MINISFORUM is greatest recognized for making small desktop computer systems, however earlier this month the Chinese language PC maker introduced plans to launch a 2-in-1 pill referred to as the MINISFORUM V3 that can have an AMD Ryzen processor subsequent 12 months.
Now the corporate is following up with extra particulars together with some footage, specs, and a promise that the pill shall be powered by a next-gen AMD Ryzen “Hawk Level” processor with a 22 – 28 watt TDP. AMD hasn’t truly introduced these chips but, however they’ll almost definitely be marketed beneath the Ryzen 8000 model.
MINISFORUM notes that the spec sheet remains to be tentative, however up to now the corporate is planning for the V3 pill to characteristic a 14 inch, QHD+ show with a 165 Hz refresh charge, a removable keyboard, and help for a digital pen with 4096 ranges of strain sensitivity. For the reason that pill helps Microsoft’s Pen Protocol 2.0, you also needs to be capable to use third-party pens.
In different phrases, the MINISFORUM V3 may have the sort of specs you’d count on from a 2024 laptop computer, however in a removable tablet-style design.
MINISFORUM is without doubt one of the first firms to introduced a tool that shall be powered by a Hawk Level processor, however that’s hardly shocking, as PC makers often watch for chip makers to introduce their new processors earlier than letting us know that they’re planning to make use of them.
Different options are anticipated to incorporate 6400 MHz RAM (almost definitely LPDDR5, however I suppose DDR5 can also be a chance), a 50 Wh or larger capability battery, quad audio system (2 woofers and a couple of tweeters), help for WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2, a fingerprint sensor within the energy button and a Home windows Whats up-compatible 2MP entrance digital camera in addition to a 5MP rear digital camera.
The pill has two USB4 ports for energy, knowledge, or video output, and a USB-C port that works solely as a show enterpermitting you to make use of the MINISFORUM V3 as an monitor to your telephone, laptop computer, or different gadgets.
It additionally has a 3.5mm audio jack, a SD card reader.
MINISFORUM hasn’t introduced pricing or availability but, however that’s not shocking since, you recognize, AMD isn’t truly promoting the processors that shall be used within the upcoming pill but.
In case you’re questioning what to anticipate from “Hawk Level” although, rumor has it that they’ll be a modest up to date over this 12 months’s Ryzen 7040 sequence “Phoenix” processors, with the identical Zen 4 CPU structure, however up to date built-in graphics primarily based on RDNA 3.5 structure and up to date AI capabilities.
