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forum threadSuryasis posted May 25, 2026 08:53 PM
forum threadSuryasis posted May 25, 2026 08:53 PM

ACEMAGIC M1A Pro Mini PC: Core i9-13900HK, Intel Arc A770M 16GB, 32GB DDR5, 1TB Gen4 SSD, USB4, 2.5G Lan, Win11P @ $929 + F/S Link: https://acemagic.com/products/m1a-pro Spec: Wi

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Coupon: $130 OFF via ACEM1AVIP

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Windows 11 Pro
Core i9-13900HK (6P+8E)/20T 2.6 GHz (5.4 GHz Turbo, 24MB L3 Cache)
Intel Iris Xe Integrated Graphics (96 EU)
32GB (16GBx2) DDR5 5200 MT/s Memory (2 SODIMM Slots, 96GB Max)
1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 NVMe SSD
Intel Arc A770M 16GB GDDR6 (MXM Interface) Graphics
2x M.2 2280 Gen 4 SSD Slots (1 Occupied)
1x M.2 2230 Slot for WLAN (Occupied)
Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3
DC 19V / 15.79A DC header: 5.5 × 2.5 mm
166.7*166.9*160.9mm
Ports:
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 10 Gbps (2 Front, 1 Rear)
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 5 Gbps (Rear)
  • 1x USB4 Type-C 40 Gbps (DP Alt, 8K@60Hz, PD Out)
  • 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
  • 1x 3.5mm Line Out
  • 3x HDMI 2.0 (4k@60Hz)
  • 3x DisplayPort 2.0 (8K@60Hz)
  • 1x SD Card Reader
  • 1x Power Button
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Link: https://acemagic.com/products/m1a-pro

Coupon: $130 OFF via ACEM1AVIP

Spec:
Windows 11 Pro
Core i9-13900HK (6P+8E)/20T 2.6 GHz (5.4 GHz Turbo, 24MB L3 Cache)
Intel Iris Xe Integrated Graphics (96 EU)
32GB (16GBx2) DDR5 5200 MT/s Memory (2 SODIMM Slots, 96GB Max)
1TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 NVMe SSD
Intel Arc A770M 16GB GDDR6 (MXM Interface) Graphics
2x M.2 2280 Gen 4 SSD Slots (1 Occupied)
1x M.2 2230 Slot for WLAN (Occupied)
Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 + Bluetooth 5.3
DC 19V / 15.79A DC header: 5.5 × 2.5 mm
166.7*166.9*160.9mm
Ports:
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 10 Gbps (2 Front, 1 Rear)
  • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 5 Gbps (Rear)
  • 1x USB4 Type-C 40 Gbps (DP Alt, 8K@60Hz, PD Out)
  • 1x 3.5mm Audio Combo Jack
  • 1x 3.5mm Line Out
  • 3x HDMI 2.0 (4k@60Hz)
  • 3x DisplayPort 2.0 (8K@60Hz)
  • 1x SD Card Reader
  • 1x Power Button

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May 26, 2026 02:53 AM
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LostWalletMay 26, 2026 02:53 AM
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This is the first micro mini desk computer I have seen with a SD card reader.
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SuryasisMay 26, 2026 04:07 AM
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Quote from gopher100 :
I believe this CPU has problems.
No, it does not. That issue you are thinking about, is only limited to Intel's 13th and 14th Gen Desktop Processors.
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Quote from Suryasis :
No, it does not. That issue you are thinking about, is only limited to Intel's 13th and 14th Gen Desktop Processors.
This is 13th Gen?
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Quote from gopher100 :
This is 13th Gen?
Yes but not Desktop Processor.
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OrangeJuliusMay 28, 2026 12:18 AM
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300w power draw, so this thing is probably a little beast with that A770M. It should fall in the range of a 7600M up to a RTX 3070 Mobile. This isn't far from Steam Machine specs, and will outperform it in CPU reliant tasks.

It won't be good for SteamOS or Bazzite, as Intel GPU support is poorly optimized for Linux. You'll want to keep this on Windows 11.

My main hesitation for recommending this is that you'd be spending probably $1000 after tax on an AceMagic PC. However, your options are limited when it comes to exotic minis like this.
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May 28, 2026 01:35 AM
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comeonManMay 28, 2026 01:35 AM
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ACE MAGIC support? What day you?
May 28, 2026 10:03 PM
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joshuaNHMay 28, 2026 10:03 PM
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Quote from comeonMan :
ACE MAGIC support? What day you?
Mr Ace Magic, my windows works fine but my gmail is not working. NEED SUPPORT.
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joshuaNHMay 28, 2026 10:08 PM
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I don't see how this is a deal... so sorry.

Much rather have the Ryzen 9 AI 370 HX for about the same price. Please help me understand.
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RazedMay 30, 2026 12:51 AM
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Quote from OrangeJulius :
300w power draw, so this thing is probably a little beast with that A770M. It should fall in the range of a 7600M up to a RTX 3070 Mobile. This isn't far from Steam Machine specs, and will outperform it in CPU reliant tasks.It won't be good for SteamOS or Bazzite, as Intel GPU support is poorly optimized for Linux. You'll want to keep this on Windows 11.My main hesitation for recommending this is that you'd be spending probably $1000 after tax on an AceMagic PC. However, your options are limited when it comes to exotic minis like this.
Intel has the best Linux drivers out of the 3.
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OrangeJuliusMay 30, 2026 03:20 PM
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Quote from Razed :
Intel has the best Linux drivers out of the 3.
I stand corrected. Looks like a recent development in the past year. As recently as late last year, the general consensus was that Intel GPU performed worse on average in Linux vs Windows, and with mixed stability. It seems Mesa drivers have indeed improved dramatically this year (January in particular) with the latest Mesa drivers, so Intel GPUs are finally good in Linux.

I'd still argue AMD is still best in Linux with longstanding, wide community support and excellent Proton compatibility.

Nvidia is an easy 3rd place, as the company clearly doesn't care about Linux gaming. (or gamers in general when they're raking in hundreds of billions from datacenter buildout)
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Quote from OrangeJulius :
I stand corrected. Looks like a recent development in the past year. As recently as late last year, the general consensus was that Intel GPU performed worse on average in Linux vs Windows, and with mixed stability. It seems Mesa drivers have indeed improved dramatically this year (January in particular) with the latest Mesa drivers, so Intel GPUs are finally good in Linux.

I'd still argue AMD is still best in Linux with longstanding, wide community support and excellent Proton compatibility.

Nvidia is an easy 3rd place, as the company clearly doesn't care about Linux gaming. (or gamers in general when they're raking in hundreds of billions from datacenter buildout)
Actually Intel has been taking the AI Game seriously and have made huge progress in their Drivers in both Linux and Windows. For AI inferencing (Running models locally, this is one of the best PC available with 770M and 16GB of high performance and high bandwidth GDDR6 Ram. Intel has not only made their drivers very good in Linux but they also improved over the othr AI integration with Python and various machine learning models which would allow AI developers to develop AP based workloads, retrain the models with their own datasets pretty efficiently. It is still not CUDA easy but pretty easy and Nvidia charges huge money for their 16GB Graphics cards, whether mobile or Desktop.

For Gaming, Intel's latest XESS based multiframe generation is supported on A series Cards too and you can use 4X Frame Gen with this card, to get a pretty decent performance. Also, 16GB VRAM is handy if you are playing 1440p or higher resolutions.

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