The Chinese company specializing in mini-PCs has officially introduced the Minisforum V3, a device that goes beyond the manufacturer’s regular range by offering the functions of a tablet, a notebook and also a monitor for connecting another device.

Minisforum promotes it as “the first 3 in 1 on the market”although he clarifies that with an AMD processor, because there are others with an Intel processor with similar capabilities, such as the Microsoft Surface, ASUS ROG Flow and other Chinese factory models, such as the one from ONE. The versatility of all is their strong point. If tablets and notebooks are inherent in this category, the monitor comes from the USB Type-C port, which functions as a Display Port-In input with VLink support.

For the rest, Minisforum V3 is exactly what we expected, based on a 14-inch multi-touch LCD display, a native resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, a refresh rate of up to 165 Hz and support for MPP 2.0 compatible styluses with 4096 levels of pressure. It supports 100% of the P3 color gamut and its maximum brightness is 500 nits.

Another of its big innovations will come from its hardware engine. Minisforum talks about the “latest Ryzen flagship processor” pushing APU ‘Hawk Point’ which we hope will be introduced at CES. These Ryzen 8000s will have 8 cores and 16 CPU threads and integrated Radeon 780M graphics with 12 RDNA 3 compute units. They will have a TDP of 28 watts and debut the XDNA engine, which will enable better AI capabilities and help keep AMD competitive. with Intel NPU/VPU.

They are accompanied by up to 32 GB of LPDDR5 memory at 6400 MHz and internal storage based on an M.2 SSD. Its connectivity isn’t bad at all, with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, microSD card support and two USB4 ports, plus the aforementioned VLink for use as a portable monitor. It also has four speakers and rear cameras (5 MP with autofocus) and 2 MP front cameras with IR and Windows Hello compatibility for security tasks.

It features a detachable backlit keyboard and the usual tablet sensors, including a fingerprint sensor on the home button. With dimensions of 318 x 214 x 10 mm, its weight is less than a kilogram and it is built in magnesium alloy. It comes pre-installed with Windows 11 and will be available in the first quarter of 2024.