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I was about to say this feels expensive but turns out no 8840u laptop is cheaper than this. Only Intel laptops are cheaper which could have better graphics perf than this generation of AMD iGPU
Hey Linus, for any product that has a pen, or even a touch screen, it would be really nice if you tested it with a few standard active pens to see which technology it uses: - Microsoft Pen Protocol (a.k.a N-trig): used by Surface devices and many consumer grade Windows laptops and tablets. - Wacom AES: used by business grade laptops and tablets such as Thinkpads and Latitudes. - Wacom EMR: used by older tablet PCs and the Galaxy Note series. (likely more such as Apple's pencil) This entire product field is terribly documented. Even the most detailed spec sheets usually don't mention which tech they used when it comes to pen support. Some touchscreen products don't list pen support at all though the panel they used supports it and is functional. Having this tested in unboxings and listed in LTT Labs specs would be insanely helpful for those shopping for active pen enabled devices. In the case of this specific tablet, having this info available would give the user the option to shop for a cheaper compatible active pen instead of having to buy the Manufacturer's official one for $100.
Just a quick FYI: According to the product page: "The active capacitive stylus supports MPP2.0 protocol", I assume that would be "Microsoft Pen Protocol 2.0". Since that is what the stylus uses, I would think that's also what the screen supports.
Agreed, I sometimes have to do a lot of research to discover, This one is MPP, and it sucks for drawing (only the new surface devices, from 8 on, with a slim pen 2, are decent). Fortunately Samsung is using EMR in all their devices, tablets and laptops, using a S pen.
As of now, the 32gb + 1TB version is priced at $999 but is sold out unfortunately. The 16gb + 1TB version is available at $939. The magnetic keyboard is $149 so the total cost will be $1,088. Honestly it's a fair price, especially the 32gb version.
I got mine for the $1200 asking price and coming from numerous Surface Pros in the past, this thing is absolutely worth it. I mostly use it for work but occasionally I like to game on the go and my Surface Pro 8 could barely handle anything I throw at it. The V3 handles everything I throw at it.
@@Jonvon65what's your thoughts on the new arm suface devices. they are very impressive for battery life on native applications and absolutely way better than intel in aspect and efficiency
If they weren't obsessed with slim design they would have given it enough battery to last more than 1 hour while gaming...on a gaming tablet. People confuse BEING thin with OBSESSED with being thin. 15 hours of battery life at 6mm thick is still better than 5 hours at 10mm thick.
@@Devil_Himself I compared the 5 hours of non-gaming to the 15 hours of non-gaming on the ipad. Sorry for the confusion. Comparing the gaming battery life is kinda pointless, as the iPad isn't a "gaming tablet", and there is no "gaming" device on the market that lasts less than an hour.
I forgot to say that whenever you want to test something in a drawing or art space, you should have Maria do it. She did it twice, and both times, her input was extremely helpful.
As a student who also works in an office doing autocad this tablet pc was a blessing in disguise. This tablet with its specifications should run autocad for a good couple of hours and it's for use on the go. Can also connect to Hotspot should I need it. Also I am the type of person who has just enough adhd to not be able to study in one place for a long time so being able to have a windows tablet like this since I'm studying programming at the same time is more comfortable to use versus a full blown laptop. I sure amd processing and efficiency continues to get better for even better battery life.
It's honestly not *that* expensive, or should I rather say overpriced. Just compare it to any Surface Pro (leaving out the new Snapdragon one for now). It's way better in every way, more versatile, comes with all the accessories MS charges you extra for and is still cheaper. Seriously the best Windows tablet out there imho. I do hope they're refreshing this to Strix Point eventually, because that'd be an instant buy for me!
@@dzibanart8521 It very well might and certainly does so for gaming. I'd left the Snapdragon out because as of now, there's still very limited data as to how it actually performs. Battery life for example seems to be pretty good, but how much of that comes from Windows on ARM being better optimized for one single SoC or from actual SoC efficiency remains to be seen. There's just too many unknowns with the Snapdragon X to really draw any conclusions.
I’ve never seen V-Link before, however, I love that I can use my iPad with my MacBook as a second display to get more use out of it. It’s nice seeing Minisforum create their own version of that!
