Khadas Mind: Your Next-Gen Modular Mini PC From The Creators Of The EDGE 2

The All New Khada Mind is a compact and lightweight form-factor Modular min PC, Mini Gaming PC, Workstation.Powered by a 12 Core 16 Thread 5GHz CPU This Is the Perfect Mini PC for Digital nomads, designers, Gamers! Mind’s powerful CPU performance, massive SSD storage and Windows 11 compatibility.
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[@cotneit]

This actually looks like an amazing product, I hope they deliver everything they promised. Won't be pulling the trigger until they have that monitor thingy

[@labloke5020]

I love the form factor. I do not know why this was not released earlier. Laptop without a screen.

[@j340_official]

This concept seems really cool. Especially if you can swap in newer models over time and keep the same monitor keyboard etc and perhaps swap in a new external gpu too as well.

[@richarddukard8989]

But, I can already buy new intel nucs, and keep my same monitor and keyboard, external gpu, etc. The only difference is this one has a proprietary dock?

[@j340_official]

@@richarddukard8989 intel NUCs are dead. Asus will carry the torch now.

[@richarddukard8989]

@@j340_official I agree, Intel chips are dead. Another reason why this mini PC is a hard pass from the start. I wasn't aware Asus made CPUs, but an AMD Ryzen based system would have been much better.

[@KiteAndKeyProductions]

​@@richarddukard8989no brother, he's telling you that Intel literally killed off the Nuc line not long ago. There is no next one.

[@richarddukard8989]

@@KiteAndKeyProductions oh ok, I see now.

[@angelgonzalez2379]

This looks like a great concept. Hopefully they can deliver.

[@mimo5383]

The SBC hobbyist in me screams "I want". Took a little digging and confirmed the 4060ti is the 8gb variant, which is fine for the kind of games I play. Would of been nice to of future proofed by simply offering the 16gb VRAM option though. Anyone already paying that much for a GPU dock probably won't care paying a little more for more VRAM imo. My 4D chess move would have been to also include a full size NVME slot on the external GPU dock seeing as the 4060 only uses half the data lanes. You can google for and see the concept of a company showing an RTX 4060 discrete GPU and it having (on the back of the card) an NVME slot so it can be done. All said and done prolly a non issue. I mean if you have the sort of money to blow on a toy like this then you likely have a NAS for storage already anyway. Failing that you could use cloud storage options also.

[@DD-no3ep]

Geez, 4 videos devoted to this mini PC

[@eilois]

this is probably the best mini pc - egpu design docking

[@jessehigginson]

The 256 GT/s is the theoretical maximum speed of the mind-link port (as it's basically PCIe 5.0), but the Mind doesn't support that speed because it only has a PCIe 4.0 CPU. 64 is the limit.

[@Sundzong]

This is new era of mini pc!

[@TheTommyPT]

I think you need to share the link for that wallpaper 😜 great vid as always!

[@gdot1803]

Once Valve releases Steam OS publicly, I may get a mini PC to use as a little Steam and Emudeck console.

[@GadgetyMV]

Looks really sleek. The Mind link connector is interesting as it opens up a lot of possibilities. Whether they will materialize remains to be seen. Will Mind link open up or lock you in as it will likely only work with what Khadas provides? As for portability, not so sure of the usefulness as screen and keyboard needs to be added unless you have a set at your destination. If they're not brought along it will limit productivity while in transit. 10 years ago I downsized from a laptop to an 8 inch tablet with telephone capability; used it with a pocket sized foldable bluetooth keyboard, and most of the storage in the cloud. That worked pretty well.

[@alanpearly]

Should have gone with OccuLink from the start instead of proprietary Mindlink

[@christiansta2771]

Certainly interested, but with the external monitor is what interests me the most

[@MegaManNeo]

It's not a NUC like those from Intel or ASUS now but it's a super small form factor which is really cool, especially for that Dock port.

