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After doing a quick search, a couple brands that have miniPCs that meet these specs include "Beelink" or "Minisforum"

by kidfiji 3y ago

xattt 3y ago
> I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it. And look, there's Magnetbox and Sorny!
- skippyboxedhero 3y ago
  Both of these companies are huge in the mini PC space. Most people have never heard of them because all they do is mini PCs. Minisforum latest 7940HS lines are better than M2. More powerful, fairly close on power efficiency, better GPU, cheaper, and without all the nonsense that comes with buying Macs. Their fully juiced model is $800 (and doesn't lock you in to a model that milks casb from you like a sow).
  - nl 3y ago
    The M2 GPU is a fair bit better performing than the 780M in that though isn't it? I've been trying to work it out and the best comparison I've seen is this: https://i.imgur.com/MhM1fap.png https://i.imgur.com/MhM1fap.png Although https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/138lari/comment/jj08z2v/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/138lari/comment/j... indicates it is a reasonable match.
    - manuelabeledo 3y ago
      There is also the fact that the AMD CPU is newer, has a 50% higher TDP, and is built on a smaller node, but is far from providing 50% better performance than the M2 [0] On the other hand, I don't own a Mini, nor I'm on the market for a mini PC, but I don't feel like dropping $800 for a prebuilt PC unless they provide stellar support and warranty, and chinese OEMs aren't really known for that. [0] https://www.notebookcheck.net/M2-vs-R9-7940HS-vs-M1_14521_14946_12937.247596.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/M2-vs-R9-7940HS-vs-M1_14521_14...
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    - skippyboxedhero 3y ago
      It isn't. As the Reddit link explains, the only benchmarks it wins in are synthetics. You can play Red Dead Redemption 2 at 1080p at over 60fps. You can produce all the synthetic benchmarks in the world but this is as powerful as a console. This is the most powerful iGPU out there, it is about as powerful as 1060.
- nl 3y ago
  I'm not sure what Beelink is supposed to be mistaken for. I only know them for their micro-PCs and I'm not familiar with another brandname that it is supposed to remind me of. I hadn't heard of Minisforum though. But the same goes there - not sure what is is supposed to be mistaken for.

After doing a quick search, a couple brands that have miniPCs that meet these specs include "Beelink" or "Minisforum"

xattt 3y ago

> I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it. And look, there's Magnetbox and Sorny!

skippyboxedhero 3y ago
Both of these companies are huge in the mini PC space. Most people have never heard of them because all they do is mini PCs. Minisforum latest 7940HS lines are better than M2. More powerful, fairly close on power efficiency, better GPU, cheaper, and without all the nonsense that comes with buying Macs. Their fully juiced model is $800 (and doesn't lock you in to a model that milks casb from you like a sow).
- nl 3y ago
  The M2 GPU is a fair bit better performing than the 780M in that though isn't it? I've been trying to work it out and the best comparison I've seen is this: https://i.imgur.com/MhM1fap.png https://i.imgur.com/MhM1fap.png Although https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/138lari/comment/jj08z2v/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/138lari/comment/j... indicates it is a reasonable match.
  - manuelabeledo 3y ago
    There is also the fact that the AMD CPU is newer, has a 50% higher TDP, and is built on a smaller node, but is far from providing 50% better performance than the M2 [0] On the other hand, I don't own a Mini, nor I'm on the market for a mini PC, but I don't feel like dropping $800 for a prebuilt PC unless they provide stellar support and warranty, and chinese OEMs aren't really known for that. [0] https://www.notebookcheck.net/M2-vs-R9-7940HS-vs-M1_14521_14946_12937.247596.0.html https://www.notebookcheck.net/M2-vs-R9-7940HS-vs-M1_14521_14...
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  - skippyboxedhero 3y ago
    It isn't. As the Reddit link explains, the only benchmarks it wins in are synthetics. You can play Red Dead Redemption 2 at 1080p at over 60fps. You can produce all the synthetic benchmarks in the world but this is as powerful as a console. This is the most powerful iGPU out there, it is about as powerful as 1060.
nl 3y ago
I'm not sure what Beelink is supposed to be mistaken for. I only know them for their micro-PCs and I'm not familiar with another brandname that it is supposed to remind me of. I hadn't heard of Minisforum though. But the same goes there - not sure what is is supposed to be mistaken for.