PCs are no longer those huge beige boxes that sit on your desk and take up a large part of the work space. Thanks to miniaturization, PCs can now fit into a tiny box.
Tiny how? A hockey puck is less than 8 centimeters in diameter and 2.5 centimeters thick, which is not much larger than the Blackview MP80. And the Blackview MP80 is not stingy with performance.
Technical characteristics of the Blackview MP80
- 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake N95 processor (4-core/4-thread, 6MB cache, up to 3.4GHz, 15W TDP)
- 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM
- 512 GB M.2 hard drive
- Support 4K UHD high definition output, 4K UHD display resolution of 4096 x 2160@60Hz and dynamic frequency of 1200 MHz
- 3x USB 3.0, 3x HDMI, 2x Gigabit Ethernet ports, 1x 3.5mm HP/MIC TRRS, 1x 5.5mm DC connector, 1x power port
- 4-in-1 cooling and noise reduction system
- Dual-band 2.4GHz/5.0GHz Wi-Fi
- 3.25 x 3.25 x 1.5 inches
- Windows 11 Pro
- 2 year warranty
Here’s what this PC is, and isn’t
Let’s start with what it isn’t:
- This is of course not a machine for intensive gaming.
- This is not a machine for image editing or video editing.
- This is not a machine you buy to brag about its performance.
And here is what it can be used for:
- It’s a tiny PC packed with ports, a device that fits into a small space and can do some really cool things.
- It can become a media center or a backup server.
- It can operate a projector or printer in an office.
- It can also be a tiny PC for the kitchen, bedroom, or even garage.
The Blackview MP80 is full of ports! Blackview/ZDNET
Because in terms of performance, he is not left out
A decent processor, 16GB of RAM, and an M.2 drive give this system some heft. Blackview benchmarked this PC with Cinebench R23 and got a multi-core score of 891 and a single-core score of 2,630, a respectable score that I was able to reproduce within 5% on either side.
The MP80’s cooling system is also more than up to the task of keeping this system cool and running at peak performance. I’ve seen some mini-PCs suffer from overheating and lagging, but even under heavy loads, the MP80 showed no signs of high temperature fatigue.
In addition to being efficient, the cooling is also quiet, so you can operate this system without being continually disturbed by annoying fan noises.
Plenty of cooling fins and a quiet fan keep this system cool. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET
For easy mounting, the MP80 comes with a VESA mount that allows it to be attached to a wall or the back of a monitor.
ZDNET Buying Tips for the Blackview MP80 Mini PC
The Blackview MP80 is an excellent little computer that can be used in a thousand different ways and which, for 175 euros, won’t cost an ounce.
I’m actually blown away that you can buy something like this – an Intel Alder Lake processor, 16GB of LPDDR5, a 512GB M.2 SSD, and Windows 11 Pro – for such a low price.
Source: “ZDNet.com”