Brad Linder17h ago

MINISFORUM M2 mini PC with Intel Panther Lake is now available (but the M2 Pro isn’t yet)

MINISFORUM introduced the M2 Pro mini PC during CES in January, promising that the little computer would be available with up to an Intel Core Ultra X9 388H processor with discrete-class Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics.

Five months later, that model’s still not available for purchase yet. But MINISFORUM is now selling an entry-level MINISFORUM M2 (non-pro). This model has a much less […]

#miniPc #minisforum #minisforumM2 #pantherLake Read more: https://liliputing.com/minisforum-m2-mini-pc-with-intel-panther-lake-is-now-available-but-the-m2-pro-isnt-yet/
cnx-software.com [Unofficial]1d ago

Firefly AIBOX-K3 – An Edge AI mini PC powered by SpacemiT K3 RISC-V SoC

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/12/firefly-aibox-k3-an-edge-ai-mini-pc-powered-by-spacemit-k3-risc-v-soc/

Firefly AIBOX-K3 – An Edge AI mini PC powered by SpacemiT K3 RISC-V SoC

Back in July last year, SpacemiT unveiled the SpacemiT K3 SoC. After that, we saw some system information and early benchmarks come out around January this year. The company has just officially launched the K3 Pico-ITX SBC, which is now available through various distributors. Firefly has launched its own K3 hardware with the AIBOX-K3, a complete industrial-grade RISC-V edge computing box. The AIBOX-K3 Edge AI mini PC is built around the SpacemIT Key Stone K3 octa-core processor and features an integrated AI engine that delivers up to 60 TOPS of compute performance, making it suitable for local LLM inference and edge AI applications. Firefly AIBOX-K3 specifications: SoC – SpacemiT K3 CPU 8x 64-bit RISC-V X100 “big” cores clocked up to 2.4 GHz, RVA23 compliance; 130 KDMIPS performance (similar to RK3588) 8x RISC-V A100 AI Cores with support for up to 1024-bit RVV1.0 parallel computing, optimized for matrix operations. GPU – Imagination

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Incastro PC1d ago

Ho trasformato il mio mini PC Ryzen 5 in una vera console retro con Batocera… e sinceramente non mi aspettavo un risultato così 😳🎮

PS2, PSP, GameCube, controller PS5, ROM facili da scaricare con RGSX e add-on non ufficiali: sembra una console vera.

👉 Recensione completa qui:
https://incastro.altervista.org/batocera-recensione-console-retro-2026/

#Batocera #LinuxGaming #RetroGaming #MiniPC #Retrogaming #PS2 #GameCube #Linux #Emulation #RetroArch #GamingSetup #IncastroPC

c't Magazin1d ago

heise+ | 8-Watt-Mini: Kompakten, sparsamen und leisen Mini-PC selbst bauen

Unser c’t-Bauvorschlag ist mit Thunderbolt 4 ausgestattet und steuert vier 4K-Displays an. Wegen der RAM-Krise bieten wir zwei Speicherkonfigurationen an.

https://www.heise.de/ratgeber/8-Watt-Mini-Kompakten-sparsamen-und-leisen-Mini-PC-selbst-bauen-11251816.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#Hardware #IT #MiniPC #PCBauvorschlag #Thunderbolt #Ubuntu #Windows #news

8-Watt-Mini: Kompakten, sparsamen und leisen Mini-PC selbst bauen

Unser c’t-Bauvorschlag ist mit Thunderbolt 4 ausgestattet und steuert vier 4K-Displays an. Wegen der RAM-Krise bieten wir zwei Speicherkonfigurationen an.

c't Magazin
🧊 freezr 🥶1d ago

The price of hardware is triplicated... 😱

Last year I bought A GMTek N97 MiniPC on Amazon at $147... And now the same class of mini pc is sold at ~$350... 😱

It is crazy!!! 😱

#hardware #minipc #bsd #linux #holyshit

cnx-software.com [Unofficial]2d ago

Mind xPlay display and keyboard review using Khadas Mind and Mind 2 mini PCs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/11/mind-xplay-display-and-keyboard-review-using-khadas-mind-and-mind-2-mini-pcs/

Mind xPlay display and keyboard review using Khadas Mind and Mind 2 mini PCs

In this review, I'll report my experience with the Khadas Mind xPlay display and keyboard using the Mind and Mind 2 mini PCs, as well as a CHUWI CoreBook Air Plus 16 laptop to test it as a standard external display. Using Mind xPlay with the Mind 2 mini PC I received the Mind xPlay with the Mind 2 Meteor Lake mini PC, and I already showed how to connect it and get started in the first part of the review. So I'll continue the review with it initially. I used the EIZO monitor test website to evaluate the display panel itself. I went through all 13 tests, including dead pixel and gradients tests. The pattern above looks fine too, so I compare the Mind xPlay monitor to the 16-inch display of the ASUS Vivobook 16 to find differences. Both were set to maximum brightness. The xPlay delivers noticeably more

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gokayburuc2d ago

I found a custom-made pocket computer based on Raspberry Pi 5 with USB support. I'm leaving this here for those interested in DIY projects.

