
Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz 72 30
Wi-Fi 5 GHz 305 305

 

Beelink GS-King X: обзор, характеристики

Is that 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi looks modest. But considering that wealthy users can afford to buy Beelink GS-King X, let's hope that they have long switched to modern routers. By the way, the TV box was tested with a budget router ASUS RT-AC66U B1. Perhaps on more advanced models, the console will show better results.

Beelink GS-King X: обзор, характеристики

Work with drives

 

Given that this is still a NAS, the manufacturer installed 2 3.5-inch slots for mounting an HDD or SSD. Declared support for two drives, the capacity of which does not exceed a total of 32 TB. That is, for the coming years, 5-10 servers will be enough for any tasks.

 

There are no questions about the speed of the drives. Reading and writing are extremely fast, which is very pleasing. By the way, we did not notice a difference in the operation of the HDD with the amount of RAM on board 64 and 256 MB. That is, it makes no sense to overpay for technology.

Beelink GS-King X: обзор, характеристики

As befits the Linux operating system, the screws can be combined into arrays (to improve performance or failure resistance). Raid data rate in mirror mode is not affected. What is interesting is that of professional NAS servers. From the Android OS, managing a server is difficult. Even installing third-party applications does not cause delight. Perhaps we demand a lot, focusing on the existing server hardware, but the guys are the same NAS.

 

Sound quality in the Beelink GS-King X

 

The manufacturer announced a 7-channel sound support. And I was not too lazy to indicate the names of the chips for the audio card and amplifier: DAC ES9018 Saber 32bit and RT6862 / RiCore. Let's not quibble with Beelink, the sound is good, but not perfect. After the tests with the NAD T748 AV receiver, we came to the conclusion that the sound quality through SPDIF is much better. Maybe the manufacturer focused on something else, it is not clear. Perhaps buyers will appreciate all of these audio outputs differently.

 

TV Box Performance in Video and Games

 

There are only 2 Chinese brands in the world whose ads you can trust are Ugoos and Beelink. Here the manufacturer said about the support of 4K @ 60Hz with HDCP 2.2, so it works in a given mode. And without braking and any loss of quality. This applies to Youtube, and IPTV and torrents. You can’t even run the throttling test, there is a clean green field on the chart. You can move the mouse - no reaction of the chip and visible performance losses. The most powerful chip in the world makes itself felt.

Beelink GS-King X: обзор, характеристики

In conclusion

 

The Beelink GS-King X multimedia center (the language does not dare to call it a prefix) is 100% worth its money. I really want the programmers to tune it and post new and popular firmware. Indeed, most Beelink TV boxes have long been working with users on these miracle firmwares.

 

The gadget is good. If you are thinking of buying a NAS and dreaming of watching high-quality content from the Internet (or playing), then you can safely take the device. It will not replace a computer, but it will definitely improve life. You can order Beelink GS-King X at an affiliate price with a discount here: https://s.zbanx.com/r/qK0rwJR0OUZm

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