Minisforum has quietly launched the Venus Series UM773 Lite, a compact system powered by AMD’s 8-core Ryzen 7 7735HS processor. This ultra-compact form factor PC is pretty powerful, but it’s also relatively inexpensive, starting at $379.
mini forum Venus Series UM773 Measuring 128mm x 128mm x 48.2mm, it’s a bit smaller and thicker than Apple’s Mac Mini, but this is a full-fledged PC that can be used not only for productivity, but entertainment applications and light gaming. The system is cooled using Radeon 680M graphics (RDNA 2, 768 Stream Processor, up to 2.20 GHz) and a blower-style cooler to ensure consistent performance even under heavy loads.
Meanwhile, smaller machines can have up to 64 GB of DDR5 memory using two SODIMMs, an M.2-2280 SSD with PCIe 4.0 interface, and one 2.5 inch HDD or SSD for mass storage. increase.
On the connectivity side, the Venus series UM773 offers an M.2-2230 slot for a Wi-Fi + Bluetooth adapter, a 2.5 GbE connector, one USB4 port, and three USB 3.2 Gen2 connectors (Type-A and Type-C). To do. ), two USB 2.0 Type-A ports, two HDMI 2.0 outputs, and TRRS audio input/output for headsets. Minisforum doesn’t explicitly say that the USB4 port can be used to connect an external graphics card attached to the eGFX box, but this is certainly an option if you want to use this little system for more serious gaming. .
As for pricing, the UM773 Lite barebone in black has a list price of $529 when purchased on the company’s story, but is available now for a discounted price of $379. Meanwhile, Minisforum also offers the UM773 Lite in a floral pink paint job alongside the UM773 SE Sakura Edition barebones, but at a slightly higher price starting at $429. Both PCs can be purchased with memory and SSD pre-installed. The 16GB/256GB configuration brings the total price of the black model to $489 and the pink model to $549.