[@juanorihuela9258]

Hi, what keyboard do you use? The one that appears in the mini image of the video

[@tttomtxhc]

Pass until v2 and they work out potential kinks. Latte panda sigma is more appealing to me as someone who has fun “building” and tinkering could get a more powerful eGPU setup for less and then come up with a custom case solution

[@Leo-pd4fc]

Minc pc computers are amazing because mini pc not take much space of your room and these computers prices aren't bad. 😮

[@WarisAmirMohammad]

RT in FH5 only works in Forza Vista mode, not in races or in the open world, it's safe to leave on

[@lol123406]

that was changed months ago

[@wayne8797]

Damn this thing looks sleek af

[@faidzfahmy5588]

Hey ETA, how does Khadas Mind compare to the Minisforum UM790 Pro?

[@rometherevenant8749]

Now thats pretty cool

[@scyence]

I think my next mini PC might actually be one of the Minisforum ones that either have either the 13980HX or 7945HX3D with a full PCIe slot. Bigger than mini technically. But still smaller than a full desktop.

[@GirlOnAQuest]

DO NOT!!! Get intel based mini pc's The gaming performance is TRASHHHHHHHHH.

[@campbellsoup27]

I bought a hx90g , when they came out . still holds out awesome for 1080p....just wish they would update the bios so I can OC the thing....

[@scyence]

@@GirlOnAQuest honestly don’t do a lot of gaming, mostly want one of them for content creation and hobbyist AI. Good thing though that there’ll be both an AMD and Intel option.

[@GirlOnAQuest]

Oh in that case intel is likely more efficient hehe. But man I was to put a lot of money into a toy like this id like to have the best of all worlds hehe. @@scyence

[@APOWER385]

@@GirlOnAQuestwhich one is the best that one potentially could get ?

[@rmcdudmk212]

Been waiting to see what this thing could do with that GPU expantion. Super cool little machine. 👍

[@ja909]

Please do a Linux video, including verification on the I/O dock and battery backup working as expected.

[@Brentonlangaigne_93]

I really hope they make a gaming version with a 13th gen i9, and a mobile 4090, all built in.

[@masa-sansamazamanamono3214]

mindlink port is interesting, so it's faster than oculink ?

[@brymstoner]

i'd like to see an arm or risc variant of this, loaded up with ram just like this. like a 32gb and a 64gb option. i'd probably buy that right away.

[@bydanoell]

Such a great product they just need to make AMD processor versions of this and I might be sold

[@HolyRamanRajya]

Now the attachment needed is a portable MSM(Mic,Speaker,Monitor) and we can have calling capabilities and a practical sized screen for a phone.

[@galkanftw]

Sounded more like a partnered advert than a real review.

[@toddgreener]

Super cool concept that is very similar to an idea I’ve pitched on my blog a few times. Just wish it was ARM and Linux based, but we’ll get there someday I’m sure. (RISC-V would be even cooler, but the chips just aren’t there yet 😢)

[@jrchannel7405]

It reminds me or those old HiFi tower components that you would stack one over another

[@imcade88]

What keyboard did you have in your thumbnail

[@okandperson]

NuPhy Air60

[@mohawahba]

What is ur keyboard please?

[@monkeybarmonkeyman]

Thanks for the preview/review. This will definitely be on my potentials list when I replace my laptop.

[@josephl3602]

Not bad for graphics options. I'm liking the look of this thing. Wonder what type of performance the standard version would put out with an external graphics block and if it would be worth the investment. I was looking at the standard model for my kids room with an RTX 3060

[@felenov]

This looks like a nice small NVR with a external HDD or dock. But the price does speak for itself

[@nekominorinya2569]

I think that the age of the big tower pc is slowly comming to an end, barely anyone will buy all these expensive parts if the future holds stuff like this, small computers, that are modular enough for the average person. This is the future i think

[@RayRiv73]

What keyboard is that?

[@MadsonOnTheWeb]

This gives me Sega 32x vibes, in a good way

[@deathcometh61]

Whats the draw on the power

[@hectorgonzalez6361]

Hi can someone tell me what keyboard is the one he's using? (Brand & model). Thanks.

