Minisforum has released the Elite Mini M2 Air-304, a new compact desktop PC that focuses on quiet operation and networking capabilities. It is currently available for preorder starting at $263 for the barebones model, with shipping expected in early September.
Minisforum Elite Mini M2 Air-304 Specs
The M2 Air-304 is built around the Intel Core 3 304, a processor from Intel‘s Wildcat Lake lineup. It features five cores and five threads, with a maximum turbo frequency of 4.3GHz. This isn’t a machine built for heavy gaming or intensive video editing. Instead, Minisforum is positioning it as a practical option for standard office work, retail point-of-sale systems, and home media setups.
Inside the 0.47-liter case, which measures 112 x 112 x 37.15mm, there is room for up to 64GB of DDR5 memory. While the motherboard supports memory speeds up to 6400 MT/s, the pre-configured models will ship with 5600 MT/s RAM. For storage, the system includes a single M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe slot, along with a TF card slot for additional storage expansion.
The M2 Air-304 includes two 2.5GbE LAN ports with Intel I226-V controllers, making it suitable for soft routers, network segmentation, and lightweight network nodes. It also supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4.
For connectivity, the front of the device has two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports and a 3.5mm audio jack. The back panel includes a USB4 port that supports 40Gbps data transfer and power delivery, a 10Gbps USB-C port, one standard USB 2.0 port, and two HDMI 2.0 outputs. By using the HDMI and USB4 ports together, the computer can output to three 4K displays simultaneously at 60Hz.
The PC uses a standard blower fan and phase-change material for cooling. In its 15W Silent Mode, the company says it produces about 28.1dB of noise under full load. In the 28W Balanced Mode, that goes up to 32.7dB, keeping CPU temperatures between 72 and 80 degrees Celsius.
Pricing and Availability
The barebones M2 Air-304 is currently discounted to $263 (down from its regular $329 price tag), while a fully configured model with 16GB of RAM and a 500GB SSD is priced at $559.
In related news, Acemagic has recently unveiled the F9A Mini PC with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395, up to 128GB RAM, and Oculink eGPU support.
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