Minisforum V3, 16GB RAM / 1TB SSD US$988.90 / A$1,499.70 Shipped @ Minisforum

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Big L on 08/06/2024 - 22:27 store.minisforum.com (788 clicks)
Last edited 08/06/2024 - 22:39 by 1 other user

V3for16

*figures are in USD

The regular price for the variant with 16 GB RAM is $1,299, but the company is holding a 4-year-anniversary sale, which has brought the gaming tablet down to $969. You can further lower it by using a special discount code: v3for16. With it applied, the base model drops to $899.

Minisforum's V3 is the first Windows tablet that launched with an AMD Hawk Point processor. It packs the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U, a powerful APU with eight Zen 4 cores. With Radeon 780M, the system can deliver great gaming performance in most titles at low to medium settings.

Mod: Prices displayed in title must be GST inclusive. see Guidelines

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  Ferran on 08/06/2024 - 22:37

  Edit the price to AUD to avoid confusion

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    Big L on 10/06/2024 - 13:14

    Sorry, my original title has USD for the saving but not the price and I didn't know the rule about only AUD. Mod fixed it for me.

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  Wokstar on 08/06/2024 - 22:38

  Put USD in price for title. Price stated is misleading.

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  freefall101 on 08/06/2024 - 22:52

  +4

  Minisforum's V3 is the first Windows tablet that launched with an AMD Hawk Point processor

  This is a stretch. It's a Hawk Point processor but Hawk Point is just a refresh of their Phoenix processors. This is really just a rebadged Ryzen 7 7840U.

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  Brrrrt on 09/06/2024 - 00:12

  +34

  A horrible failure of a product, I would consider twice if I were you, its sold at an discount because it sold horribly in china since release:

  On the portability aspect:

  • Weighing a massive 1.6kg with keyboard attached, this is more than many 'normal' 14' laptops, and is far from portable in the least for a 'handheld tablet'

  • want to ditch the keyboard? this thing can not stand on its on without the keyboard attachment, there is a lack of support of any kind, coincidently, laying it down also mean the intakes are completely blocked out, good bye airflow and ergonomics

  On the screen:

  • glass screen with a horrible matte finish to accomodate for the special pen input, as such, extremely visible graininess, and while it is 100% dci-p3 specced, there is no out of box calibration of any kind, colours are severely saturated, good luck doing any kind of colour sensitive work on it.

  The advertised displayport-in implementation is horrible to say the least:

  • the 165hz screen only runs at 60hz in this mode

  • requires the machine to be turned off to enable, no hotswap function

  • touchscreen/pen functionality is also not offered with DP in

  • the DP in port does not support power delivery, so you need another cable to charge the machine

  • there is no OSD of any kind, or a power led, you can not tell how much battery there is unless you boot it in laptop mode

  On performance:

  • On high load (advertised as a 28w -capable rig with good cooling, mind you), the screen hotspot reaches as high as 58 degrees, the longetivity of the screen and to a further extend, the overall machine, is questionable, more so if you account for the lackluster support if of any kind through minisforum

  • again, considering a similiarly sized and weighed 14' from lenovo, acer etc, they are capable of much more (remember these -hs chips are 35w tdp chips and can boost into 45w+), and wont burn the screen or your hand for that matter

  I would just wait for a sale on a flow z13/x13 if I were you and with a usecase that would require the purchase of a machine fitting into the narrow category that the v3 goes in

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    Piccolo455 on 09/06/2024 - 00:56

    +3

    Very thorough, thanks 🙏

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    incipient on 09/06/2024 - 00:56

    +2

    Wow what a write up. Seems like you're basically paying them to get their engineering/IP right.

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    CharcoaI on 09/06/2024 - 01:09

    +2

    Thanks for this! I was super excited about this, but wasn't ready to commit (even at this price).

    The tablet + dp-in is what hooked me in.

    Having a "laptop" that I can just use as a screen (while either 2-in-1 or tablet) without needing to power a full system would be ideal, given at home I use my desktop.

    Looks like I'll need to wait for the v4+

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    drinkin-beer on 09/06/2024 - 06:52

    Thanks for this, glad I pulled the trigger on a 4060 z13 under $2.5k months ago. I was really interested in this device (V3) for a while.

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    baronorder on 09/06/2024 - 12:42

    +3

    "want to ditch the keyboard? this thing can not stand on its on without the keyboard attachment"

    Incorrect, the stand is separate from the keyboard and anyone that has reviewed or used one would know this. In addition to this a number of "reviewers" used the stand in the opposite way to which it was designed leading to some of the thermal issues complained about in reviews.

    The matte finish on the display is a godsend in crappy lighting and excellent for those of us that don't prefer glossy screens. So far the quality is significantly better display wise than my work provided ThinkPad P16s.

    Thermally the machine is excellent and I have yet to see die temps exceeded 72 degrees under heavy load with minimal fan noise and have not noticed any undue temperature hotspots on the display.. A complete revelation compared to similar machines I've used from HP and Lenovo. Not to mention completely curb stomping the comparable Intel powered surface range in terms of value.

    The DP in function works perfectly for what it's designed for - not as a replacement portable monitor but as a something that extends the use of the tablet and enables you to use this as an easy keyboard, mouse and display for a device that doesn't have its own. It's an amazing feature for onsite technical work.

    Yes there are tradeoffs with it compared to both laptops and other tablets but all over I've found it to be a compelling option if you are willing to work around these.

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  DiamondNinja on 09/06/2024 - 09:34

  Just get a surface pro and xbox cloud gaming subscription. And if you really can only game offline, there are the other options.. asus for tablet form, or for handheld add lenovo, steam, msi and it goes on

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  whitelunchbag on 09/06/2024 - 10:40

  I really wanted one of these but glad I chose the Legion Go instead

  For the reasons Brrrrt said it's nice try, but a failed product and too expensive for its failings

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  Ryven on 09/06/2024 - 11:07

  If it's an international purchase over $1000 there'd be the matter of customs imposing 10% GST and like ~5% import duties also. I see a mod has warned them but it still hasn't been updated in price. But looks like it'll likely cost you closer to $1700.

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    whitelunchbag on 09/06/2024 - 11:49

    +1

    The price in title is correct

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      Ryven on 09/06/2024 - 17:57

      +1

      No it isn't. It's the price you'd pay to the merchant. When it goes through customs they'll add 15% or so.

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        Big L on 10/06/2024 - 13:10

        No, they don't. Minisforum charges you GST and nothing else is paid through customs. I didn't buy the tablet but that was my experience with the UM790 I bought from them.

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    No1Cool on 10/06/2024 - 03:59

    if an international purchase less than $1000 usd (or AUD) do we pay the GST and import duties????.

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      Big L on 10/06/2024 - 13:10

      We pay GST thanks to Gerry Harvey