I have one, running Linux on it. Can confirm, is an amazing Fedora machine. Although it shipped with a defect and their support is iffy. Overall, I love the device though.
The full fat is just so it will make it a whole hour while performing it's advertised purpose lol I'll take thin for 15-20 hours over fat for 1-5 any day. And the fact it won't run at the same TDP as a Steam Deck without being plugged into a wall is absurd. It made huge compromises in every category just so it could be the same form factor as an iPad with a different advertised purpose.
@@rmp5s The surface pros run for a full day pretty reliably anyway. I mean they are not gaming devices but they do decent and they do have good batteries. As good as an ipad? no...but certainly 7-10 is normal for me.
This is definitely a step in the right direction. A solid windows tablet with some horsepower and pen functionality. The price seems good to me for all the features it has, if you're attempting to compare it to something like the OneX player, or an iPad. Would be a better comparison to something like a Wacom Cintiq Pro, since those can get even more expensive depending on the size.
a Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360 is on sale for $1500, with a 16" (fragile!) screen, and uses Wacom's old tech (but silky) as their S-Pen. I used several other PC tablets and Surface Pros for portable drawing and light gaming so I can see the niche they're aiming for. i just don't know about the pen.
I'm loving the versatility. This could be your device for everything say if you're a design student who games. You can draw edit videos and play games all in a small form factor.
I picked one up while it was on presale and I love it. It's meant to compete with products like the Microsoft Surface. It has more power and gaming chops than the surface line and costs significantly less, as this comes with the keyboard but the Surface line doesn't. And while the new ARM-equipped Surface units have great battery life, they can't really game because the emulation layer they use to try to run non-ARM apps and games is STRUGGLING. (Lots of reviews out that talk about that.)
Hot take? EVERYTHING should have this V-Link mode, Macbooks, iPads, Laptops, Handheld gaming PCs, tablets, everything. This is the single most feature that makes sense for convenience with everything.
And not just with USB-C. I wish I could plug my Blu-Ray player into the HDMI port on my laptop. They should be bidirectional for anything that has a screen.
There's a mistake in the description, it says: "We solid gaming performance and impressive specs, is this the new gaming tablet to beat?" I think it's meant to say "With"
The other day I was rambling to myself like “I like tablets, but the iPad can only play stuff like the binding of Isaac and I ain’t buying an iPad Pro for resident evil, I want a real gaming tablet”, and a week later this video shows up
Just hope they follow up with a ryzen 300 ai series chip Currently a Surface pro8 user and looking for a more powerful device An SP with lunar lake chip would be nice too
That pen functionality would justify the high cost for those type of devices, given the apparent sensitivity, it's hard to find a good PC tablet that you can sculpt in Zbrush, or paint in Photoshop/Substance painter with. The wacom studio pro I have been using cost about 2.5x that (the wacom studio also can be turned into a monitor as well).
Hi Linus, I'm the V3 Product Manager, tks for your test, I am deeply moved to see so many suggestions and comments... BTW, I'm sorry the OSD not included in this device, The brightness can be adjusted through the volume key, the volume can be adjusted through the host/projection device, and Pogopin can be connected to the keyboard when it is used as a display....
I'm BEGGING for a 2-in-1 form factor like this to come back with a keyboard WITH A HINGE. Something I can actually use on my lap in a car. Cover & kickstand designs become useless without a solid-surface to work on.
As a portable workstation, I do prefer the Asus ROG Flow, the current generation has a i9 H-series CPU with a Mobile RTX4060 with 65W TDP just for the GPU, and a Pantone validated display with 165hz
you guys are always late to new stuff but vlink is just useful as a second monitor for drawing aswell i use space desk which does the same thing so useful for having a touchscreen aswell as a second monitor and portable computer so you can just unplug and have all your work on your nas so you can break out the tablet and just work from there
Not going to lie Linus falling flat in a joke so bad even the editors put sound effects, and then him exclaiming in frustration "COME ON, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT FUNNY" at his dead silent employee audience is the funniest Linus joke moments I've ever witnessed.12:02
@@benjameetsworldnope, it work with all new videos but only of LTT and the other channels. Sometimes it works with others as well but there its an on-off thing with 0 consistency so on other channels its like 1 in 100 when being optimistic
I’m still rocking my Surface Pro 6 from 2018. This would be a great upgrade but I absolutely hate the tablet experience on Windows 11. So I’m saying goodbye to tablets for windows, my next portable will be a traditional laptop.
