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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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?
Was supposed to ship from China, but it was sent to me from Texas and I got it in about 3 days instead of waiting weeks for it to ship from Asia.
A good price on a 6800HX (16GB, 512GB) mini PC was around $550 recently. So a barebones at this price is pretty good. This is some top tier mobile CPU performance with the best integrated graphics available still.
i want this small lil ding a ling. ive got plenty of extra ssd's. id just need to find the ram and a copy of windows?
downside is it only has a single usb port? ive got an external hdd and mouse and keyboard id need to plug in..
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Wonder if the upcoming Phoenix / Dragon Range can match gtx 1650 / 1060 performance.
i want this small lil ding a ling. ive got plenty of extra ssd's. id just need to find the ram and a copy of windows?
downside is it only has a single usb port? ive got an external hdd and mouse and keyboard id need to plug in..
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 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
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With this machine, you're stuck with the same processor since its soldered. With a ITX build you can upgrade your CPU as well as the GPU later on.
With this device, yes you can upgrade the GPU with an enclosure, but remember you are bandwidth limited by TB3/4. I'm currently using a 6700 XT build with my 1240p laptop and the performance is about 15-20% slower than on a regular desktop. It still works great but performance is lowered.
ITX builds are still more expensive overall, but once you use a eGPU (which costs 200-300 dollars), it uses the same amount of space as a ITX build, AND you're losing performance due to bandwidth issues with TP3 and you have to deal with finicky behavior that comes from it.
Imo, ITX builds are the better long term investment for medium/heavy gaming.
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