The Mac Mini Killer - Minisforum UM773
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Publicado 2023-03-30
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Jake was impressed with the price-to-performance ratio of the Mac Mini, but Minisforum is here to strike back with their new UM773. With an accessible price point, solid specs/IO, and a tiny form factor, is this the mini PC to beat, or should you stick with Apple's M2-powered computer?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 The Mac Mini USED to look good...
0:20 Unboxing
3:17 IO walkthrough
5:03 Sponsor - PowerColor
5:28 Powering it on and checking specs
7:22 Fan noise, TDP, and SSD/CPU tests
11:03 Gaming - Apex Legends and CS:GO
12:38 Comparison to the Pico PC and potential use cases
13:31 Teardown
16:18 Overall thoughts
16:41 Outro
Todos los comentarios (21)
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As an IT intern at a school, I suggested switching from custom-built desktops to mini PCs a few months ago. The school has since purchased 30 mini PCs and is pleased with the results.
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I could imagine this as a low-horsepower programming rig. Too bad this wasn't a long review, I would love to see Anthony's take on it.
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That would be WAY overkill for a Plex server with regards to processing power, but if space is a limiting factor for you it'd be perfect.
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This is exactly what my parents can use for their daily use. I will definitely buying them this minipc when their pcs break down. They are still using Windows 7
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coming close to a 1st gen threadripper in testing, any testing.....is insane. made some giant leaps in tech man
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I cannot wait for the 7740HS, i want to see how Zen4(lower cache) and RDNA3 works in this form factor
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Me: buys Mac Mini in part because of ShortCircuit's thoughts Also ShortCircuit: Top 10 anime betrayals
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Suggestion for USB4/TB devices that make their way on to ShortCircuit: plug in an eGPU and/or TB3/4 dock to test the USB4 port since that spec got stupid with uncertain implementations by OEMs. Jake had what looked like a TB dock at the start of the video on the desk but it never made its way into the final video!
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16:02 Pretty sure the fan intakes from the top, where the exposed holes are (as these kinds of radial fans usually do), then exhausts through both openings with heatsinks.
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I got the Miniforum HM80 in 2021 because it was an "all-in-one" solution. I'm glad to see that they are continuing to innovate the mini PC form factor. For not quite twice the price of the UM773 you can get their Neptune HX99G.
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My wife switched over to one of these Minisforum PCs a few years ago when her home-built Core i5 system was dying and it's been pretty great. I can tell you that the older ones didn't try so hard to hide the screws (because they weren't meant to go in a vertical mount) so it used to be way easier to get in and add that 2.5" SATA drive.
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I was taking a look at a similar mini PC and was shocked with the performance, and I tried it even on a triple monitor setup. Mine had a Ryzen 7 4700U, I think it's a great mini PC.
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Use a hole punch on the new feet to make a pass through for screws.
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Fortunately, DDR5 is not really affected by single channel memory as tested by Jarrodstech, so that isn't a major problem, and you get the upgradeability. Otherwise, great video and super cool product!
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I bought one of these on pre-sale and got it this week as well. I'm running with 64GB DDR5-4800, 4TB Team TLC NVMe, 4TB MX500 SATA SSD. Consolidated my homelab boxes down to this, runs brilliantly.
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I'd love a follow up vid on this where they kit it out with a top quality m.2, ram, and try to see if they can get an external GPU hooked up and see what it does!
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Just recently switched from my tower PC to a Beelink SER6 PRO+ with the AMD Ryzen 7th gen GPU. Can still play games on the widescreen 34" monitor, even if at lower settings, and all the work tasks are covered with lower power consumption and a tiny footprint.
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I had a full sized desktop AMD 2700x PC and ditched it a couple of months back for a Beelink 5600H. Love this little mini PC. It sips power and is more powerful than my old 2700x. Does everything I need it to do. Power rates have shot up 30% here in Japan and they are supposedly going up again in the fall. Great to see such a small pc with this amount of power for such a low price.
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You had a great point on the feet. There are hole punches as well as readily available stick on feet with holes that could be replacement/original feet for such products so you can have access and not block the hole to open the case.
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I love the relaxed manner of this hands-on video. Stark contrast to most other LMG productions which I find rather stressful to watch.
