Minisforum Introduces New Intel N Processors Mini PC

[btarunr]

MINISFORUM is proud to unveil its latest series of office solutions, the Venus Series UN100 and UN305 Mini-PCs. These devices are designed to offer a superior office experience in a compact form factor, powered by advanced Intel N series processors (Intel N100 & Intel Core i3-N305) that provide significant performance improvements over entry-level products.

With up to 16 GB of LPDDR5-4800 on-board memory, M.2-2280 SATA SSD storage, and an expansion slot for a 2.5-inch hard drive and a TF card, UN100 and UN305 deliver quiet, energy-efficient, and reliable operation. The all-metal unibody design, manufactured using advanced CNC machining technology with a 0.6 L volume (136 mm long x 121 mm width x 39 mm height), offers a sleek and elegant appearance while maintaining exceptional portability without compromising on performance.



Connectivity options include four USB 3.2 Type A ports, two HDMI ports, two 1G RJ45 Ethernet ports, a headphone/microphone jack, and a full-featured Type C port (supporting single-line PD connection). Additionally, the devices are VESA mount compatible, enabling easy attachment to the back of a monitor.

The Venus Series UN100 and UN305 Mini-PCs deliver a premium office experience in a small package. These versatile devices can handle everyday productivity and collaboration tasks with ease, making them ideal for businesses looking to streamline their operations.


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[randomUser]

Probably rhetorical questions.

Hello Minisforum, will you make NUC with N100 and 1xM.2 + 2x 2,5" SSD (i don't mind them sharing 6gbps bandwidth, i wouldn't even mind if 3 SSDs were sharing those 6gbps), so we can have a proper mini NAS with sub 10W idle consumption?
I would gladly trade in 2 USB ports for 2 SATA ports.

Also why online configurator only allows to pick RAM+SSD bundles, what if i have my own M.2/SSD?

 

[bug]

I rather like this. Plenty of computing power for Office+web browsing. At the same time, I'm pretty sure businesses will just buy laptops instead

 

[P4-630]

If you want real mini, get this one: ECS Liva

 

[bonehead123]

If you want real mini, get this one: ECS Liva

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Looks like a chunky monkey compared to the minisforum model, hehehe

And according to their website, this model is no longer available, uses really old parts, and therefore would be no match for the one this posting is about as well as most of the other mini-me boxes out there from other mfgr's, but then again, if you can find one, that model should be dirt cheap, so there's that

 

[P4-630]

And according to their website, this model is no longer available

It's a newer model suitable for windows 11 (R2314)

https://www.ecs.com.tw/he/Product/Mini-PC/LIVA_Q3_Plus/specification

 

[kiakk]

I dunno guys.... I whould buy modern, small low power consumption 2nd PC for the most part of my PC usecase. But they are insanely expensive for the offering: low performance embedded CPU-s.
While everbody could build for smillar price a still very small PC with DIY component: mATX board, entry level iGPU CPU with stock cooler, a PicoPSU. And I still have a PC that have ATX interchangable component, so the lifecycle could much better of the component than a full integrated PC.
If I would buy a small, full integrated PC I would expect a very low price.
OK, a DIY PC based on mATX is bigger but, but not much and could built thin, while could be very power efficient:
a desktop CPU also consume few watts on idle (3-6W) and with an average mobo I could limit the top TDP. ATX desktop PC-s idle efficiency is tipically not good, but only becuse of high power PSUs light load efficiency. So a low power picoPSU could change a lot on this efficiency "bottleneck". I saw that on YT video, with a good DIY build with less component parts as it could, and an efficient low power PSU, it could be 8-10W idle, typical browsing, video watching 10-15W with 20-30W pikes.

 

[bug]

I dunno guys.... I whould buy modern, small low power consumption 2nd PC for the most part of my PC usecase. But they are insanely expensive for the offering: low performance embedded CPU-s.
While everbody could build for smillar price a still very small PC with DIY component: mATX board, entry level iGPU CPU with stock cooler, a PicoPSU. And I still have a PC that have ATX interchangable component, so the lifecycle could much better of the component than a full integrated PC.
If I would buy a small, full integrated PC I would expect a very low price.
OK, a DIY PC based on mATX is bigger but, but not much and could built thin, while could be very power efficient:
a desktop CPU also consume few watts on idle (3-6W) and with an average mobo I could limit the top TDP. ATX desktop PC-s idle efficiency is tipically not good, but only becuse of high power PSUs light load efficiency. So a low power picoPSU could change a lot on this efficiency "bottleneck". I saw that on YT video, with a good DIY build with less component parts as it could, and an efficient low power PSU, it could be 8-10W idle, typical browsing, video watching 10-15W with 20-30W pikes.

I was able to build just that, when my wife needed something for work. A small DIY, mATX (I think), add CPU, SSD, RAM, PSU - all done. They already had mouse, keyboard and a monitor from the old PC. Worked like a charm and, more importantly for the workplace, didn't take much space on the desk.

That's why I love PCs (and Linux, but that's another discussion): there really is a solution for everyone.

 

[bonehead123]

It's a newer model suitable for windows 11 (R2314)

https://www.ecs.com.tw/he/Product/Mini-PC/LIVA_Q3_Plus/specification

Nope, I would not buy that one either, too many compromises spec-wise...

 

[P4-630]

Nope, I would not buy that one either, too many compromises spec-wise...

I wouldn't buy it either though, it was just smaller size-wise that was the reason I mentioned it.

 

[kiakk]

Do you know this 1.1 liter Barebone: ECS Liva One A300? https://www.ecs.com.tw/en/Product/Mini-PC/LIVA_One_A300/overview
Here in retails, It is around ~174EUR with VAT. I think this could be a could offer.
Supports all desktop AM4 APUs up to 65W TDP. ( 3200G - 5700G )
Mobo, CPU Cooler, PC case, 120W brick PSU, VESA console/desktop stand in the box, Win10/Win11 support.
Can handle DDR4 3200 SO-DIMM or higher. (DDR4 3200 is the official, but I saw settings up to 4000MT/s in the BIOS)
ETA PRIME tested on youtube.