You NEED a touch-screen ON your PC (apparently) - Minisforum AtomMan X7 Ti

[@ShortCircuit]

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[@diuran1919]

Ask Mini forum to send you newest not mini but small pc Atomman G7 PT for full review. AtomMan X7 Ti < useless in my opniion.

[@manurz1]

i didnt expect that camera quality very nice

[@williambrisa]

great success

[@pitifulsmile]

​@@williambrisapagani huayra with brown carbon fiber

[@dr_zotiac]

It's ltt dude...

[@nekoroms]

@@dr_zotiac talking about the camera on the computer

[@watercannonscollaboration2281]

I get this is for a meeting room conference machine, but a screen (or touchscreen) can be really helpful in a small home server, since you won’t need to wire up a monitor or a portable USB-C display

[@Stay_away_from_my_swamp_water]

How often does it break to the point you can't do your things thorugh ssh? Even if it's often Just set up a kvm on a rp.

[@Chipsaru]

it won't work in home server since this screen needs windows to work

[@xeon2k8]

did you watch the video? what do you want to do with the display? crank up the volume?

[@Slay1337pl]

​@@Stay_away_from_my_swamp_water Yeah, I mean, if your lil home nas breaks, just ask the project management to replace the node and you're set.

[@Stay_away_from_my_swamp_water]

@@Slay1337pl Bro what I meant is that having a dedicated display for it is an overkill, and if you need it, you can do it properly (which is not even hard) and your corpo lingo imitation doesn't even hold water.

[@samlevi4744]

Jake worrying about not being able to make it stiff again because it can’t be screwed was an opportunity that the editor missed. 😂

[@excelemma5960]

My mind is going so far

[@samlevi4744]

@@excelemma5960 ya know, I tried so hard and got so far. But… in the end it doesn't even matter.

[@samlevi4744]

Ya know, I tried so hard and got so far. But.. in the end… it doesn't even matter.

[@hhere2stay]

Because the editor is not a p**** addict

[@samlevi4744]

@@hhere2stay pun addiction is over stigmatized. No need for your ableism. Make puns great again.

[@NerdyThrowbackTech]

The clock "watch" face seems all right for this Mini PC

[@FavaroLeone]

if the touchscreen was displaying windows and works as a second screen, it would be great for streaming

[@Caius1930]

Yep useless gimmick if it can't just display windows

[@Maskawanian]

What is the point of a webcam there if you can't use it for calls...

[@AfterPartyTracks]

If first version is perfectly what users want, how could they sell the next model year after year.

[@kierenporter1539]

totally - throw a voip dialler, or something like the stream deck app, and boom, immediate value add

[@cURLybOi]

you would think so, but i have such a 10" screen from aliexpress and i use it to show obs and chat - great. BUT! you can't really control anything with it, because if you touch the screen, the cursor is transported there and also it steals focus from the game. so ultimately, i had to disconnect the touch portion (it's another usb cable) because it even activated when my cat leaned on it

[@pvtpain66k]

this seems like it would be great for your older family member who sort of gets tech. acceptable system for someone who doesn't really game, and understands enough about computers for you to walk them through most problems. The screen seems great for that.

[@L33tSkE3t]

Yeah, when looking for a computer for my 86 year old Nana, I looked at similar systems as well as some all in ones but, ended up just getting her an iPad with a nice Logitech keyboard w/ trackpad and it seems to work for her. She was already familiar with iOS and had an iPad previously. Now she has the iPad as her main computing system for email, entertainment, navigating websites to pay bills etc as well as an iPhone 13 Pro and now she has taught herself how to use it to take pretty good pictures by watching tutorials on KZbin. We also got her an Apple Watch for peace of mind with its fall detection and being able to have something capable of communication on her at all times. We even got her a Google Nest Doorbell and a 7in Nest Hub to use as a security display for the doorbell camera along with regular music streaming etc. So I no longer accept old people saying that they can’t use technology and need someone to do it for them. If my Nana, who was born in 1938 before the invention of the transistor, can figure it out, so can anyone else with some help.

