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Minisforum UM890 Pro Mini PC: Ryzen 9 8945HS, 64GB DDR5, 1TB SSD $689

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$689 after applying the coupon MS40 at checkout.

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Nov 22, 2024 11:06 PM
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Nov 23, 2024 4:15 AM
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WicaeedNov 23, 2024 4:15 AM
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Quote from pm8473 View quoted comment :
$60 more than barebone gets you 16g ram and 256g ssd and an m4. MF needs to be more aggressive on pricing. Sorry all the Minipc manufacturers as well but apple is in town.
An M4 with 64GB of RAM or 1TB of storage is easily 3x the price, and it probably would have 3x the performance too.
This is probably more usable in a STH situation than an M4 as well, if you're not in the Apple ecosystem for home automation.
The 64GB of ram is kinda nice
Nov 23, 2024 11:40 AM
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SkillfulHeart577Nov 23, 2024 11:40 AM
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With the prices of 1TB M.2 NVME and 32GB of DRR5 (make sure you get laptop memory, it's shorter. Also no heatsinks on it as the mini's have less room and it might not fit!) you are better off getting the barebones IF you feel comfortable putting it in yourself (easy) and installing Win11 etc. It's not hard, youtube as many tutorials.
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Nov 23, 2024 1:23 PM
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sd4gummyNov 23, 2024 1:23 PM
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Aliexpress has Beelink SER8 for $417.56 on sale.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32...pt=glo2usa

Processor - Ryzen 8845hs
Ram - 32GB DDR5-5600
SSD - 1T

$477.56 - $60 off Black Friday coupon USBF60
If you have Coins you can pay with Coins for an additional 10% off
If you use certain rebate site that begins with "R" you get 10% cashback
If you use self-refer you get another $80 bonus cashback

After all discounts and cashbacks my net cost is $242 !
Last edited by sd4gummy November 23, 2024 at 05:26 AM.
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Nov 23, 2024 1:35 PM
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dpaffenrothNov 23, 2024 1:35 PM
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Not sure what you mean by "self-refer"? Could you provide the details on what that is and how to use it?
Thanks
Nov 23, 2024 2:21 PM
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jbwhite99Nov 23, 2024 2:21 PM
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Quote from SkillfulHeart577 View quoted comment :
With the prices of 1TB M.2 NVME and 32GB of DRR5 (make sure you get laptop memory, it's shorter. Also no heatsinks on it as the mini's have less room and it might not fit!) you are better off getting the barebones IF you feel comfortable putting it in yourself (easy) and installing Win11 etc. It's not hard, youtube as many tutorials.
Laptop memory is called SoDIMM - for "Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module". Desktop memory is UDIMM - Unbuffered. (Workstations/Servers use Registered DIMMs)
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Nov 23, 2024 2:55 PM
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sechsNov 23, 2024 2:55 PM
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Quote from sd4gummy View quoted comment :
Aliexpress has Beelink SER8 for $417.56 on sale.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32...pt=glo2usa [aliexpress.us]

Processor - Ryzen 8845hs
Ram - 32GB DDR5-5600
SSD - 1T

$477.56 - $60 off Black Friday coupon USBF60
If you have Coins you can pay with Coins for an additional 10% off
If you use certain rebate site that begins with "R" you get 10% cashback
If you use self-refer you get another $80 bonus cashback

After all discounts and cashbacks my net cost is $242 !
Great, except that it's AliExpress

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Nov 23, 2024 4:16 PM
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sd4gummyNov 23, 2024 4:16 PM
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Quote from dpaffenroth View quoted comment :
Not sure what you mean by "self-refer"? Could you provide the details on what that is and how to use it?
Thanks

Yes simply sign up with a different email and you get $40 x 2 = $80
Nov 23, 2024 4:18 PM
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sd4gummyNov 23, 2024 4:18 PM
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Quote from sechs View quoted comment :
Great, except that it's AliExpress

Agreed. But I'm a cheap SOB so I'm willing to take the risk. I can always dispute with my credit card if anything goes wrong.
Nov 23, 2024 6:37 PM
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q2nNov 23, 2024 6:37 PM
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Reviewing prices, test results and comments on this 8945HS vs the 7940HS:
  • Internally, the chips are virtually the same.
  • The barebone version of this 8945 is about $40 more than the 7940 on Amazon ($439 vs $400).
  • There's not a lot of difference in performance (a few percent) across many tests.
  • The 8945 is more efficient; uses ~20% less power at full load.

For home use, the difference in power consumption will be negligible; a dollar or two per year lol.

My main takeaway was this:
If the 8945 is the new standard, could be that we'll soon see prices drop on the 7940 models. How far how fast remains to be seen, but could be some great deals coming up.
Last edited by q2n November 23, 2024 at 04:26 PM.
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Nov 23, 2024 9:27 PM
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damageNov 23, 2024 9:27 PM
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Quote from Wicaeed View quoted comment :
An M4 with 64GB of RAM or 1TB of storage is easily 3x the price, and it probably would have 3x the performance too.
This is probably more usable in a STH situation than an M4 as well, if you're not in the Apple ecosystem for home automation.
The 64GB of ram is kinda nice
what home automation application requires more than 16gb? if you're not in the apple HA ecosystem, you can still run HASS, etc. what exactly can you not run HA wise?
Nov 23, 2024 10:49 PM
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sdealer114Nov 23, 2024 10:49 PM
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would this support running linux natively?
Nov 24, 2024 12:23 AM
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q2nNov 24, 2024 12:23 AM
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Quote from sdealer114 View quoted comment :
would this support running linux natively?
Yes, they all do.

We run Windows-free across all PCs here (for many years), never a problem.

If not settled on a distro, we like LMDE [linuxmint.com] best (for general use). This after using several flavors over the past 15 years.

Never thought I would have separate development machines, but these mini-PCs (with HS suffix; also Intel-free) are so cheap and almost free to run. Enjoy.
Nov 24, 2024 4:17 AM
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NavyJoke6138Nov 24, 2024 4:17 AM
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Quote from q2n View quoted comment :
Reviewing prices, test results and comments on this 8945HS vs the 7940HS:
  • Internally, the chips are virtually the same.
  • The barebone version of this 8945 is about $40 more than the 7940 on Amazon ($439 vs $400).
  • There's not a lot of difference in performance (a few percent) across many tests.
  • The 8945 is more efficient; uses ~20% less power at full load.

For home use, the difference in power consumption will be negligible; a dollar or two per year lol.

My main takeaway was this:
If the 8945 is the new standard, could be that we'll soon see prices drop on the 7940 models. How far how fast remains to be seen, but could be some great deals coming up.
The main benefit of energy efficiency isn't saving you a couple of dollars on your electricity bill but having a quieter machine which needs to spin fans much less
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Nov 24, 2024 4:36 AM
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hbtaNov 24, 2024 4:36 AM
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Quote from sd4gummy View quoted comment :
Aliexpress has Beelink SER8 for $417.56 on sale.

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32...pt=glo2usa

Processor - Ryzen 8845hs
Ram - 32GB DDR5-5600
SSD - 1T

$477.56 - $60 off Black Friday coupon USBF60
If you have Coins you can pay with Coins for an additional 10% off
If you use certain rebate site that begins with "R" you get 10% cashback
If you use self-refer you get another $80 bonus cashback

After all discounts and cashbacks my net cost is $242 !
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