I started watching this video just to spend a few minutes and nearly ended up ordering it. Seems like a very nice device and it ticks SO many boxes, but man that battery life is coming straight from 2010.
There's an app for Windows too. I don't know how committed they are to keeping it supported; it's clearly something the company did just for funsies. But it does exist and it does work and I think you can even get it onto some iPads that are no longer supported.
Linus, ipad are a great choice if you are in the US but for most of the other side of the world we use mostly windows devices and something like this is just awesome and better even if its a little pricey
10:34 i mean it doesn't have a lens hood qnd you are blasting everything with the brightest lights you can get your hands on, i dont think most caneras like that. The resolution looks bad which there is no excuse for though.
I've got a onexplayer 2 pro, it's a great table/pc/console combo with a 7840u, and my old thunderbolt dock with a 2080super at home is the tech of my childhood dreams
i think for this price point your just better off getting something with a deticated gpu and a mux switch like the asus flow z13/x13 tho they are targetted more towards gamers they are just as small compact and powerfull as this tablet
Well as an Artist i'm still looking forward for a versatile tablet with a Windows 11 Software or else, were you can run anything you want, but with the accuracy from an Apple Pencil and the IPad Pro. However any tablets i was watching so far, never come close to a IPad if it comes to Art and Accuracy from the Pencil. Not even the new Microsoft Surface Pro 11 can beat it and is very unaccurate when it comes to draw on programs like affinity designer or else. The only sad part is, that the IPad can't run any program or even games from steam, when i want to releax, because it doesn't supports macos. Any even tha your most llikely limited in usage. If Apple ever would change this, the IPad would be the ultimate tablet ever made.
There is no reason why all tablets shouldn't support vlink at this point. Basically there is no reason for the portable monitor market to exist anymore. Just give me something ranging from raspberry pi levels of performance (browsing/media) to the minisforum/ipad/galaxy tab S9. All of which have the portable monitor capability. Not everyone can install software on their work computers, or their handheld consoles, etc. Having the tablet double as a monitor is underrated in its awesomeness.
you should review the gpd win 4 2024 it has the same 8840U which is almost the same as the 7840U but new one has an oculink port, and base system has more ram and storage
Am I the only one that thinks full size SD card on such a device is wasted space because most people except cameraman’s or other small use cases don’t use SD cards at all or so infrequent that another usb C and an SD dongle would be much better.
This is actually really cool. I've wanted one of those convertable tablet/laptop things for ages, but the reviews for all of them that I've seen have never been great. And the price... Damn that price. These things are always expensive, and that's the primary reason I've never had one.
Reasonable-ish at $1200, doa at $1500. I swear Minisforum consistently overcharges for their hardware. I guess you could make the argument that they serve a niche client base that’s willing to overpay for a particular design choice…
They better support something like the Lamy stylus or other 3rd party styluses (if they have wacom tech inside) 100 bucks for a stylus like this is just a big nope
5:40: Heavy and immediate dislike after the nonsense about "HURRR DURR don't keep the pen here cuz it gets hot." Bruh, it's a capacitor an a magnet. It being "hot" is *IRRELEVANT* unless you know *HOW HOT IT IS* and *HOW HOT IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET*. "Uhhhhh I touched it and it felt warm." isn't valid. They have capacitors that easily function at over 140C. Common capacitors have design specs of 90C for the *CHEAPEST* capacitors and 110, 115C capacitors are very, very common. If the plastic or rubber is melting, you have much worse problems. There is nothing in the pen to worry about. There's a reason they're using the designated space.
