Minix NGC-NR6600 Mini PC Launched With AMD Ryzen 5 APU and Dual 2.5G LAN

[GGforever]

The list of potent mini PCs continues to expand, with the Minix NGC-NR6600 being one of the latest additions. The mid-range mini PC should be sufficiently potent for the majority of non-intensive workloads, and should be able to fly through daily workloads without breaking a sweat. The system is already available for purchase on Amazon, starting at $399 for the entry-level variant with 16 GB of memory and a 512 GB SSD. Specs-wise, the Minix mini PC appears to be a well-equipped system that should suffice for most moderately intensive workloads, as long as it is forgiving on the GPU side.

At its core, the Minix mini PC in question is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 6600H APU with 6 Zen 3+ cores and 12 threads, which can be paired with up to 64 GB of DDR5-4800 memory, courtesy of dual SO-DIMM slots. The diminutive 5 x 5.12 x 1.97 inch chassis, unsurprisingly, lacks the physical space for the comfort of discrete graphics, and has to settle for the decently capable Radeon 660M with 6 CUs, although it is by no means sufficient for modern AAA gaming. Some lightweight gaming is not our of the question, though. A 512 GB SSD takes care of storage requirements, while a supplementary M.2 slot allows for expansion down the road, up to a whopping 8 TB. The system packs HDMI 2.1 (TMDS, so basically HDMI 2.0), DisplayPort 1.4, USB4, as well as dual 2.5G LAN ports.



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[bonehead123]

A nice little mini-me box, but as a barebones model, it's way overpriced, especially considering the m.2 slots are only Gen 3, instead of Gen 4 like most of their competitors are, including my 2.5 yr old BeeLink box....I'd give 'em about $225 for it, but not a penny more !

Yea, yea, I know some folks say it don't matter, but it DOES matter for the "I feel the need, the need....for speed" crowd, of which I am a proud, life-long member, hehehe

 

[Nostras]

399$ is a bit expensive to me considering it has a 6600H chip. That thing is quite old by now and they probably got it for dirt cheap.
Would've gotten slightly more excited about it were it a 6800H, but I'd prefer seeing the price slashed by 100$.

 

[thestryker6]

If that ends up being the real world price the it's much too high. I paid $250 on Amazon (current price $270) for a Beelink device which is basically the same with the difference being 1gb instead of 2.5gb LAN. I don't think everything has to be cheap, but if you're charging a premium price over performance equivalent alternatives there needs to be a tangible benefit.