The French manufacturer Bleu Jour specializes in minicomputers and excels in its elegant and compact design. The new Kubb Mini is a cube-shaped sampler, greatly reduced in size and without annoying fans.

Kubb Mini measures less than 7 cm and is made in cnc aluminum block which helps dissipate heat through a series of vents cut into the metal. Internal passive cooling coolers eliminate the need for fans for quiet operation.

Its internal hardware is based on the Intel ‘Jasper Lake’ platform, processors specially designed for mini-PCs or other basic devices. The Bleu Jour model in particular strengthens and Celeron N5105 with 4 cores / 4 threads clocked from 2 to 2.8 GHz, 4 MB L2 cache and integrated Intel Gen 11 graphics. It is not a gaming GPU (nor does it claim), but it offers basic 3D acceleration and is capable of 4K monitors.

Its compact size does not prevent it basics of connectivity and we see four USB 3.0 ports, 1 USB Type C, HDMI output, a memory card reader and a 3.5mm audio jack. Also Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, with two detachable external antennas to help with wireless reception.

8 GB of RAM and SATA 3.0 SSD are equipped for memory and storage. The first is soldered to the motherboard, while the second is on a user-replaceable M.2 2242 card by removing the bottom of the mini-PC.

The Kubb Mini will be sold in a limited edition, just 200 units, as each aluminum chassis takes four hours to manufacture each aluminum block chassis. For this reason, the mini-PC is slightly more expensive than other models in this performance range: 350 eur.

Bleu Jour has other larger and more powerful models in its catalog, while maintaining the elegance of design and quality of execution, such as this Kubb with an Intel Core Gen11 processor. And if you are looking for this type of device, you can see the latest developments in our mini-PC tag. There is a lot on offer and all sizes, features and prices.