The whining I hear about cost is particularly irritating, along with attempting to compare this to an Ipad. It is not an Ipad, it is a fully fledged, laptop/desktop grade PC in a tablet format. The actual comparison would be with either the Asus Z13 or the Surface Pro 9. Not the ARM Pro 11 unless you want to have fun playing with and failing to get to work with software which requires specific drivers that the emulation layer can't fix.. So compare Z13, 32gb RAM, 1 TB SSD..... Well you can't get that, you max out at 16Gb but the 4050 GPU is good so, $1750. What about the SP9..... Well, MS store says (remember you also have to pay for the keyboard and pen seperately..... That comes in at....$2100 plus another $280 for the keyboard and pen for the i7 with 32gb RAM and a markedly lower spec CPU and a GPU that is significantly worse. So, $1200 or less versus $1750 or versus $2400+ once you add sales tax....So..... You know.... Suddenly the whining is, well cheapskate whining
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not my style daily driver.
Sounds got a bit of an echo
I was about to say this feels expensive but turns out no 8840u laptop is cheaper than this. Only Intel laptops are cheaper which could have better graphics perf than this generation of AMD iGPU
I'LL TAKE YOUR ENTIRE STOCK!!!!
Hey Linus, for any product that has a pen, or even a touch screen, it would be really nice if you tested it with a few standard active pens to see which technology it uses:
- Microsoft Pen Protocol (a.k.a N-trig): used by Surface devices and many consumer grade Windows laptops and tablets.
- Wacom AES: used by business grade laptops and tablets such as Thinkpads and Latitudes.
- Wacom EMR: used by older tablet PCs and the Galaxy Note series.
(likely more such as Apple's pencil)
This entire product field is terribly documented. Even the most detailed spec sheets usually don't mention which tech they used when it comes to pen support. Some touchscreen products don't list pen support at all though the panel they used supports it and is functional. Having this tested in unboxings and listed in LTT Labs specs would be insanely helpful for those shopping for active pen enabled devices.
In the case of this specific tablet, having this info available would give the user the option to shop for a cheaper compatible active pen instead of having to buy the Manufacturer's official one for $100.
would also LOVE to see this!
I was so surprised he didn't hand it off to his art department for that segment =l
Just a quick FYI: According to the product page: "The active capacitive stylus supports MPP2.0 protocol", I assume that would be "Microsoft Pen Protocol 2.0". Since that is what the stylus uses, I would think that's also what the screen supports.
Good idea, I would also be interested in seeing those specs
Agreed, I sometimes have to do a lot of research to discover, This one is MPP, and it sucks for drawing (only the new surface devices, from 8 on, with a slim pen 2, are decent). Fortunately Samsung is using EMR in all their devices, tablets and laptops, using a S pen.
As of now, the 32gb + 1TB version is priced at $999 but is sold out unfortunately.
The 16gb + 1TB version is available at $939. The magnetic keyboard is $149 so the total cost will be $1,088.
Honestly it's a fair price, especially the 32gb version.
I got mine for the $1200 asking price and coming from numerous Surface Pros in the past, this thing is absolutely worth it. I mostly use it for work but occasionally I like to game on the go and my Surface Pro 8 could barely handle anything I throw at it. The V3 handles everything I throw at it.
but it comes with the keyboard INCLUDED??? you dont need to buy an additional one.
@@willba4 Keyboard is technically not included, but Minisforum has been bundling it in for free for the earlier orders.
@@Jonvon65what's your thoughts on the new arm suface devices. they are very impressive for battery life on native applications and absolutely way better than intel in aspect and efficiency
The magnetic keyboard WITHOUT Bluetooth. :(((
Finally someone who is not obsessed with slim design
If they weren't obsessed with slim design they would have given it enough battery to last more than 1 hour while gaming...on a gaming tablet.
People confuse BEING thin with OBSESSED with being thin. 15 hours of battery life at 6mm thick is still better than 5 hours at 10mm thick.
Who gives 15 hours of gaming in battery
@@Devil_Himself I compared the 5 hours of non-gaming to the 15 hours of non-gaming on the ipad. Sorry for the confusion.
Comparing the gaming battery life is kinda pointless, as the iPad isn't a "gaming tablet", and there is no "gaming" device on the market that lasts less than an hour.
@@TheOfficialOriginalChad noice
im only for thiccness if they actually put thicc and bigger battery in it..
