Minisforum has for
Pre-Order: Minisforum UM773 Lite Barebone PC on sale for
$409.
Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member
Suryasis for sharing this deal.
Note, expected ship date is the end of March. This is a barebone model that does not include RAM, HDD/SSD or Operating System. Upgrade options are available at higher prices.
Specs:
- Ryzen 7 7735HS Zen 3+ 8C/16T 3.2 GHz (4.75GHz Boost, 20MB Cache) Processor
- AMD Radeon 680M 2200MHz Graphics
- 2x DDR5 Slot (64GB Max)
- 1x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 Slot
- 1x 2.5" SATA III Slot
- Ports:
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
- 2x USB 2.0 Type-A
- 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C (Data Transfer)
- 1x USB 4 Type-C 40 Gbps /w DisplayPort 1.4a, 5V3A Power Output
- 2x HDMI 2.0
- 1x 2.5G Gigabit Ethernet
- 1x 3.5mm Combo Jack
- 1x Power Port
- 1x DMIC
- 1x Clear CMOS
Top Comments
I've owned two minisforum machines. Build quality is upper end for a Chinese builder. Way less shenanigan. Note that you're getting some real noname SSD and ram included. The SSD reports as an "ESO" brand, that seems popular with these brands. Ram supplied has no XMP profile.
Bios or driver updates from minisforum are rare on anything, and when they're pushed to publish a driver pack, it goes on one of the megaupload type sites, not their own hosting. They had a few bios updates to allow TPM and secure boot, when windows 11 came out. And one of them just quietly disabled the secure boot requirement. No bueno. But we're past that transition.
Tech support appears to be offered by one guy named Joey on their forum. He works 5 days a week and takes 24 hours+ to reply to a problem. The last time I reported a problem he wanted me to install teamviewer and leave the pc on overnight so he could "fix" it, and he wouldn't tell me what he was going to do, so that never happened.
So I guess my message is that if you want good ram/ssd, buy a barebone. Don't expect a bios update to fix problems. Don't expect a lot of post-sales support. But the machines are made well enough, and the price is right.
Interesting side notes if you order these. There is sometimes a little coupon floating around for $10-15 off. I've ordered two from China with their "customs waiver fee" of IIRC $35.
Both shipped to me from Texas, so they're apparently moving product between China and Texas and skipping the customs/tariffs, then shipping to customers from Texas.
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Happy with the product for the 2 months of ownership. You are paying a premium for the form factor which is what I was aiming for.
Happy with the product for the 2 months of ownership. You are paying a premium for the form factor which is what I was aiming for.
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May just wait for the 5700g successor 7700G whatever its called.
Do these minisforum beelink hold their resale value decently if I buy and resell when the next version comes out?
Apparently this 680M is the most powerful igpu until the next zen refresh this summer?