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This one is good for people who want more power than the usual N100 CPU offerings while still having the small form factor. It's perfect for streaming, light gaming/emulation, use as a home server and more. Plus it's able to support 4 displays at 4K@60Hz each.

The main features include Windows 11, Intel Core i5-12600H CPU with 12 cores and 16 threads, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 32GB DDR4 RAM (dual channel, supports 64GB), 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD with a fan heatsink, 2.5" SATA slot, 2x HDMI, 3x USB-C, WiFi 6 and dual 2.5 Gigabit ethernet.

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• Intel Core i5-12600H Processor, 12 Cores/16 Threads (18M Cache, up to 4.50 GHz)
• Intel Iris Xe Graphics
• 32GB DDR4 Dual channel (SODIMM Slots×2, up to 64GB)
• 512GB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD (up to 2TB)
• 2.5" SATA HDD Slot ×1 (SATA 3.0 6.0Gb/s)
• WiFi 6 + Bluetooth 5.2 (M.2 2230)
• 2x HDMI (4K@60Hz), 2x USB-C (4K@60Hz)
• 3.5mm Combo JackJack
• 2x RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port
• USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C (Data Only, Front)
• USB 3.2 Type-C (DP Only)
• USB 3.2 Type-C (Alt DP and Data and PD Out)
• USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
• Clear CMOS Button
• DMIC
• DC 19V

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  bdl on 28/05/2024 - 20:22

  +11

  If you buy two NAD9s, would you have a pair of nads?

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    spock on 28/05/2024 - 20:27

    +8

    Bed time for you .

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    Clear on 28/05/2024 - 20:31

    +3

    You'd have pair of lite nads 🙃

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    wogman on 29/05/2024 - 12:17

    +2

    How fast do you reckon these things go? If they were quick, they could be go NADS.

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  dosada on 28/05/2024 - 20:33

  https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0CF4Y3MR3

  The i7 version with double sized ssd is only about $30 more

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    Clear on 28/05/2024 - 20:42

    +5

    It's a completely different model and cut down in a lot of areas. The i7 isn't that better than the i5 either. At the cost of losing two cores and a slightly weaker GPU you're getting a 4% increase in turbo boost frequency and 6MB larger L3 cache.

    I really don't think it's worth the extra, especially if you were looking at doing VMs or high intensive tasks where the cores/threads matter more.

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      BlueSkyAPI on 28/05/2024 - 20:55

      Great comment.

      I'd seriously consider UM690 for extra $300 for a more future proofing GPU and better efficiency. And DDR5 will be usable for a lot longer into the future.

      But like you said this will be overpowered for most use cases. And for a lot of ppl the good recycled TinyMiniMicro would serve just as well.

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        JustHereForTheBanter on 28/05/2024 - 22:06

        +3

        I can see the UM690Pro is on sale also for $664, do you think its worth the upgrade? https://www.amazon.com.au/MINISFORUM-UM690Pro-6900HX-Desktop…
        Thinking its probably overkill for my use case as a HomeLab/plex server that also doubles as HTPC. Considering getting something to run Proxmox to host lxc for most of my lab/home automation and then gpu pass through to a win10 machine to use as HTPC and run plex server (if only I could gpu pass through to a lxc and a VM I could run plex as a lxc).

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          boxall on 28/05/2024 - 22:17

          +1

          @JustHereForTheBanter: I got this one for $687 (um773 lite) and love it!

          https://amzn.asia/d/iiiKQaE

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          BlueSkyAPI on 29/05/2024 - 01:15

          @JustHereForTheBanter: When you say doubling as a HTPC do you mean running a Windows VM on Proxmox and have the VM directly outputiing video physically on the mini PC's HDMI port?

          I don't know how feasible/difficult is it to do this on these recent AMD/Intel chips. I feel like your priority would be to figure out which AMD/Intel chip do you have higher confidence to make this work.

          Any of these machines will be handle most of the homelab applications with heaps of CPU headroom to spare. iGPU is really the main differentiator if you want to run anything that can make use of the iGPU, and AMD should come out ahead.

          Plex doesn't need much resources unless you want to run transcoding, in which case Intel's QuickSync pulls ahead.

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            JustHereForTheBanter on 29/05/2024 - 07:37

            @BlueSkyAPI: Yeah that's exactly what i mean, have a windows 10 VM passed through a HDMI port so it can still be used as a desktop/htpc but then also be running lxc for other applications. I may be dreaming, never actually tried to set something like that up before.

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              BlueSkyAPI on 29/05/2024 - 07:55

              @JustHereForTheBanter: I have seen some YouTube showing it was done with some intel iGPU so it's achievable. However am under the impression it may be finicky to achieve and methods can vary between different brand/gen chips. Intel having UHD/Xe/Arc variations also complicates things. No idea about AMD ones.

              Personally I have never made it work. Please share your experience (whether success and fail) on how you go.

              Anyone else who has experience with this please chime in.

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                JustHereForTheBanter on 29/05/2024 - 08:41

                @BlueSkyAPI: Yeah I will let you know. It will still be a bit far down the road at this point. Still considering if this is the right unit for me. Seems like a pretty beefy spec mini pc that would service me a lot better than the N100 units and the ThinkCentre M70q units.

                I am mainly looking to replace my current HTPC which is just running docker for windows for my lab running on some very old and power inefficient hardware (old gaming PC).

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                  BlueSkyAPI on 29/05/2024 - 14:01

                  @JustHereForTheBanter: N100's e-core is probably about the single-thread of intel gen 6-8 era. Intel single thread stagnated and it wasn't until gen 12 there was an increase, at the expense of lower efficiency. N100 units are usually limited in RAM size support - which is a deal breaker when the number of docker containers increases. M70q overcomes this limit and stays affordable so it is good value.

                  Outside of user-interactive use cases there won't be much improvement you can feel. Depending on the containers of course but so far I've never had containers that could benefit much from the increase in CPU single-thread performance.

                  Since you intend to use it as a HTPC - single-thread improvement will translate to better responsive experience. And any of the mini PC will definitely be much more power efficient than a desktop.

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  downforce on 29/05/2024 - 10:59

  Anyone know how these things run Proxmox?

  I currently using a Dell R720 rack and it's way to big, loud and hungry, so been looking to downsize for a while. These Minisforums' look good, just trying to work out which one is best for my use case.

  My currently 20 cores (E5-5xxx something) has max utilisation over 30d of like 10% and RAM creeps up to 50-70% of 128GB but mostly because of ZFS on the boot drives, VM utilisation is <30GB.

  From my initial look around, something like the MINISFORUM UM780 XTX would be best?

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    Mostly Fanless on 30/05/2024 - 02:29

    I run Proxmox on an 8th gen nuc, if I were getting a new machine I'd probalby look at NAD 9, from reviews fairly quiet and has two SSD slots.

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    BlueSkyAPI on 30/05/2024 - 08:29

    Mini PCs are more limited on the disk drive bay numbers but will save lots of power and noise. Perhaps combine it with a DAS