Newton: the thicker the object, the greater the pull.
He was talking about your mom
applies to thic women too.
*Sir Mix-A-Lot has joined the chat*
That's what she said
The greater the mass the greater the force of attraction.
I forgot to say that whenever you want to test something in a drawing or art space, you should have Maria do it. She did it twice, and both times, her input was extremely helpful.
As a student who also works in an office doing autocad this tablet pc was a blessing in disguise. This tablet with its specifications should run autocad for a good couple of hours and it's for use on the go. Can also connect to Hotspot should I need it.
Also I am the type of person who has just enough adhd to not be able to study in one place for a long time so being able to have a windows tablet like this since I'm studying programming at the same time is more comfortable to use versus a full blown laptop. I sure amd processing and efficiency continues to get better for even better battery life.
It's honestly not *that* expensive, or should I rather say overpriced. Just compare it to any Surface Pro (leaving out the new Snapdragon one for now). It's way better in every way, more versatile, comes with all the accessories MS charges you extra for and is still cheaper. Seriously the best Windows tablet out there imho. I do hope they're refreshing this to Strix Point eventually, because that'd be an instant buy for me!
IKR. Its a very good price for that tech
This performs way better than the snap dragon X Elite.
@@dzibanart8521well not really. Elite has NPU
@@dzibanart8521 It very well might and certainly does so for gaming. I'd left the Snapdragon out because as of now, there's still very limited data as to how it actually performs. Battery life for example seems to be pretty good, but how much of that comes from Windows on ARM being better optimized for one single SoC or from actual SoC efficiency remains to be seen. There's just too many unknowns with the Snapdragon X to really draw any conclusions.
Wow keyboard and open comes with it? Apple and Microsoft need to do this
I’ve never seen V-Link before, however, I love that I can use my iPad with my MacBook as a second display to get more use out of it. It’s nice seeing Minisforum create their own version of that!
And you can use this with any laptop or PC, not just Macbooks. Of course, macs should also work.
Currently its limited to 30 fps
If I didn't want a framework to replace my surface pro when it finally dies off.... this looks pretty dang sick
This thing would be great with Linux
I have one, running Linux on it. Can confirm, is an amazing Fedora machine. Although it shipped with a defect and their support is iffy. Overall, I love the device though.
@@lost-prototype 📝 Noted
Noted x2
@@smashed_penguin but it's already with "LINUX" badum tis
@@lost-prototype Does all the hardware work? The pen, the KB, touchscreen, etc?
Stuff like this is what the iPad wishes it was...full fat, real deal Photoshop on a tablet...kinda epic.
The full fat is just so it will make it a whole hour while performing it's advertised purpose lol I'll take thin for 15-20 hours over fat for 1-5 any day. And the fact it won't run at the same TDP as a Steam Deck without being plugged into a wall is absurd. It made huge compromises in every category just so it could be the same form factor as an iPad with a different advertised purpose.
@@TheOfficialOriginalChad Not saying THIS device is the best...I'm saying stuff LIKE this is.
@@rmp5s oh. What’s like this?
@@TheOfficialOriginalChad These new, super powerful windows tablets...even the Microsoft Surface to a degree.
@@rmp5s The surface pros run for a full day pretty reliably anyway. I mean they are not gaming devices but they do decent and they do have good batteries. As good as an ipad? no...but certainly 7-10 is normal for me.
This is definitely a step in the right direction. A solid windows tablet with some horsepower and pen functionality. The price seems good to me for all the features it has, if you're attempting to compare it to something like the OneX player, or an iPad.
Would be a better comparison to something like a Wacom Cintiq Pro, since those can get even more expensive depending on the size.
a Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360 is on sale for $1500, with a 16" (fragile!) screen, and uses Wacom's old tech (but silky) as their S-Pen. I used several other PC tablets and Surface Pros for portable drawing and light gaming so I can see the niche they're aiming for. i just don't know about the pen.
Considering the writing pen, it's worth testing the rear camera as a document scanner
13:27 its hard to tell but that looks like a late Model corvair.
32 GB variant out of stock within an hour of this video coming out, damn.
Very impressive. I was thinking of getting the Tuxedo laptop specked at 92gb ram. But this is good too.
