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The MINISFORUM V3 is a Windows tablet with a 14 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel, 165 Hz display, an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor, and what MINISFORUM calls a “3-in-1” design. That’s because it comes with a keyboard that allows you to use the tablet like a laptop and because it also has supports video input, allowing you to use the V3 tablet as a portable monitor for a laptop, smartphone, game console, or other gadgets.
After launching in China in March, the MINISFORUM V3 is now up for pre-order worldwide, with an estimated ship date of April 25, 2024.
MINISFORUM is charging $1,199 during pre-orders, which makes this a fairly expensive system from a company that’s probably best known for budget and mid-range mini PCs.
But this is one of the first tablets with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor featuring 8 Zen 4 CPU cores, Radeon 780M integrated graphics with 12 RDNA 3 GPU cores, and a Ryzen AI NPU with up to 16 TOPS of hardware-accelerated AI performance. It also features 32GB of LPDDR5-6400 memory, a 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD and the tablet comes bundled with a keyboard.
During pre-orders, MINISFORUM is also including a digital pen, a tempered glass screen protector, and a laptop/tablet sleeve.
All of which is to say that this isn’t a particularly cheap tablet, but it’s priced competitively with premium Windows 2-in-1 tablets from major PC makers including Lenovo, Dell, and Microsoft. It’s worth keeping in mind that you’ll probably get better customer service and support from those companies though – like most relatively small Chinese brands, MINISFORUM offers limited long-term support for its products.
Still, the V3 tablet’s display, memory and processor aren’t the only features setting it apart from cheaper tablets. It also has a 5MP front-facing camera with support for auto-focus, quad speakers, dual fans for cooling, two full-function 40 Gbps USB4 ports and a magnesium alloy body.
It’s worth noting that MINISFORUM says that $1,199 is a pre-order promotional price and that the list price will be $1,499. But I’d take that with a grain of salt, as the company has a history of rarely actually charging the full advertised price for its products.
| MINISFORUM V3 Tablet specs | |
| Display | 14 inches 2560 x 1600 pixels 16:10 aspect ratio 165 Hz refresh rate Up to 500 nits brightness |
| Input | Capacitive touchscreen Pressure-sensitive pen (4096 levels, MPP 2.6 protocol) Detachable keyboard (with 5-level adjustable backlighting) |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor 8 Zen 4 CPU cores / 16 threads 3.3 GHz base / 5.1 GHz max boost freq 28W TDP |
| Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M (integrated) 12 x RDNA 3 compute units |
| RAM | Up to 32GB LPDDR5-6400 |
| Storage | Up to 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
| Ports | 2 x USB4 (40 Gbps, power, data, video) 1 x VLink (USB-C for DisplayPort in) 1 x 3.5mm audio 1 x microSD card reader |
| Wireless | WiFi 6E Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Cameras | 5MP rear w/auto-focus 2MP front IR cam w/Windows Hello face recognition |
| Speakers | Quad speakers |
| Sensors | Gyroscope G-Sensor |
| Security | Fingerprint sensor (in power button) |
| Battery | 50.82 Wh |
| Charging | 65W USB-PD |
| Cooling | Dual fans Four copper tubes |
| Materials | Magnesium alloy |
| Dimensions | 318 x 214 x 10mm |
| Weight | 946 grams |
Expensive, but looks capable.
Really interested in learning how well it runs Linux (I have no use for Windows-only devices).
Even at $1,499 MSRP, it’s still WAY cheaper than what you’d pay for a Microsoft Surface Pro 9 with a similar configuration, and that’s before counting in the keyboard and the stylus. If the USB4 can support universal eGPU enclosures, I’m totally sold!
$1199. Pre-Order? Then rocketing up to a retail price of $1499?
I guess the only thing left to decide is whether I should sell a kidney…or a lung? At the moment…I’m leaning kidney.
Anyone know the pros and cons of either?
I’m sure you Apple guys have a story to tell…
If the viral marketing is anything to go by, the Apple story is “Stop being poor, loser” or “buy used but don’t tell anyone that you did” (of course no one says that).
perfect tablet. I wonder if it supports DP 2.1
At this price, no decent stylus pen = no buy.
“40 Gbps USB-C port” but wait, that’s an eGPU (looks like a Razer Core tbh), which wouldn’t send video without telling it to 🙂
Would this be ThunderBolt (sporting PCIe for that eGPU) by any chance, not only USB ?
USB-C 4.0 Port
oh right… so, Being USB 4 it’s ~based on TB3
So this would be a USB4 V1.0 Gen Gen 2×2 or Gen 3×1 with Tunneled PCIe or “Thunderbolt Alternate mode” ?
Just trying to understand that eGPU in the photo … but well, i’m probably getting too old to grasp the nuances in USB stuff nowadays (really, tell me it’s not getting out of hand?)