[@okandperson]

NuPhy Air60

[@hectorgonzalez6361]

@@okandperson thanks

[@HVG67]

I'm sceptical.. let's see in some months..

[@GTV_367]

🔥🔥

[@srvuk]

The concept is great but you really do have to make quite the investment to make the most out of it.

[@superangrybrit]

I wish they'd organize and make MXM graphics cards standard option for Mini PCs. 😔😔

[@oathesis]

What’s the name of the keyboard in the thumbnail ??

[@KC5TGTRadiosNMore]

I’d like to know the same thing…

[@okandperson]

NuPhy Air60

[@JessterKing]

I caught a video in the first 13 mins! Idk what KZbin has done with the suggestions tab but it’s garbage’s garbage, came to my subs tab I’ve been cleaning out channels and leaving the great ones like eta prime

[@vera9721]

As of August 27th what three many computers would you buy

[@AaronHendu]

You can make something similar with a 13 inch laptop motherboard and an eGPU if you dont mimd getting creative.

[@setLillie]

Ouch. $600 early bird...

[@tyaty]

Not mention the peoperitarry accessories. At that point I would rather buy gaming laptop with the same performance.

[@kurosumomo]

$899 for the Khadas Mind PRO i7-1360p (4P 8E cores/16 threads (don't know how intel calculates this)); Intel Xe Graphics; 32GB 5200 LPDDR5; 1TB PCIe 4.0 2230 SSD - Windows 11 Home or $699 for the Minisforum UM790PRO Ryzen 9 7940HS (8 cores/16 threads); Radeon 780M Graphics; 32GB 5600 LPDDR5; 1TB PCIE4.0 2280 SSD - Windows 11 PRO I mean to anyone with a brain the answer is clear.

[@jorper2526]

They calculate it because the P cores support hyperthreading.. so 2 threads per P core. 1 thread per E core. I will say it's a little funny that someone who doesn't know "how Intel calculates this" would then say that "to anyone with a brain, the answer is clear". While I don't disagree, the minisforum is significantly larger and only does USB 4.0/TB4. You lose PCI-E bandwidth for an egpu, and thus performance. Point is, they are very different systems with pros and cons. So don't act like you have all the answers when you don't understand the underlying technology. ;)

[@richarddukard8989]

Kawaii 😊

[@kurosumomo]

@@jorper2526 Minisforum is significantly cheaper, the Khadas docks themselves are priced very high, and let's be honest aside from the I/O dock all the docks are an even more niche market as those mini PCs are and you might as well just get a much cheaper USB dock from 3rd party if you need more i/o. I know how Intel "calculates" their multi-threading but it makes no sense, because the E cores are not multi-threading, and are for the lack of the a better word - worse - than normal cores in any production application, outside of benchmarking they are morsel of benefit. I would much rather have full cores, or the future AMD approach of giving you cores with less cache but are still supporting multi-threading. For my use cases the 1360P is a 4C/8T CPU + 8E Cores that have little use. Intel marketing is at its finest since decades, they also like to list TDP of their CPUs when they idle, when they actually have occupancy we know what they actually pull from the wall socket. So yeah, just because intel says it says 16 threads does not mean it has 16 threads. It has 8 threads and 8 E cores maybe running in your application or even bottlenecking your application. This Khadas Mind is a boutique mini PC with no real use, because nobody will invest $1000+ in that platform that will be obsolete in a year time alongside with the docking system as it isn't a standard but proprietary. When they bring out new products, the docking will be changed, and we can start all over. You can even get the UM790PRO with 64GB of LPDDR5 5600 and still pay less, so the Khadas Mind & Mind PRO make no sense in the market what so ever.

