Minisforum V3 Tablet FULL Test and Review: This is Stupid Fast - Ryzen 8840U, 32GB RAM, 2560x1600

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Minisforum has gone insane with this tablet. It can play games... not just little indie games. It features 32GB of DDR5 and an AMD Ryzen 8840u CPU. Here's the specs as tested:
8 Cores/16 Threads
up to 5.1 GHz
28W on Power mode
32 GB DDR5
1 TB NVME M.2 SSD
V Pen and Magnetic Keyboard
14" 2560x1600 IPS Screen at 165Hz
4 Speakers
VLink
Dual fans & 4 copper heat pipes
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[@mr.navigator2493]

Stand folds down so it can give some airflow through the vents. Also you tested it with vents closed when detecting those high temperatures. But I agree with you that stand should be integrated. Because having this kind of problems on that kind of device is ridiculous.

[@rogerkaiser8691]

This tablet is insane, thanks for taking the time to post this 2x Ward.

[@DRPL766]

Can't wait for mine

[@lavalynx-ui6ve]

could you try writing on the tablet with the stylus? every review finishes the pen input test after doing a quick doodle, or in your case pixel art. I want to see how accurate the pen really is and if palm rejection works.

[@jackmorton7406]

I've been considering getting a tablet, maybe this will be the one 👀

[@kaanyazici5766]

for the last 10 years i always had an hp elite x2 or a microsoft surface 7 as a companion, it's good that there's something with performance now. I'm definitely going to buy one.

[@isaacjjones]

If Minisforum also makes something like Apple's Magic Keyboard (for the iPad Pro) as an affordable, optional add-on down the road, that could make this so much better as a laptop replacement. I won't hold my breath as it would likely cover the ventilation in the back, but there's also no reason they couldn't add ventilation holes on the part that attaches to the V3. As a tablet, this thing is 10/10 for sure. My only complaints are the keyboard and stand situation. The keyboard is pretty close to the Microsoft Type Cover for the Surface Pro but not quite as nice. And we all know the stand could be better (even when used properly 😜). Overall though, actually pretty surprising how good this is for the company's first Surface-like attempt. I'm certain the V3 V.2 will be amazing, with a terrible and confusing name 😂

[@Roko-jb5hl]

Video-in is a killer feature that all tablets should have these days. You could use this as a portable Switch monitor, as well as being your main computer. I really want to support it, but can’t justify that high cost right now. Hopefully there will be 9th gen Ryder updated tablet in a couple of years. Finally, I think this is so much more practical than a dedicated handheld like the Ally or legion Go. Those are worthless for using windows or doing anything productive when you aren’t gaming

[@rogerhuston8287]

I'm hoping to see what they can do with the new arm chips.

[@justinlowery6017]

The rear camera on tablets is very useful for scanning documents and depositing checks in productivity and financial applications.

[@fooseshizzle]

Is the screen variable refresh rate?

[@alvydasjokubauskas2587]

I have also same lenovo tablet - I love it. Also this tables looks great, but dunno how long the battery will hold, also 90celsius is thermal throttling so I would suggest to use setting bellow 54 watts. Until it will get close to 90 celsius before throtling. But dam looks good, I would maybe buy it but 14 inch screen isnt much, also going beyond 1920x1080p screen - you will regret it, as windows makes your icons and fonts so small - you will need glasses. Downsizing pixels is bad move...

[@realahmed1512]

is there an option to bypass charging the battery when charger is connected?

[@NotJayUU]

really curious about sound. I only use gaming laptops and sometimes when playing games they sound like jet engines, to get around this I can usually turn down some settings or upscale using FSR, and can play games like Dota silently (or like 1700rpm which is practically silent). But with this tablet I'm really curious, surely it sounds like a rocket when running almost any load no matter how light

[@teksyndicate]

It was so quiet that it was hard to get a reading because the room I'm in seems to be loud enough that I can barely hear it

[@feklee]

Interesting machine, could almost be an upgrade to my aging ThinkPad X1 Tablet 3rd gen. Unfortunately it falls behind on resolution, and the aspect ratio is not ideal for a tablet. 3:2 or 4:3 is kind of a sweet spot. I realize, though, this thing is more for gaming, and as you pointed out, resolution is not so much of a thing for that. I regular use my ancient ThinkPad for CAD, occasionally with an eGPU, and I don't want to go below 6 megapixels anymore. Also the hinge on the Minisforum does not look sturdy. On the ThinkPad it has survived already six years without any functional impairment.

[@lankeastor512]

Wow. I want one asap. It’s almost like they didn’t cut any corners.

[@Athiril]

The one issue Im seeing is that it has a kick stand rather than supporting itself, meaning a bit less versatile for travel. I have the same issue on my galaxy s9 ultra that I use with a remote desktop in place of a laptop when Im away from home and not in the office

[@MaralinaDG]

This tablet is stupid awesome like the perfect balance between a tablet and a laptop (tabtop? toplet? haha). So well done by Minisforum!

