Today's Xiaomi conference, which was supposed to take place on December 1, was not only about smartphones Xiaomi 13 series and superstructures MIUI 14, but we also received other great devices.
Although we already knew about its existence directly from Xiaomi, it still pleasantly surprised us. We are talking about the first desktop computer of this manufacturer called Host Mini. However, it deceives the body, still offers sufficient performance.
A competitor for the Mac mini
In terms of design, it is obvious that Xiaomi was slightly inspired by its American competitor. The design language is reminiscent of mini computing Mac mini from Apple.
It does not take up a lot of space on the table, and if necessary, you can take it with you on trips and connect it to the TV in a hotel room. The dimensions are × × 112 112 38 mm. The weight stopped at 437 grams.
Aluminum body
However, this is not harmful. Similar to Apple, we also have here aluminum body, which on the one hand looks very elegant, on the other hand aluminum dissipates accumulated heat better.
The front is home to a pair of USB 3.2 connectors, an audio jack and a power button. From the side, only the densely arranged cooling grid can be seen. At the back, connectivity is richer and we can find 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1 x USB 2., 2 x Thunderbolt 4 ports, 2 x HDMI 2.1, a classic LAN connector and a DC power connector.
Sufficient power
On the hardware side, here we find a processor from Intel, specifically the type Core i5—1240P. He cooperates with 16 GB RAM a 512-gigabyte SSD NVM PCIe 4.0 storage. The graphic side is represented by a chip intel iris xe. The RAM memory can be expanded to a maximum of 64 GB.
Xiaomi Mini Host can handle less graphically demanding games as well as proper office work. However, the advantage is the support for connecting an external graphics card via Thunderbolt 4.0 connectors. The operating system is Windows 11 Home Edition. The equipment also includes Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3.
Favorable price and questionable global sales
And what about the price? The Xiaomi Mini Host mini computer will be sold at 3 yuanwhich is in conversion 500 EUR. The only question that remains is whether this piece will reach the global market.
However, we do not have high hopes for it, because Xiaomi laptops have not reached the global market. Xiaomi Mini Host will probably remain exclusive for the domestic Chinese market.
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