Minisforum has quietly began promoting its Venus Collection UM773 Lite, a compact system that packs AMD’s eight-core Ryzen 7 7735HS processor. Whereas this ultra-compact form-factor PC is reasonably highly effective, it’s comparatively cheap too, as it’s priced beginning at $379.
Minisforum’s Venus Collection UM773 measures 128 mm × 128 mm × 48.2 mm and is a bit smaller and thicker than Apple’s Mac Mini, however this can be a fully-fledged PC that can be utilized for productiveness in addition to leisure purposes – and even some gentle gaming. The system is predicated on AMD’s eight-core Ryzen 7 7735HS (Zen 3, 8C/16T, 3.20 GHz – 4.75 GHz, 16 MB L3, as much as 54W) processor with built-in Radeon 680M graphics (RDNA 2, 768 stream processors, as much as 2.20 GHz) that’s cooled-down utilizing a blower-style cooler to make sure constant efficiency even beneath excessive hundreds.
In the meantime, the small machine could be outfitted with as much as 64 GB of DDR5 reminiscence utilizing two SODIMMs, an M.2-2280 SSD with a PCIe 4.0 interface, and one 2.5-inch HDD or SSD for bulk storage.
On the connectivity aspect of issues, the Venus Collection UM773 provides an M.2-2230 slot for a Wi-Fi + Bluetooth adapter, a 2.5 GbE connector, one USB4 port, three USB 3.2 Gen2 connectors (Kind-A and Kind-C), two USB 2.0 Kind-A ports, two HDMI 2.0 outputs, and a TRRS audio enter/output for headsets. Whereas Minisforum doesn’t explicitly say that the USB4 port can be utilized to connect an exterior graphics card put in into an eGFX field, that is definitely an possibility if one wish to use this tiny system for extra severe gaming.
Close to pricing, the black UM773 Lite barebones has an inventory worth of $529 when purchased on the firm’s story, however is presently accessible at a reduction for $379. In the meantime, Minisforum can also be providing the UM773 Lite in a floral pink paint job with it UM773 SE Sakura Version barebones, although it begins out barely costlier at $429. Each PCs may also be bought with reminiscence and a SSD pre-installed; a 16GB/256GB configuration pushes the entire worth of the the black mannequin prices $489, whereas the pink mannequin is available in at $549.