[@judasthepious1499]

laptab

[@MaralinaDG]

@@judasthepious1499 ..lol perfect

[@iTK98]

colors are little off (in most of the scense)?

[@dragonsystems5973]

I am pretty sure that the gaming performance is probably going to be less than the ROG Flow, I would not be surprised if the AMD chip is faster, however, for the gaming application fast video with a "good enough" CPU is what is called for

[@mattsmith3001]

My only concern is the 50wh battery..was hoping it would at least 65.

[@TyBrown007]

Good review and I wonder how it compares to the s9 ultra?

[@teksyndicate]

I wouldn't put them in the same category. This runs windows, that runs android. This plays PC games... that one does not. The snapdragon 8 is extremely fast, but it's not fast for 3D gaming. Basically, you can't play BG3 on the samsung... and you can't use Windows programs... I think the S9 weighs a little less (only a little)... and it has a better camera. I honestly don't understand having more than a webcam on a tablet, but I guess people want it?

[@TyBrown007]

I only asked because I own one that's why and this one just came out I agree that's a nice tablet

[@tatsumaru12345]

If this winders tablet is actually 500 nits, it's brighter than the s9. I bought one thinking it was 750 nits. That ended up being max peak brightness you'll never see. The ACTUAL brightness is 420 nits. It's not as bright as my original tab s 10.5 even. If you're indoors and live like a vampire, you probably think it's bright. But trying to use it as my main radio, it's just not bright enough, especially in a convertible. Extremely disappointing. But then compare the games. Final fantasy 9 says it isn't compatible with my tab s9. But is the s23 ultra, both snapdragon 8 gen 2. But on my 2-1 Asus with an OLED screen at 500 actual nits, I can play metal gear 2: solid snake, ff7 modded to widescreen, the PC version of blood omen. Well look at that, street fighter 6 just works too. What are you playing natively on android? Call of duty Mobile, genshin impact that's been out for years? All that power for NOTHING beyond emulation. Retroarch that's missing features the winders version has? Plus the tab s9 USB c out adds a slight amount of lag, that winders won't. The tab s9 is nice to browse the web with. But if I didn't pay 300$ on marketplace, id have returned it. For anything else? 2/1 all day. tl;Dr? Screw Google. Buy a winders tablet and know your stuff is just going to work.

[@CuttinInIdaho]

It looks amazing, but for the same money, I run a 4070 laptop with a bigger battery that also has the same integrated graphics (780m). I can run it with a small 100w PD USB-C charger too if using the iGPU.

[@michakrawczyk4917]

RAM is dual-channel?

[@user-vw9tv4rj3h]

Is the iGPU good enough (with little to no drop frames) for streaming media to an external 4K TV on Plex and KZbin?

[@morinhuurORG]

780M is the best onboard GPU you can find in any device at the time being. If it can't do it, no other onboard GPU can.

[@goldenjogador4457]

The kickstand situation still is whack, but the dongle thing can be solved with Velcro tape and hot glue (if you catch my drift) I'll probably get something like this in the near future, stuff like this is great to play games on the go and I'm all for it!

[@teksyndicate]

Yesterday I ordered some L shaped USB-c and a USB-C to USB A for when I'm just using my mouse. I prefer to have a full-sized mouse at all times, lol... We will see how this goes.

[@goldenjogador4457]

I learned to enjoy Bluetooth mice lately, not dealing with dongles and wires is so liberating when you are studying at a public library! But I feel your situation, my current dell laptop has reasonable IO and I already feel constrained if wasn't for my wireless gadgets 😢

[@incuweezl]

Props for showing Ernest Scared Stupid!

[@teksyndicate]

I couldn't think of anything that would look better

[@patrickharrison4421]

You gotta use the Hyperdrive Dock with that tablet... the cable dock's are jank for that

[@bankaimaster999]

Wait so the Asus FlowZ13 wasn't a thing? With the 13900H + RTX 4060 combo?

[@zackooo9991]

the price is outrageous

[@dracwula]

If i buy a newer spec system, it must support Thunderbolt or USB-4, minimum 32GB RAM (but i prefer to have 64gb as a developer), 3D gaming is a must but I mostly love PPSSPP game play.

[@teksyndicate]

Scream PPSSPP and watch every cat go crazy

[@kylenorris9585]

a right angle usbc extension cable would be perfect

[@am_ma]

How much?

[@RobbieRobski]

The keyboard looks very similar to the Microsoft surface type cover. Nice to see a tablet like this with AMD. I don't know why Microsoft has been so loyal to Intel even though AMD Mobile has been out performing for a while.

[@FedJimSmith]

can you make a video of this running arch linux w/ gaming?

