New Minisforum mini PC repurposes AMD handheld chip for desktop duty

[Redaktion]

The Minisforum UM750 Neo takes an unconventional route by using AMD's Ryzen Z1 handheld processor instead of a mainstream laptop chip. It also offers USB4, triple-display support, dual PCIe Gen4 SSD slots and 16 GB of LPDDR5-6400 RAM.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/New-Minisforum-mini-PC-repurposes-AMD-handheld-chip-for-desktop-duty.1387422.0.html

[georges]

Ok, I'll bite...

Who said "PC" in general and "PC Gaming" was dead? Here's a <$450USD NEW PC that with a Linux distro or even SteamOS tossed on it can play games on the cheap!

Not enough performance? Gee there's a 40Gb USB4 port so add a USB4 eGPU dock (~$100-300USD) and an AMD desktop GPU card (~$300-900USD) and you can play most anything available today in September 2026 for <= $1000USD.

Are there better and/or less expensive options available? Sure. There nearly always is.