Amazon with a $250 off coupon > 1k out the door. Mine came yesterday
Dude if they make this a rugged form factor and optional docking mechanical keyboard. Could be the best on the go gaming device.
this thing got my attention when you reveal the display test results with almost perfect DCI P3 color result
165Hz is very clear on this thing too, it feels great and very responsive without any notably blur issues.
@@UltimateAK86 color correcting and gaming on this thing will be wild
I'm loving the versatility. This could be your device for everything say if you're a design student who games.
You can draw edit videos and play games all in a small form factor.
I picked one up while it was on presale and I love it. It's meant to compete with products like the Microsoft Surface. It has more power and gaming chops than the surface line and costs significantly less, as this comes with the keyboard but the Surface line doesn't.
And while the new ARM-equipped Surface units have great battery life, they can't really game because the emulation layer they use to try to run non-ARM apps and games is STRUGGLING. (Lots of reviews out that talk about that.)
Hot take? EVERYTHING should have this V-Link mode, Macbooks, iPads, Laptops, Handheld gaming PCs, tablets, everything. This is the single most feature that makes sense for convenience with everything.
And not just with USB-C. I wish I could plug my Blu-Ray player into the HDMI port on my laptop. They should be bidirectional for anything that has a screen.
6:15 HOOLLLYYY HES PACKING
GET THAT PISTOL DOWN!
I got bullied in gym class for my raised flag, it was resting, not excited. 💪
There's a mistake in the description, it says: "We solid gaming performance and impressive specs, is this the new gaming tablet to beat?" I think it's meant to say "With"
The other day I was rambling to myself like “I like tablets, but the iPad can only play stuff like the binding of Isaac and I ain’t buying an iPad Pro for resident evil, I want a real gaming tablet”, and a week later this video shows up
Just hope they follow up with a ryzen 300 ai series chip
Currently a Surface pro8 user and looking for a more powerful device
An SP with lunar lake chip would be nice too
isn't this the company that made the really cool mac-pro-sized PC
That pen functionality would justify the high cost for those type of devices, given the apparent sensitivity, it's hard to find a good PC tablet that you can sculpt in Zbrush, or paint in Photoshop/Substance painter with. The wacom studio pro I have been using cost about 2.5x that (the wacom studio also can be turned into a monitor as well).
Hi Linus, I'm the V3 Product Manager, tks for your test, I am deeply moved to see so many suggestions and comments...
BTW, I'm sorry the OSD not included in this device, The brightness can be adjusted through the volume key, the volume can be adjusted through the host/projection device, and Pogopin can be connected to the keyboard when it is used as a display....
I'm BEGGING for a 2-in-1 form factor like this to come back with a keyboard WITH A HINGE. Something I can actually use on my lap in a car. Cover & kickstand designs become useless without a solid-surface to work on.
I cannot believe at this price it's not being compared to the superior z13, maybe have Alex review these since he's actually used the best.
As a portable workstation, I do prefer the Asus ROG Flow, the current generation has a i9 H-series CPU with a Mobile RTX4060 with 65W TDP just for the GPU, and a Pantone validated display with 165hz
Just got the onexplayer x1 amd and couldn’t be happier
you guys are always late to new stuff but vlink is just useful as a second monitor for drawing aswell i use space desk which does the same thing so useful for having a touchscreen aswell as a second monitor and portable computer so you can just unplug and have all your work on your nas so you can break out the tablet and just work from there
Perhaps they changed something, but currently it's available for 939$ on sale and 1299$ MSRP.
with an MCIO port this might have been my new daily driver replacing a standard DIY desktop
Not going to lie Linus falling flat in a joke so bad even the editors put sound effects, and then him exclaiming in frustration "COME ON, THAT'S A LITTLE BIT FUNNY" at his dead silent employee audience is the funniest Linus joke moments I've ever witnessed.12:02
Since when are all LTT produced videos able to be minimized and run in background on mobile? I love it guys:)
Probably just a software update for your phone.
thats a YT premium thing...
