We found today an eye-catching modular mini PC called Ninkear MBOX 8 Pro, which has an extra bottom compartment to hold a hard drive.
As we can see, this modular computer has a magnetic base that connects to expand ports and allows mounting a extra M.2 2280 inside. In the motherboard we have the efficient AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor with eight cores and supported by an AI processor with 38 TOPS of power. On the APU integrates the Radeon 780M iGPU with RDNA3 architecture capable of running many games at a good level in 1080p resolution. You can read all the details about this processor in our review of a computer with a very similar configuration.
We also have three simultaneous video outputs up to 8K@60 HDR, adding HDMI, DisplayPort and a full USB-C connector.
Ninkear MBOX 8 Pro Mini PC Specifications
As the engine of this computer we have the AMD Ryzen R7 8845HS Octa Core processor with sixteen threads, with speed up to 5.1 GHz and an NPU for AI up to 38 TOPS. It includes a powerful 12-core Radeon 780M iGPU that reaches a speed of 2.7 GHz. A processor manufactured in 4 nm with Zen 4/4c technology. With this integrated we can move any application of demanding design and AAA games up to 1080p.
In the available configurations we find variants of up to 32 GB DDR5 4800 MHz. For storage we have an SSD M.2 2280 NVMe Pcie 3.0 with a capacity of 1 TB, in the lower modular area we have accommodation for an internal M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 storage unit up to 2 TB.
Connectivity and system
In terms of connectivity, the Ninkear MBOX 8 Pro has a Wifi 6 adapter , Bluetooth 5.2 and two RJ45 Gigabit network ports. On the perimeter of the case we have two USB-A 3.2 ports, two USB-A 2.0, 3.5 mm audio jack and two video outputs HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4. We also find two USB4 Type-C 3.2, one of them with data output, power and DisplayPort 1.4 video. In total we have 3 simultaneous video outputs up to 8K@60 HDR resolutions.
To power it we have a small external 12V DC adapter. The operating system is Windows 11 Pro, but we can install Linux if we prefer.
Price and where to buy
- The Ninkear MBOX 8 Pro mini PC can be purchased from Banggood starting at around $534 with free shipping.