#widget #diy #hardware #robotics #microcontroller #minipc #kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/staticcat/lini-your-everywhere-open-source-mini-computer

Coming soon: Lini : Your Everywhere, Open-Source Mini Computer.

Hack, play, and work anywhere with this versatile handheld, built on Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5.

Kickstarter
cnx-software.com [Unofficial]3d ago

My experience upgrading the BIOS of a Windows 11 mini PC (with BitLocker) in 2026

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/10/my-experience-upgrading-the-bios-of-a-windows-11-mini-pc-with-bitlocker-in-2026/

My experience upgrading the BIOS of a Windows 11 mini PC (with BitLocker) in 2026

I don't always update the BIOS of my system, but when I do, I always make sure to waste several hours doing so. Last time I did that was in 2020, but this happened again when I updated the BIOS for the Khadas Mind 2 to test it with the Mind xPlay display and Mind Graphics 2 dock. Khadas provides the BIOS with instructions to update the Mind 2 mini PC, and it's supposed to take five minutes, but I ended up wasting two about hours... The first step is to download and extract a zip file (mind-2-bios-v1.07-260122.zip), then start the Flash_BIOS upgrade program, and finally wait for the upgrade to complete. That part went great. No problem, but when the system rebooted, I was greeted by a BitLocker window asking me to enter a recovery key to carry on with the boot process. There's no way to avoid this,

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cnx-software.com [Unofficial]5d ago

Arbor ARES-2100 Wildcat Lake fanless box PC targets industrial automation, machine vision, and Edge AI applications

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/08/arbor-ares-2100-compact-wildcat-lake-fanless-box-pc-targets-industrial-automation-machine-vision-and-edge-ai-applications/

Arbor ARES-2100 Wildcat Lake fanless box PC targets industrial automation, machine vision, and Edge AI applications

Arbor ARES-2100 fanless box PC is another industrial platform based on the new Intel Core Series 3 "Wildcat Lake" processor family, which specifically targets industrial automation, machine vision, and lightweight Edge AI applications. The fanless computer supports up to 64GB DDR5 SO-DIMM memory, UFS 3.1 and/or M.2 NVMe/SATA storage, and offers up to three video outputs, up to three 2.5GbE ports, optional WiFi, Bluetooth, and 4G LTE via M.2 expansion slots, an RS232/RS485 RJ45 connector,  and two optional CAN Bus interfaces through a terminal block. As an industrial machine, it's designed to operate in the -20 to +60°C temperature range, takes 9 to 36V DC input, and received MIL-STD-810H certification for shock and vibration. Arbor ARES-2100 specifications: SoC - Intel Core Series 3 Wildcat Lake processors with five or six cores, Intel Xe3 Graphics, and up to  40 TOPS of combined AI performance. TDP: 15W System Memory - Up to

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cnx-software.com [Unofficial]6d ago

Khadas Mind Graphics 2 and Mind xPlay display + keyboard review – Part 1: Unboxing, teardown, and first try

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/07/khadas-mind-graphics-2-and-mind-xplay-display-keyboard-review-part-1-unboxing-teardown-and-first-try/

Khadas Mind Graphics 2 and Mind xPlay display + keyboard review – Part 1: Unboxing, teardown, and first try

Khadas has sent us the Mind Graphics 2 dock, Mind xPlay portable display and keyboard, as well as the Mind 2 mini PC for review. In the first part of the review, I'll start by listing specifications, an unboxing of all three packages, a teardown of the graphics dock, and a first try of the xPlay and Mind Graphics 2 with the mini PC. While the Mind 2 will be used for testing, I won't go into details here since it's quite similar to the Mind 2 AI Maker Kit we reviewed last year. Instead, in the next parts, I'll do a review of the xPlay with it, the first-generation Mind, and maybe another platform with USB-C video output. I'll follow that by detailed testing of the Khadas Mind 2, including graphics and AI performance with the built-in NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB card, and check all its features.

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