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While it looks like a very nice product, I just can't stomach the $1200 entry fee for what is a slightly souped up tablet with a bundled keyboard.

The monitor specs read really good, but are professionals on the field that actually need that quality in the market for such a tiny screen? Artists using drawing tablets would go WACOM or the like before this as well?

And I don't see a pen bundled with it either?

To take the point further, I'd say anyone in the market for such a device is better off with the Lenovo Go or the Ally-Z1E (maybe even the non-extreme) with a nice monitor attached. Hell, even the Steam Deck could work if they can use Linux. I know as I have it driving 2 1440p monitors plus the built in one from a dock.

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Only bad thing is can be infected with malware or other things... don't fell safe with these brands.
And other thing really kick out my head. repair...
Chinese stuff it's a nightmare to find the components to repair.
They need to improve that to be a a good brand.
 
It does have a pen bundled with it, as well as the keyboard. So it's a laptop/tablet with pen with 4096 pressure levels and supports Microsoft Pen Protocol 2.6. It also has two USB 4 ports and what they call Vlink, a single DisplayPort in USB-C. So you could use an external GPU on one of those USB 4 ports if you wanted. It has a 1080p webcam with Windows Hello and a 5MP rear camera with autofocus. It also has a full-size UHS-II SD card slot, a headphone jack, and a fingerprint reader in the power button.
 
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I think the pricing is competitive, all things considered.

It's most direct competitor, the Surface Pro 9, with i7/32GB/1TB is $2600 full price and $2082 on discount.
And that price doesn't include the $280 keyboard cover, bringing the total to $2362.

Something similar, like the Asus ROG Flow Z13 with i9-H/RTX4060/16GB/1TB is $1880 full price, and $1550 discounted.

The main issue with minisforum, and similar smaller companies, is BIOS/firmware update support.
 
-Fran- said:
While it looks like a very nice product, I just can't stomach the $1200 entry fee for what is a slightly souped up tablet with a bundled keyboard.

The monitor specs read really good, but are professionals on the field that actually need that quality in the market for such a tiny screen? Artists using drawing tablets would go WACOM or the like before this as well?

And I don't see a pen bundled with it either?

To take the point further, I'd say anyone in the market for such a device is better off with the Lenovo Go or the Ally-Z1E (maybe even the non-extreme) with a nice monitor attached. Hell, even the Steam Deck could work if they can use Linux. I know as I have it driving 2 1440p monitors plus the built in one from a dock.

Regards.
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Compared to a Microsoft Surface that may not come with a keyboard and pen bundled, I think this price puts the Surface to shame. Specs wise, I feel there is nothing in the Microsoft Surface range that can beat this when it comes to productivity and games.

To your point about being better off with a handheld console, I think it really depends on what you are going to use it for. Handheld consoles are really just good for games because of the lack of keyboard and touchpad, and with a screen too small for proper productivity work on the go.
 
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Notton said:
I think the pricing is competitive, all things considered.

It's most direct competitor, the Surface Pro 9, with i7/32GB/1TB is $2600 full price and $2082 on discount.
And that price doesn't include the $280 keyboard cover, bringing the total to $2362.

Something similar, like the Asus ROG Flow Z13 with i9-H/RTX4060/16GB/1TB is $1880 full price, and $1550 discounted.

The main issue with minisforum, and similar smaller companies, is BIOS/firmware update support.
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I think BIOS and firmware support tends to be spotty regardless of the size of the company when it comes to laptops, based on my recent experiences using laptops from known brands like Lenovo and Acer. Usually when there is a significant issue, they will definitely release some sort of firmware/BIOS update to address it.

If anything, usually we get a more tweaking friendlier BIOS on devices produced by these smaller companies.
 
Just because its a tablet doesn't mean it a surface clone think before you post

Also if there was a rtx 4070m in it would have been better
 
Akanonymous said:
Just because its a tablet doesn't mean it a surface clone think before you post

Also if there was a rtx 4070m in it would have been better
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What the hell are you talking about?

The Surface Pro 9 has an Intel iGPU.

That 8840u APU is way beyond what is inside the Surface Pro 9 in performance and efficiency while costing half.

To add to the stupidity, you are talking about a dGPU in a tablet format... give me a break dear Nvidi0t...
 
redgarl said:
What the hell are you talking about?

The Surface Pro 9 has an Intel iGPU.

That 8840u APU is way beyond what is inside the Surface Pro 9 in performance and efficiency while costing half.

To add to the stupidity, you are talking about a dGPU in a tablet format... give me a break dear Nvidi0t...
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Bro i know this one is better than surface pro that is why i don't want them to call this a clone and also i am not an nvidea fan even a rx6500m would be great it is my requirment that why bro chill out
 
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The monitor specs read really good, but are professionals on the field that actually need that quality in the market for such a tiny screen? Artists using drawing tablets would go WACOM or the like before this as well?
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From what I understand, most professional digital artists do use tablets now and WACOM is becoming rarer and rarer. With that said, the digital artist market is mostly saturated with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, so I’m not sure if a Surface or Surface clone will make inroads there.
 
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From what I understand, most professional digital artists do use tablets now and WACOM is becoming rarer and rarer. With that said, the digital artist market is mostly saturated with the iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, so I’m not sure if a Surface or Surface clone will make inroads there.
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Ipad os or mac os support is nothing infront of Windows apps and games support
 
Excluding upcoming qualcomm based units.

From a perf perspective, across-the-board, this is waaay better than a top-end Surface Pro 10 or ANY Surface Pro "clone" from the major Win OEMs, is it not?

Itching to pull the trigger before the early-bird price goes, but I'm unsure of minisforum's QC compared to MS Surface, plus, the extent to which they respect Australian consumer law.
 
It'd be my -temporary- primary ws...
And (I'm hoping) double duty as a Win/*nix x86-64 Handheld Gaming device.
Instead of something like the Asus Ally or Steamdeck?!
Should be way more powerful....
Not concerned if battery life is substantially worse, as I'm almost always plugged in.
Ergonomics won't be as good, but hopefully there's some wa's that get it closer.
 
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