Compact, reasonably high-performance and often more energy-efficient mini PCs increasingly offer a genuine alternative to bulky desktop setups.
Geekom, which celebrates its 21st anniversary this year, has produced several of these products, including the Geekom A7 mini PC it unveiled at CES 2024.
The company's latest offering is the AX8 Pro mini PC, which features an Intel NUC-inspired design and comes with a choice of Intel and AMD processors. This dual-option approach opens the doors to users with different performance needs and brand preferences.
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The mini PC comes in two colors: white for Intel-based models and blue for AMD ones. On the Intel side, buyers can choose between the Core i7 and Core i9 models. They come with up to 32GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at up to 5600MHz and storage options of up to 2TB NVMe 4.0. Graphics performance ranges from Intel UHD graphics (12th or 13th generation) to more powerful Intel Iris Xe graphics.
AMD counterparts, such as the Ryzen 7 8845HS and Ryzen 9 8949HS, offer up to 8 cores and 16 threads, running at clock speeds of up to 5.2 GHz, accompanied by a Radeon 780M GPU with 12 RDNA3 compute units.
Both the AMD and Intel models come equipped with two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, one USB4 port, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port, one USB 2.0 Type-A port, and two HDMI 2.0 ports. The USB4 port allows for improved performance via external GPU connections, though we would have liked to see an OCuLink port for this purpose. There’s a 2.5G Ethernet port for wired networking, and support for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2.
The range starts with cheaper models and goes all the way up to the high-end Ryzen 9 8945HS model, priced at 5099 Chinese yuan or about $702. Geekom has launched the new AX8 Pro on JD.com.
