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Minisforum Launches Uranus Series with the B550 Pro

Minisforum has added a new product to its growing arsenal of mini PCs, this one being a followup to an existing design but a much needed and welcomed followup. When the original B550 released, it looked like a normal mini PC but with a socketed design, meaning you could easily upgrade to a newer CPU. Since AM4 socket hasn’t seen any APU’s release since the 5700G, this wasn’t particularly useful on the surface. The B550 had a hidden secret however, which was an external PCIe 3.0 x16 connector as well as ATX PSU connectors, allowing it to be a modular …

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MINISFORUM 5th Anniversary Sale

MINISFORUM is celebrating their 5th anniversary by having a pretty good sale. You can save up to 50% on some of their systems. One of my personal favorites, the DeskMini NUCXI7 is $330 off bringing it to $859. This is a barebones unit that includes an Intel I7-11800H and Nvidia RTX 3070 Mobile GPU. Basically, it’s a pretty fast laptop without a screen. Aside from the sale, MINISFORUM is giving away three systems including an X35G, X400-4350G, and UM270. CLICK HERE to visit the MINISFORUM anniversary sale site.

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Minisforum HX90G Review – 5900HX and RX 6600M at under 4L

Today is the last Mini PC review I’ll be doing for awhile. The good news is I think we’re ending on a high note, as the Minisforum Neptune Series HX90G delivers fantastic value for a PC. Before we get too far into the review, I want to point out that there are 3 different CPU’s offered with this PC, all equipped with an 8GB RX6600M or RX6650M (virtually identical) GPU’s. All 3 CPU’s use 8x Zen 3 cores with hyperthreading, but the clock speeds are different. I’ve added a table below to highlight the differences in the 3 SKU’s. I …

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MINISFORUM HX99G 6900HX + RX 6600M Mini PC Launched

Press Release: When an article is marked as such, it is posted verbatim from a Manufacturer’s text, and does not reflect the views or opinions of SFF.Network. Minisforum introduced a new variant called HX99G in its Neptune portfolio today. It is an upgraded version of the first member, the HX90G (5900HX processor + RX6600M GPU), which was announced in May 2022 before going up for sale in September 2022. The Neptune HX99G looks practically identical to the HX90G. Measuring 205 x 203 x 69 mm (8.1″ x 8″ x 2.7″), both models feature 45 watts, 8-cores/16-threads graphics and the same …

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MINISFORUM Shows Off The New Venus UM590 Mini PC

MINISFORUM, a strong player in the prebuilt SFF market, has just unveiled another uSFF PC, the Venus EliteMini UM590. Featuring the Ryzen 9 5900HX Processor, this is sure to be a strong contender for performance per litre. This particular processor is an 8 core, 16 thread Zen 3 core, with a boost clock of up to 4.6GHz. GPU-wise, this chip also offers 8CUs of the Radeon 8 Architecture. Interfaces: RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port ×1 USB Type-A ×4 (USB3.2 Gen2 ×2,USB2.0 ×2) USB 3.2 Type-C ×1 (support DP1.4,4K@60Hz) USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C ×1 (Data Only, In Front) HDMI ×2 Clear …

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MINISFORUM Announces Two Tiger Lake uSFF PCs

MINISFORUM, one of our favourite uSFF system integrators, has launched two Intel Tiger Lake mini PCs, namely the TH60 and TH80. Whilst sharing most specs (as below), the two systems are differentiated by the choice of integrated processor – the TH60 including the Intel i5-11400H 6c/12t processor, and the TH80 upgrading that to an i7-11800H 8c16t CPU. Both units have Intel’s integrated graphics running at 1.45GHz. At 18.2cm x 17.7cm x 3.6cm, these little beasties measure in at 1.16 litres. Both models have a pair of M.2 slots – the Press Release mentions one each of PCIe 3.0 and 4.0 …