Well sure, but i dont have youtube premium @@oxfordsparkyand it mostly only works with every newly released LTT produced video
@@benjameetsworldnope, it work with all new videos but only of LTT and the other channels. Sometimes it works with others as well but there its an on-off thing with 0 consistency so on other channels its like 1 in 100 when being optimistic
a perfect side machine for on the go Photo and Video editing and a 2nd display.
I’m still rocking my Surface Pro 6 from 2018. This would be a great upgrade but I absolutely hate the tablet experience on Windows 11. So I’m saying goodbye to tablets for windows, my next portable will be a traditional laptop.
I started watching this video just to spend a few minutes and nearly ended up ordering it. Seems like a very nice device and it ticks SO many boxes, but man that battery life is coming straight from 2010.
Minisforum should make this device officially supported with linux!!
You can also use many recent iPads as 2nd monitor (“Sidecar”) for Macs.
There's an app for Windows too. I don't know how committed they are to keeping it supported; it's clearly something the company did just for funsies. But it does exist and it does work and I think you can even get it onto some iPads that are no longer supported.
i had problems with first batch um790 and had great customer service - got easy replacement. cool product
Please put pressure on this company to do bios updates and security updates for the firmware, if you’re gonna showcase them please!
anyone remembers the rog flow series?
Finally!!!! Ive wanted to have that on iPad OLED or Galaxy Tab for years!!
Linus, ipad are a great choice if you are in the US but for most of the other side of the world we use mostly windows devices and something like this is just awesome and better even if its a little pricey
10:34 i mean it doesn't have a lens hood qnd you are blasting everything with the brightest lights you can get your hands on, i dont think most caneras like that.
The resolution looks bad which there is no excuse for though.
I've got a onexplayer 2 pro, it's a great table/pc/console combo with a 7840u, and my old thunderbolt dock with a 2080super at home is the tech of my childhood dreams
Minisforum should consider making a version of this with an AMD GPU like the rx 7700s or sth. Give us a successor to the ROG Flow z13
i think for this price point your just better off getting something with a deticated gpu and a mux switch like the asus flow z13/x13 tho they are targetted more towards gamers they are just as small compact and powerfull as this tablet
Well as an Artist i'm still looking forward for a versatile tablet with a Windows 11 Software or else, were you can run anything you want, but with the accuracy from an Apple Pencil and the IPad Pro. However any tablets i was watching so far, never come close to a IPad if it comes to Art and Accuracy from the Pencil. Not even the new Microsoft Surface Pro 11 can beat it and is very unaccurate when it comes to draw on programs like affinity designer or else. The only sad part is, that the IPad can't run any program or even games from steam, when i want to releax, because it doesn't supports macos. Any even tha your most llikely limited in usage. If Apple ever would change this, the IPad would be the ultimate tablet ever made.
You can use any Android tablet or USB-C iPad or any Windows device as a portable monitor with a $20 UVC adapter.
*with compression and decompression artifacts and latency
I have a steam deck and surface in my bag everyday, i need this 😆
should have watched this video before buying a snapdragon surface (still can return it so...)
In Europe, pen is not included, but comes with a discount.
I woulda def considered this a couple years ago, but im bouta finish college and dont have a need anymore for tablets
is the video a little soft or blurry?
You can get a portable monitor, ROG Ally, and iPad for the price of this thing. All in one is nice but dedicated hardware will always rule
Reminds me of the tablet from like 2012 that had a spinning hard drive
He tells us not to put the pen on it when gaming, then he does that exact same thing.
would love to see it opened and see internals
So VLINK is the new target disp- oh you mention it nevermind
Honestly this tablet looks sick as all else. I'm definitely looking at my next purchase
Isn't this far more akin to the Microsoft Surface which is similarly priced? Surprised that was never mentioned or referenced here
A windows tablet that is actually good for gaming AND drawing ? man i will be so happy in 5 years when i get one second hand
Woaah, full sized SD card at UHS-II
There is no reason why all tablets shouldn't support vlink at this point. Basically there is no reason for the portable monitor market to exist anymore. Just give me something ranging from raspberry pi levels of performance (browsing/media) to the minisforum/ipad/galaxy tab S9. All of which have the portable monitor capability.
