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Pre-Order: Minisforum NAB6 Barebone PC: Intel Core i7-12650H

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Minisforum has for Pre-Order: Minisforum NAB6 Barebone PC on sale for $359. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member Suryasis for sharing this deal.

Note, expected ship date is mid-April. This is a barebone model that does not include RAM, HDD/SSD or Operating System. Upgrade options are available at higher prices.

Specs:
  • Intel Core i7-12650H (6P+4E)/16T CPU (4.7 GHz Turbo, 24MB Cache)
  • 2x DDR4 SODIMM 3200 Slot. 64GB Max
  • Intel Xe Graphics with 64 EU (UHD Graphics for 12th Gen)
  • 1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Slot
  • 1x 2.5" SATA III bay
  • 1x M.2 2230 Slot for NIC (Populated)
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • 2x RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port
    • 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Data Transfer, Front)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C with DisplayPort, Data Transfer
    • 2x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x Clear CMOS Button
    • 1x DMIC
    • 1x 19V AC Power Port
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Other options with Ram and Storage are as below. All the SSDs are PCIe Gen4 and Windows 11 Pro only comes with with the Storage + memory options. The PCIe Gen4 storage also comes with its separate Heatsink with Fan for cooling.
  • 16GB DDR4 + 512GB SSD $449
  • 32GB DDR4 + 512GB SSD $489
  • 32GB DDR4 + 1TB SSD $529

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Minisforum is offering their Pre-Sale NAB6 Intel i7-12650H Mini PC Barebone @ $359 [minisforum.com] with Free Shipping.

Other options with Ram and Storage are as below. All the SSDs are PCIe Gen4 and Windows 11 Pro only comes with with the Storage + mempry options. The PCIe Gen4 storage also comes with its separate Heatsink with Fan for cooling.
  • 16GB DDR4 + 512GB SSD @ $449
  • 32GB DDR4 + 512GB SSD @ $489
  • 32GB DDR4 + 1TB SSD @ $529
Spec:
  • Core i7-12650H (6P+4E)/16T CPU (4.7 GHz Turbo, 24MB Cache)
  • 2xDDR4 SODIMM 3200 Slot. 64GB Max
  • Intel Xe Graphics with 64 EU (UHD Graphics for 12th Gen)
  • 1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 Slot
  • 1x 2.5" SATA III bay
  • 1x M.2 2230 Slot for NIC (Populated)
  • Ports:
    • 1x 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • 2x RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port
    • 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Data Transfer, Front)
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C with DisplayPort
    • 1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type C with DisplayPort, Data Transfer
    • 2x HDMI 2.0
    • 1x Clear CMOS Button
    • 1x DMIC
    • 1x 19V AC Power Port
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Last Edited by jackharvest April 19, 2023 at 09:44 AM
My experience: was charged $ 391.96 instead of $ 359 because of Sales Tax and then a later "surprise" international transaction fee showed up on my Visa card. YMMV

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I've designed a like for like replacement lid that you can 3D print, should you feel so inclined to customize that sweet sweet color to match your personality (there's also a slit-equipped version for fishing any M.2 to PCIe ribbon cables if you're looking to get fancy).

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Picked this up for a PLEX transcoding server. I have my data on a NAS. CPU seems roughly comparable to the 12600 and the iGPU should be competitive with the HD770. Power efficiency should be much better. Don't really see any downsides.
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I have TH60, which is mostly silent, but when performing some OS level tasks like installting or uninstalling CPU temp rises so fan becomes noisy till temp comes down. I tested this on Windows as well as Ubuntu and results are similar.
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How's the fan noise generally speaking?
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Very tempting, but no reviews yet as its pre-sale.
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03-25-2023 at 08:08 AM.
Quote from pm8473 :
How's the fan noise generally speaking?
I have TH60, which is mostly silent, but when performing some OS level tasks like installting or uninstalling CPU temp rises so fan becomes noisy till temp comes down. I tested this on Windows as well as Ubuntu and results are similar.
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03-25-2023 at 08:17 AM.
Good price, but it looks like this only has 64 EU Xe graphics vs 96 on their mid to high end U series chips, so it will be considerably slower than most Intel laptops when it comes to GPU performance, not to mention AMD's RDNA2 or upcoming RDNA3, which are in a different league. 64 EUs is okay if you don't care about GPU performance though.
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This is perfect for a router! Very tempting.
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Good price, but it looks like this only has 64 EU Xe graphics vs 96 on their mid to high end U series chips, so it will be considerably slower than most Intel laptops when it comes to GPU performance, not to mention AMD's RDNA2 or upcoming RDNA3, which are in a different league. 64 EUs is okay if you don't care about GPU performance though.
Unless you're playing games this can do a lot of GPU accelerated tasks.
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Unless you're playing games this can do a lot of GPU accelerated tasks.
Yeah, better than the 16 EU H series chips from the past, but with more applications relying on GPU acceleration and Intel's integrated GPU performance already severely lacking compared to AMD, I try to go for the 96 EU chips whenever possible. I know the H series chips have lower # of EUs as they are mostly targeting laptops with discrete GPUs, but it's not like the 96 EU chips are gaming beasts to begin with, so would be nice if Intel made 96 the standard.
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They charge sales tax here? I thought this stuff came from china.
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