[@teksyndicate]

Debian maybe. Not arch

[@cheut]

An occulink port would be nice too. Ideally x8

[@josephconstance8223]

needs a sims card slot to be the ultimate tablet

[@lllongreen]

Price is wayyyyy to expensive especially since it's not from tier 1 OEM, whic is also why there is not kick stand. Its to complicated for an ODM that is not Microsoft or Lennovo

[@sitordan]

I had a feeling I had already watched this.

[@MetallicBlade]

It's nice and all, but for $1200, I'd be more inclined to get a laptop instead. You'd be sacrificing a bit of portability for slightly faster hardware, upgradability, and most important of all: dedicated graphics.

[@fae_275]

Wish they had a cheaper version, no pen, no sleeve cover, 16gb memory & 512gb ssd

[@sujezz]

So we buy it, use it. 2-3 years laters it's getting hot and throttling. How do we open this up to clean it and replace thermal paste ?

[@dreyga2]

buy a new one

[@TreeLuvBurdpu]

It's like a Microsoft Surface but ten years later

[@theoneyoudontsee8315]

"yes good good"

[@arafat464]

I just bought this. I'm really glad it doesn't have more ports, even though you think otherwise. It's a tablet, so a thin seamless form factor is the most important feature. The ppl who need more ports should just buy laptops. I would not have bought it if it had a bunch of cutouts for ports that I won't use most of the time.

[@teksyndicate]

I would prefer this over a laptop because I want to use it without the keyboard on planes and such.... but I don't think an extra port would kill it. I ordered some USB-C to USB A adapters, so we will see how that goes.

[@WJV9]

Cutouts don't weigh much, a few extra USB C ports, Gigabit ports, SD ports, would not add much weight or size but would make this much more versatile device.

[@gdjaybee742]

My gripe with this is that you can't upgrade the drive yourself. On top of the company name isn't really popular for quality either.

[@teksyndicate]

Same. Upgradability is a thing

[@joshuascholar3220]

I have a tablet that's probably a bit better for games and higher res... Microsoft Surface Book 2 with a 1060 in it. 3k 15 inch screen. There's also a Surface Book 3 with a 1660 ti. Also better kind of keyboard that can hold the screen up. I play games in bed. The graphics processors are kept IN THE KEYBOARD WITH A BIGGER BATTERY, so you can only play games if the keyboard is attached. But they don't make those anymore.

[@AshtoAsh973]

I think u don't use the back thingy correctly. Ok it's a little flimsy but you're suppose to flex the upper part for ventilation. That what other reviews say....

[@AshtoAsh973]

lol, i guess i see the first one....

[@aenfeain]

17" laptops beats tablets @ most important things as a portable workstation or gaming stuff.

[@teksyndicate]

I barely consider 17" portable. For instance, it's too big to deal with on a plane and I wouldn't lug it around in my backpack while traveling

[@sitordan]

Look at this: the US price: $1,199.00 down from $1,499.00. The EU price: €1.359,00 down from €1.699,00. 😳

[@icecarpediem]

Can the BIOS allow undervolting of the CPU?

[@teksyndicate]

Yes, you can go lower than 15 W

[@icecarpediem]

@@teksyndicate TDP I understand, but I'm referring to actual VIDcore downstepping

[@christianlohmann8577]

Waiting for a laptop with SFP+ 😂

[@witch42___]

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[@anasevi9456]

@4:50 Is it an 'IPS' or actually an IPS, because that's not really a good thing anymore; as IPS have frankly terribly narrow contrast ratios that cause milky blacks in any but the brightest rooms. You can tell if it's an 'IPS' or an actual IPS by the manufacturers declared contrast ratios. If its around 1000:1, it's an actual IPS, if it's well well beyond that like +3000:1 it's a VA. They are both truecolour panel displays with vastly better viewing angels than TN, so thats why they get muddled up.

[@teksyndicate]

Yeah, but imo a VA panel looks worse when it comes to motion

[@snakeace0]

Funny enough you can clearly spot a video showing IPS panels when you watch said video on an Oled. It looks terrible lmao. I recently tested a 2200 euro XMG laptop with a 240hz IPS panel, the colours were great, but man the contrast was shit. Its simply unacceptable for these price ranged imho.

[@mrkarn8241]

if it only came with 80gbps usb version 2.0

[@alvydasjokubauskas2587]

500 nits is very dim, you need 1000 nits to at least see something under the sun.

[@teksyndicate]

I was using this in a room with about 2000 windows and tons of sun, and my biggest problem was my eyes were going blind from all the light. The screen looked ok, but I can't handle sunlight. I would say, maybe don't take it to the beach.

[@liamcollinson5695]

Who sits directly in the sun If they are going to use a tablet anyway

[@tatsumaru12345]

Then you're going to love the galaxy tab s9. At 420nits with the fanbots going on about it's '750nits max brightness ' that you'll never actually see. So if 500 nits is dim, find me a winders tablet that has more ACTUAL nits.

