Mesh Cute X215 HD review

Thank you!

Been waiting for you guys to review this!

Asked Mesh about the specs, but the sales bod "Dave" just didn't have a clue!

Can I please ask you to re-confirm that it does indeed have optical SPDIF out on the rear? Even after all my questions (wherein I pointed them in the correct direction re the mobo) I was told "no, it doesn't have any kind of optical audio out"!

The sound of the fans could put me off, but Mesh have an open case policy, so I might be tempted to just swap the fans for something quieter!

Looking to get one as a replacement for my Revo (not enough ooomph at 1920*1080) that could also double up as a media store - upgrade to 1Tb and use the esata to add an extra 2Tb.

By bioreit on 1 Sep 2009

Where they at?

Hello again.

Was just about to bite the bullet and buy the low-end Mesh Cute (on the basis that as it would be based in the bedroom, I could live without the Optical SPDIF if it happened not to have it) and lo and behold, the entire Mesh Cute range has been removed from the site!

Tried getting in touch with Mesh, but no response yet. Wonder if PC Pro would have any better luck?

By bioreit on 4 Sep 2009

Mesh cute on QVC

I saw this on QVC yesterday and they had lots for sale as well as an expert from Mesh to extol its virtues. I thought of buying one but held back until I read more so thanks for the info about the fans. Can PC Pro suggest alternatives?

By slueth50 on 6 Sep 2009

Too risky if there are any problems

Interesting idea, but too risky, given MESH's poor reliability and customer service track record. Any problems and I'd lose too much.

By tquinlan on 6 Oct 2009

Where is my PC?

Mesh have now had by £2,000 PC in repair for 7 weeks now and are not responding to any attempts to contact them.

Given this, I'd steer well clear of them.

By djoharrow on 8 Oct 2009

Different experiences

I've got two Mesh PCs for personal use now (and 3 at work) and although I've had some minor issues with them, I wouldn't say anything was a deal breaker. My first PC made an awful racket on arrival - suspecting maybe a broken case fan, went on the forums and got the go-ahead to pop the case open and have a look. A cable had fallen on top of the fan and was making the sound - moved it out the way and all was fine.

The other one is fine (a Cute as reviewed) and is very noisy, but I'm in the process of upgrading the PSU to a fanless one.

Mesh do seem to have a bad rep, but no worse than the catalogue of issues we get with our Tier 1 manufactured devices at work (Dell, Toshiba, HP, Acer, Asus, Lenovo, etc) and at least the open-case warranty means minor things can be resolved quickly.

I wouldn't recommend Mesh for anyone who's not tech savvy, but those who are, they tend to be noisy but worth it, in my experiences.

By bioreit on 14 Oct 2009