Not everyone can install software on their work computers, or their handheld consoles, etc. Having the tablet double as a monitor is underrated in its awesomeness.
you should review the gpd win 4 2024 it has the same 8840U which is almost the same as the 7840U but new one has an oculink port, and base system has more ram and storage
Minisforum does sales constantly
The pen and touch screen seem to not work that good.
If they had a 17" version I would be submitting an order instead of typing this comment right now
What I'd be really interested in knowing is does the pen and pressure still work in 2nd screen "vlink" mode.
didnt like CRT monitors have 32 bit colors? 256, 16B and 32B?
Am I the only one that thinks full size SD card on such a device is wasted space because most people except cameraman’s or other small use cases don’t use SD cards at all or so infrequent that another usb C and an SD dongle would be much better.
the price on website already dropped to $939 lol
This thing would be cool dual booted with SteamOS
This is actually really cool. I've wanted one of those convertable tablet/laptop things for ages, but the reviews for all of them that I've seen have never been great.
And the price...
Damn that price. These things are always expensive, and that's the primary reason I've never had one.
but can it be used as a drawing display tablet for another machine? with C this shouldn't be impossible...
Reasonable-ish at $1200, doa at $1500. I swear Minisforum consistently overcharges for their hardware. I guess you could make the argument that they serve a niche client base that’s willing to overpay for a particular design choice…
Minisforum make such great products.
I had a similar issue with color accuracy - make sure AMD's Vari-bright is turned off. its on by default and screws up the color accuracy.
1500 is not much if all accessories are included. It is really good all around "laptop" imo
Linus really did stand for Eminem there Hahaha
I don’t care what anyone says. Linus dad jokes keep me here most of all.
When you did the stand I expected you to make a JoJo pose.
They better support something like the Lamy stylus or other 3rd party styluses (if they have wacom tech inside)
100 bucks for a stylus like this is just a big nope
5:40: Heavy and immediate dislike after the nonsense about "HURRR DURR don't keep the pen here cuz it gets hot."
Bruh, it's a capacitor an a magnet. It being "hot" is *IRRELEVANT* unless you know *HOW HOT IT IS* and *HOW HOT IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET*.
"Uhhhhh I touched it and it felt warm." isn't valid.
They have capacitors that easily function at over 140C. Common capacitors have design specs of 90C for the *CHEAPEST* capacitors and 110, 115C capacitors are very, very common.
If the plastic or rubber is melting, you have much worse problems.
There is nothing in the pen to worry about. There's a reason they're using the designated space.
Depends on where the battery of the pen is. As long as that's not heating up it should be okay.
This will be great with snapdragon copilot elite plus processor
Anyone else see the typo in the description?
Who cares lol
Linus are those your arms in the thumbnail?
Linus here in 2024 windows supports wireless screen share with tablets like samsung s7 tablets and up with any computer.
You can do that on both Apple and Samsung tablets😅 1:26
Finally, Samsung, just add VLink to the ultra tablets!
This thing is actually interesting, I wish them success, maybe someday I can get one !
If they made this 50% thicker they could have had better cooling and way better battery life.
The whining I hear about cost is particularly irritating, along with attempting to compare this to an Ipad. It is not an Ipad, it is a fully fledged, laptop/desktop grade PC in a tablet format. The actual comparison would be with either the Asus Z13 or the Surface Pro 9. Not the ARM Pro 11 unless you want to have fun playing with and failing to get to work with software which requires specific drivers that the emulation layer can't fix.. So compare Z13, 32gb RAM, 1 TB SSD..... Well you can't get that, you max out at 16Gb but the 4050 GPU is good so, $1750. What about the SP9..... Well, MS store says (remember you also have to pay for the keyboard and pen seperately..... That comes in at....$2100 plus another $280 for the keyboard and pen for the i7 with 32gb RAM and a markedly lower spec CPU and a GPU that is significantly worse. So, $1200 or less versus $1750 or versus $2400+ once you add sales tax....So..... You know.... Suddenly the whining is, well cheapskate whining
Nott acting as a 120hz external display and not even being 8 bit kinda destroys the functionality for me
Minisform just kiling it these days