[@William_Kyle-Yuki_Yuuki]

When I know there are screws under a rubber foot like those I just stab the screwdriver through the feet XD

[@luisramos123]

Savage 😮

[@denvera1g1]

I would love for this thing to have an atom-N305(the 8 core) and then use this as a wall mouunted smart home thermostat hub security camera thing. (edit, for clarification, i dont plan on using the camera on this device, just a central hub for NVR, and simple home monitoring maybe integrate something like grafana) Run something like ispy or frigate and then when it detects a person or car coming up the driveway, or a deer, bear, or mountain lion in the back yard it switches the screen to a live view of the camera. When the event is done, switch back to house stats like internal/external temp, humidity and air quality, with quick ways to swipe through screens that have forecasts, storage stats, maybe a way to hook into whole home audio. Now, probably smarter to just have something rack mounted and use a tablet to interface with it, but i like the idea of having descrete devices that do their thing, and then sync back to a file server for on-site redundancy.

[@slavb0i646]

seems like a super overpowered security camera, your best off just using dedicated security cameras that are POE and have some detection in them. don't buy or promote e-waste like cheap atom chips. its not good for the environment or your pocket In the long term.

[@denvera1g1]

@@slavb0i646 Not the camera on this thing, the POE cameras i already have. I want something like this for the screen on it. My Atom N100 can run 4x4K cameras. Well technically its my pair of 8K cameras that are really just 2x4k cameras stitched together internally on each camera for a near 180 degree field of view, but the N100 struggles some times while running plex media server at the same time. If the N100 can run these cameras+plex then an N305 with 2x the cores, and higher clocks should be able to run all of them and a screen when mounted to a wall where my thermostat is to give me more than just a thermostat, but actual temperature and humidity, inside and out, camera previews during object detection events, and forecast. Though i wouldnt be running plex on something like this as i'd want large redundant storage array. The N100 i'm building is for my sister's house where it will take in broadcast TV and record it while also running her security cameras for her kennel(she has more cameras than me but they're not 4K because they're pretty close to what they need to record). It will also act as my off site backup with 6x HDDS and 2x NVMe

[@4RILDIGITAL]

Although the noise might cause an issue for some, we can't ignore the good bits like the decent webcam. However, the price does seem a bit steep.

[@Del-m7n]

1:14 "its a computa wit a webcam" why did that come out like a 7 year old said it i love it

[@filipporavazzini802]

If the screen worked for other OSes and was more customisable I could totally see this used as a proxmox host, the dual nic also allows it to be used as a beefy router. I’d imagine this as a little homelab server, with the screen used as monitoring.

[@TheMrBrianh]

@7:50 reminded me when I went to Best Buy about 5 years ago (2019) and a salesman told me that almost all motherboards now come with multi-gig ethernet. I was skeptical of his knowledge after that comment.

[@TheMrBrianh]

A similar story, I was talking to my dad on the phone in 2009 - 2011, about a new monitor he purchased. The salesman told him his 24" monitor was an OLED. I asked my dad if he didn't mean that it has a LED backlight, but he assured me the salesman had told him each pixel was a LED.

[@thechezzer]

Shame we didn't see the oculink performance, but it is still a decent product

[@sheedyaja6465]

yeah they should try it abosultely It's one of the main selling points

[@MrSousuke87]

If you're interested raid owl, (much smaller channel) did tested it. It even can run cyber punk.

[@jcarman]

I just got this yesterday. So far, it's interesting. The screen is a huge gimmick - clock is really obnoxious (and no 12H option), and the weather doesn't work. The camera is shockingly good, and Windows hello works crazy fast. The port management is a total PITA if you aren't using a dock. But it's pretty zippy all things considered and isn't super loud and annoying fan wise. Though the default curves are pretty sensitive to load.

[@hiijustin1905]

That opening had some real "I love refrigerators" vibe.

[@kkon5ti]

3:35 „pretty much it“ but it is actually really great!! More than my itx desktop has.

[@imark7777777]

Well I'm impressed by the WebCam it's certainly an interesting idea I was kind of hoping it was just a display I could see it being useful for applications where you might want to have like a control panel or something open but since it's not a secondary monitor there goes that idea.