[@spdcrzy]

The fact that tablets have audio ports but laptops these days and phones usually don't is ridiculous.

[@eivis13]

Saddest part is that tablets, laptops and 2 in 1s were done better when windows 7 was still new rather when windows 12 is barking with it's ads.

[@dogtooth4143]

The project manager who managed this project has been resign, and not only her but also a lot of core team also resign after the this project finished, I don't have a lot hope on this device and it's still a unfinished project to my eye. The dp input was so lame and keyboard just feel bad compare to first line company products. There's still many bugs in BIOS and other software/driver unfixed but they just shipped it

[@lllongreen]

Where exactly can I see this information!? Or is it just gossip rumours ?

[@dogtooth4143]

@@lllongreen The product manager back then often post update of their products on Bilibili, and also posting news in QQ group and other channels

[@AsaTrujillo]

Is it just me or is his screen super BLUE?

[@rickgrimes931]

But, LINUX?

[@teksyndicate]

I'm not sure about the stylus or touch screen... But maybe?

[@everalm1]

There is a write up out there by "mudkip" who installed Fedora KDE on it and seems very satisfied with the results using the touchscreen and stylus. Couple of possible driver related niggles but the end statement is "After two weeks of use, I consider the Minisforum V3 AMD Tablet to be a nearly perfect portable Linux device. It offers a promising blend of performance, versatility, and Linux compatibility at an acceptable price point"

[@meinkek7896]

My Name is Notim Portant

[@daviid5907]

I just recieved my Minisforum V3 and unboxed it to find out it has no power dead ,wont bootup.Cant tell you how disappointed I am with this product.Junk so far

[@DarkSideAvatar1317]

If it ever gets an oled version it will be my daily driver :D

[@teksyndicate]

I'm mixed on that... I'll have to see how I use it. If I mostly watch shows and play games, then OLED would be awesome. If I end up using it for work, Internet, etc... Then maybe not. I wouldn't want burn-in on a screen that's attached like this

[@snakeace0]

@@teksyndicate Come on, youre a tech youtuber dude. Burn in was an issue 5-10 years ago. Simply software fixes and general hardware for the Oled subpixels have come a long way. I use a QD Oled Tv as a monitor (samsung s90c gen 2 ) and its on 24/7 and there is no burn-in whatsever and i treat it like any other monitor. Plenty of tests have been done, and its nearly impossible to burn in anything nowadays. Its the objective truth that OLED´s are WAY better than IPS panels. This isnt even a matter of opinion.

[@techninja3001]

Why is no one discussing battery life?

[@nqkoisi123]

none to speak off :D

[@everalm1]

Have a look at some of the other reviews out there...... Battery life is mentioned. The range seems to be circa 6'ish hours in lightweight, browse, play a video etc activity, push it to the 28W and as good as it lets you game, maximum brightness, play for about 2 hours. The 65W charger that comes with it seems to keep abreast of the burn rate which according to NoteBookCheck maxes out at about 61W. A more useful bit of info is unlike a lot of machines running at full tilt it DOESN'T thermally throttle at max burn. One item that is a bit concerning but possibly can be addressed with a BIOS update is that the idle rate is silly high at about 11W when we should see it nearer to 5W - 6.5W

[@teksyndicate]

I said 1 hour gaming at 28w, almost 2 at 15 W. 6 hours watching media at 15w. Did you not watch the whole video?

[@techninja3001]

@@teksyndicate sounds low. I’m not really looking to game on it. Just MS Office work. Are you saying it will only last 4-6 hours? I was hoping for 10+

[@agarcia8800]

@@techninja3001 get a surface then, they usually operate at 3-15 watts. Which 15 is the minimum for this chip. The surface will get well over 10 hours, when it works…

[@ShamusOGrady2]

5 OR DIE

[@teksyndicate]

I can feel this comment in my soul

[@ShamusOGrady2]

@@teksyndicate We love you

[@acexprt]

Is Logan transitioning? His voice sounds very different.

[@snakeace0]

What do you mean the most beautiful screen on a tablet? The galaxy tablets use AMOLED screens with higher resolutions and perfect HDR. An IPS panel just cant compare. Why portray an obvious downside as a positive?

[@teksyndicate]

I'm not sure if I want OLED on this.. because price, weight, heat, and burn in. If you are only using the device for media and games, then maybe. But I'll probably use it for work too.

[@dogtooth4143]

The project manager who managed this project has been resign, and not only her but also a lot of core team also resign after the this project finished, I don't have a lot hope on this device and it's still a unfinished project to my eye. The dp input was so lame and keyboard just feel bad compare to first line company products. There's still many bugs in BIOS and other software/driver unfixed but they just shipped it