cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/18360519
It's the MinisForum V3
Pros:
- Touchscreen (currently works best on KDE Plasma)
- AMD CPU (Ryzen 7 8840U) [8 cores, 16 threads] + GPU (Radeon 780M)
- Power button + Fingerprint reader (built into the tablet portion thankfully)
- 3.5mm audio jack
- 65W PD power adapter (likely to be GaN)
- Magnesium alloy body
- the inclusion of gyroscopes means display auto-rotation is supported
- 1x stylus pen included
- [4096 level pressure, up to MPP 2.6 SLA]
- (I have no idea what any of that means, hopefully it's useful to yall)
- Keyboard that is/has:
- Detachable
- Backlight LED lighting
- Even-surface actuation pressure touchpad
- an optional purchase (which can be deselected before checkout)
Alt text: An image of the purchase checkout options for the MinisForum V3 Tablet with the Magnetic Detachable Keyboard (both which are on sale for $999.00 and $149.00 USD respectively as of Aug 21, 2024)
Cons:
- Made in China: "Motherboard Manufacturer: Shenzhen"
- Supported storage: M.2 (2280) 2TB max
- cursed Microsoft Copilot button (thankfully on the detachable keyboard rather than on the tablet itself)
- Limited customization/configuration options in BIOS
- Weak magnets on kickstand
- Inaccessible user manual/BIOS(Windows users be damned)
- Ryzen AI (locked to Windows, personally I find this as a gimmic anyways)
- due to MinisForum disuading customers from opening up their devices I'm adding that the battery is not replaceable (void warranty at your own risk)
- CPU is un-upgradeable (This is now a con due to Framework providing users the ability to upgrade even from Intel to AMD or vice-versa)
- WIFI 6E (802.11ax) is soldered/un-upgradeable unlike Frameworks's laptops
- RAM is confirmed to be soldered/un-upgradeable
- only two configurations available as of Aug 21, 2024: [32GB max, 16GB]
Features/Specifications
- Weighs: 946g
- Battery: 50.82Wh
- Display: 14", 16:10 ratio, 2560*1600, 165Hz
- 2x [type c] USB-4 at 40Gbps max
- 1x [type c] USB VLink(DP-in)
- 1x SD card (UHS-II)
- Volume rocker button
- Bluetooth: BT5.3
- RAM (assumed both configurations are LPDDR5 with speed/frequency: 6400MHz)
- 2x cameras:
- [Front]: 2M, Windows Hello, Dual D-mic, Face ID, ESS
- [Rear]: 5M, Auto focus
Extra Info
VLink TL;DR:
- (on laptops) it's a special type of port that's primarily meant for extending ports with a USB-C hub or driving as a secondary monitor