[@han-dell]

Loving the record player in focus during the teardown lol

[@bluephreakr]

The screws-under-feet crap is an RMA denial trick. The first thing any associate is likely trained to do is tug gently at the feet to see if the adhesive had been tampered with. Short of that, holes in the feet can be grounds for automatic denial. It's a warranty sticker without expressly claiming it's a warranty sticker.

[@manuelh.4147]

The size of the heatpipe doesn't dictate if a device is noisy or not. Obviously it only transports the heat. But if the heatsink is too small, you will get noise, because the fans are working harder.

[@Zmyszen]

WOW! Those bezels comes with a screen!

[@carnsoaks1]

The choice is an EDITING MACHINE, little knobs, dials, screen, so you have a preset device just add KB, M, Screen

[@CustomComputing]

I’m so happy we did the benchmarks BEFORE ripping it apart Linus literally rips it apart THEN puts it together and tries the testing It completely removes the stock testing if you disassemble it THEN put it back together for testing

[@RAH012]

No they always run benchmarks wayyy before it reaches the hosts hands. The host runs the benchmarks and tears it down during filming but they always overlay the results they got from testing before hand. They aren't stupid bro they do this for a living

[@OtakuboyT]

I like the ports of a daughter board. Makes the ports replaceable if they get broken.

[@jjimlee7009]

At least they are trying to do new things for mini pcs. They are great for attaching to smart TVs so you can do light gaming and browsing and other stuff. This now is more like you can use it like a desktop replacement.

[@kendrakirai]

Putting the I/O on the back would only make sense if the stand was built in. With them on the back it would REQUIRE the machine to be stood up. Just stick it in a drawer as a home server. It's a bit poopy that it doesn't simply work as a monitor though. That'd be much more useful for direct access for installing server things like remote desktops and ssh stuff.

[@francoistrempe]

So is this a desktop computer with a screen and camera, or is it a laptop with no mousepad and keyboard?

[@xeon2k8]

neither, watch the video again

[@MrSousuke87]

A thing that you missed is that this webcam is also compatible with windows hello, in my opinion a not bad integration. And this little toy managed to play cyberpunk, even without external aid from a gpu.

[@frog7118]

So nice of you to decide what I NEED or apparently don't NEED.

[@Havanu81]

You could just measure dB no? You have a lab, use it. Large fans are also less noisy, bigger blades, lower pitch, less rpm. Come one LTT, you can do better. Very nice machine though, love the screen, oculink and webcam. Minisforum did it again.

[@codeman99-dev]

Yeah, selling a "barebones" system that's somewhat hard to get to the components. 🤪

[@mjwitz10]

I can use those magnet things to stick it to the side of my work van

[@Fetidaf]

Stick it on the outside of the back door and have it display emoji’s to flip people off… that’d be useful

[@Namehack]

Considering the delay of the screen and the fact that it had a microSD slot, I bet its just one of them digital "photoframes" in there.

[@russellzauner]

Literally the answer to Mugatu's tiny cell phone - THE GIANT SMARTPHONE

[@SpartanDiab]

My thumbnail had a linus meme on the screen, the superior thumbnail!

[@tschorsch]

This would be great if the mini screen worked like a Stream Deck which worked with Linux (Stream Deck does work in Linux). I would put the X7Ti off to the side and use it for one button functionality. My current mini PC is already on my desk wasting space. One thing annoying is that opening it to put in the hard drive and RAM kind of sucks, 😢. It would be nice to be able to step up the screen to shut off after awhile, and then let it activate on the first touch.

[@chaver28]

i would have preferred to have the IO coming out the top rather than the side

[@VincentGroenewold]

The screen is really a gimmick that adds cost if it can't be used as a second screen (plus, if you do make it a touch screen, make sure I don't have to touch items twice until it responds)

[@Billy_The_Frog]

The webcam quality was very surprisingly good

[@pcis8000]

They could mount the feet without sticky stuff and have the screws under them 🤷 and seeing as they clearly intend for you to use the stand they should've put the ports on the 'back' and have cable routing holes in the stand

[@fraliexb]

Jake, the TI could mean "Touch Interface" instead of Titanium... 1:00

[@Jzwiz]

Its a joke

[@JohnADoe-pg1qk]

The could/should(?) make a version with an integrated stand. and a bit bigger like brick and all connectors to the backside. But that would be a massive internal redesign because in this version most of the connectors are soldered on the mainboard.