[@jorper2526]

$179 for the base dock is pretty much in line with a new tb4/usb4 docks that provide power. The dock also has speakers, fingerprint reader and the pc just sits on top of it. It's an elegant solution. I doubt they are going to change the entire docking system. They want to build an ecosystem. The graphics one is $600. That is expensive, but it is a docking station + gpu and you can use it as a docking station for other devices. Price isn't terrible considering the cost of buying an external gpu enclosure + gpu. As for the intel cores... I mean that's great if thats your feelings on it. You clearly are not arguing with in good faith by saying you know how it's calculated, then go on to shit on e-cores like they are completely useless, which is patently false. Can you even explain how "threading" works? I think you have some baseline misconceptions. And are mixing up "multi-threading" and "hyperthreading". They are not the same. Now, to be fair to you, you did say "for my use case". That's a great first step. You can make your own decisions on what you value in a device. Just as others are. If this is how passionate you feel about Khadas I would love to hear your Apple rant. But again people value different things. People are allowed to like different things. I think the solution is pretty elegant and powerful enough for most people.

[@bossalinedezz]

@@jorper2526 Cat Fight !!😾

[@SlytherinReviews]

I would back this one but the one I want to back would cost me over $2000 Australian

[@bluetech2809]

Isn't this just the same video you put out 2 weeks ago?

[@rvnhty]

Where’s your keyboard from ?

[@okandperson]

NuPhy Air60

[@patrickcadette]

😁😁😁👍👍👍

[@ericraymondlim]

Can anyone tell me what controller is used in this video?

[@Dsk07]

test Davinci Resolve whith the gpu when u get it!

[@gdjaybee742]

This company better copy write that GPU dock port, else this will become a design trend that other companies will gladly copy.

[@emon7072]

Emulation Nintendo switch 😊

[@Whowasinparris]

Way to expensive here

[@Bentmetal13]

Seems like it's focused on consumers with more money than sense, or poor enthusiasts. I like this stuff but I always want all the toys and I know better so I'm going to be very cautious and intentional with my first mini pc and this isn't it

[@rockfresh5359]

Emulation is trash

[@Whowasinparris]

@@Bentmetal13 yeah man I totally agree with you here This ain't it

[@iblackfeathers]

@@Bentmetal13and it’s also a kickstarter. never know how those turn out. and more expensive after the kickstarter campaign ends and is on retail.

[@1986Redfield]

600 dollar is that bad for this pc?

[@ubacow7109]

*Kaaay-Diss or Kaay-Doss not kahdoss~

[@ytdlgandalf]

The 5h standby is really underwhelming? Is this due to that dumb s0ix standard again which is being pushed instead of s3 standby?

[@donniedarko4497]

First 🥇

[@Brandon-yb7wn]

🎉

[@rmcdudmk212]

Winning. 🏆

[@garrykanter5773]

Put 6.7" OLED display on that baby, thin it up in all directions, add cell service...

[@MrPir84free]

Wondering why bother with a battery to keep standby running ? Makes no sense; I'm sure that it takes longer to hook up the monitor, keyboard, and mouse than it takes to bring the machine out of hibernation.

[@biomorphic]

It makes sense with a portable display, if you want to move from a place to another one in the house, or in the office. Do not need 5 hours however.

[@muSPKWoW]

The portable display will have a built in battery already@@biomorphic

[@biomorphic]

I doubt, most don't have it@@muSPKWoW

[@Coconutgl]

can't compare with AMD Apu. AMD has lower price and better power efficiency, that's why Intel quit NUCs market.

[@Andrey-rc6wp]

I’m not going to lie I was quite annoyed with this announcement. These guys don’t even have stable Ubuntu images for their khadas edge 2 board but are cranking this stuff out.

[@joshpayne4015]

Ugh. Another docking ecosystem from a company that won't be around for more than 6 months. So you buy into an "expandable" system which loses its utility when the company goes bankrupt.

[@AchwaqKhalid]

The price tag 👎

[@broccoloodle]

This is stupid, this is just like a laptop with thunderbolt egpu 😂😂😂

[@serg9176]

I want to this comp. But 799$! :(

[@quarteratom]

Review cheap, low-powered mini PCs that aren't meant for gaming.

[@fl1ntlock1]

I love these portable computers great for 🏕