[@FreeTimeFeats]

If I can put a python or terminal ui on this, this is an insanely useful remote network sensor. Run scripts and cofigs without needing remote access or a screen/IO? YES

[@ErrorTH]

If this screen could be used to setup AMT/IPMI/remote desktop/IP-KVM/vpro/whatever without attaching the screen and peripherals it could be actually very useful...

[@johnqsak]

Me at 11:42 USE THE CORRECT TOOL to take off the feet and they won't get destroyed. Using the Metal spudger pointed end under feet and they come off fine

[@RetroZelda]

this might be a great pfsense machine depending on how one could interface with the screen when not running a pre-installed os

[@nerdicorgi]

Had this video paused at the 4:58 mark when my girlfriend walks in and goes "Why is his hair so LUSCIOUS?!" lol

[@stanleywatson2559]

The cable situation is terrible but seeing the screen is just one of those re-programmables with sd like in a 3d printer could be interesting to play with if it was half the price.

[@Elmonh]

Jake seems healthier and happier, good for him :)

[@dan2800]

usually for those types of screen SD card slot is to put premade images and such and also to program it

[@MrBubba123bubba]

The strain on that USB cable is making my eye twitch.

[@jonevansauthor]

If the screen lets me set it up or do anything useful, I like the direction. We'll see.

[@ClaBacchio]

You can stick it to the side of a computer, so you can compute while you compute

[@kakaroto5045]

Yes I have this one and the amd one with oculink just use their egpu and now my dad has my 30series card and we just upgrade

[@FrankelysHernandez]

how good it is im selling my desktop pc i want to go a smaller but im getting the egpu dock since i have a rx 6650xt. also can you add ssd to this pc? let me know my guy

[@kakaroto5045]

@@FrankelysHernandezyes it has 2 ssd slot up to 4tb the cpu meh you can’t overclock but with a good gpu it’s great

[@FrankelysHernandez]

@@kakaroto5045 i maybe shoulf get the intel version then which is AtomMan X7 Ti

[@kakaroto5045]

@@FrankelysHernandezcheck Minisforum MS-A1 were you can put a and desktop cpu in I forgot wich gen but I think zen4 and 5 I believe

[@FrankelysHernandez]

@@kakaroto5045 wow what a life saver thanks my boy exacly what i was looking for thank you thank you!

[@ErrorTH]

11:19 Yes, stick a computer to the side of youar computer. So you can compute while you compute.

[@Simon-L-B]

Thanks for pointing out that 5Gb is 5 x 1Gb, that’s way too advanced math for us!

[@alphaomega154]

not sure how cheap that X7 ti is , but im sure cheap enough for a starter device for those who would need "da vinci resolve" export to AV1 capability out of the box. the other brand(none intel) would have you need to PAY for that ability. as for gaming in MINIPCs, instead of minisforum, i would suggest "thunderobot mix". that one could comes in a mobile RTX 4070 and an i9 that i think quite affordable compared to laptops with the same configs. and the wattage is EXCELLENT. less than 20 watts in idle. and its doing 1440p gaming close to a hundred fps. on many cases even over a hundred. and thats a LOW VOLTAGE MINI PC for gaming.

[@BollingHolt]

I always chuckle when I hear people complain about two things: the size/weight of modern laptops, and the "noise" of modern computers ;)

[@scarthy]

11:18 you can stick this computer on the side of your computer? cmon jake lmao

[@SuperJimBobJoe]

The screen ended up being cooler than I thought. A little diy router or something maybe?

[@RaidOwl]

Nervously watching to make sure Jake had the same thoughts I did in my video

[@MrSousuke87]

Well, I've watched yours first yesterday, or the day before.. I think you covered this thingie much better, also with some struggle for the integrated gpu and with the dock. Cyberpunk is much more of a test than Rocket league.

[@hhidd]

no idea why anyone would want this but i fw it. its something new in a pretty dull space 👍it's neat also MORE JAKE VIDS! idk why but his hosting feels a lot like my thought process and i just enjoy his style of presenting

[@toffeealb]

If you forget for a moment the unuseful touch screen, you should consider it's a i9 ultra with the ARC integrated graphic (way better than the Iris) AND... it's capable to drive 4 displays. Try to find - at the time I'm writing - another i9 UTLRA mini PC with four monitors... I mean, I just found the new Asus NUC with 2 usb4 and 2 HDMI... ok, but this AtomMan has got the best set up, giving you the chance to use even a display port. very scalable.... If the Miniforum would get rid of that touchscreen, lowering the price (about 100$), to me it would be the best deal. Note: the very annoying thing on my perspective is the NOISE! in a long pc session, you can feel the difference from a quiter (mini) pc. So MiniForum, get rid of the unworthy touch screen and spend that money on having a more efficient cooler system! ;--)

[@mproctor766]

I'd mount it to the side of my monitor so the wires are hidden then it would look pretty slick and be cable managed

[@WhoWatchesVideos]

I was not expecting the webcam to slap

[@YouLostTheGame777]

The ‘Ti’ probably stands for “Touch Interface” Jake

[@zodiacfml]

I'd appreciate the screen for viewing live IP camera but the small screen size and exposed cables. yeah, better buying a standard minisforum and a used monitor. I could get a nice used monitor for $20 even less without a monitor stand. the webcam is surprisingly nice and sharp, I wonder.

[@zodiacfml]

@@t.n.-js6ei it's the cables above the minisforum which is the problem if you utilize its screen.

[@brandon2755]

that sponsor spot was smooth as hell lmao

[@DarknessGames247]

This seems like the best home theatre PC for how small it is and how much it packs but other than that i see not much this can be used for knowing its something that costs that much. If they made it with a not as costly ryzen or even the new arm type then if that cost drop was enough i'd say its the best small pc that can have a GPU connect to it for lan games (price here is £639 Bare Max is £829) I'd say get a laptop

[@jamescunningham.8294]

Not going to lie, I feel like this had a way better opportunity to be better than it was and it missed it's mark. Hopefully you'll get a tie to make another one of these again they will improve upon a great concept.

[@filipepmachado]

Huge Sir-Mix-A-Lot reference missed here, at least who did the chapters got it right. 😂

[@emilypeters8888]

A little less overhead it is direct pci express so no over head compared to anything that is not direct pci expesss like usb 4 and thunderbolt aren’t direct pci express

[@tld8102]

Holy shit. HDMI2.1 sound so handy for a game streaming station

[@raul824428]

Could've booted linux via usb to check if miniscreen works or will need a proprietary driver.

[@aflury]

Does the screen work on Linux? They said no software...

[@nezcroc]

@jaketivy have you ever reviewed the Asus mini ? (PN5X=> AMD, PN6x=>Intel)

[@mrbobdole2u]

After watching this video I can imagine exactly what Jake’s dad looks like

[@BrochachoTheBro]

Might be a pretty sweet deal as a little emulation boxydoo

[@joeykeilholz925]

Never would have expected minisforum to put the screws under the feet. That needs revising...

[@OrganicGreens]

How is the webcam better on that than like all pc laptops? They have no excuse anymore

[@Christian_Luczejko]

This title is how I felt about the new xreal not a phone phone.

[@zid_just_zid]

Stream deck PC with the right app running on that screen.

[@motoXjake]

holy a mac mini with a touch screen!!

[@tonystank_kick]

Get some angled connecters for cable management

[@chamikk90]

that's a good webcam

[@GuyLachance]

Just sold my gaming pc and i ordered the 890 Pro only thing that's weird from their site is there is a hover button over their fancy image layout that says there is a lower 2.5 ssd compartment at the bottom but there is nothing in the manual. I guess I will find out soon enough as there are no other answers other than their oddball ai assistant on their site...

[@FireFoxDestroyer]

it's a alarm clock that runs windows, or a micro all-in-one

[@Collin_J]

First time I saw this video I scrolled past it because Jake was on the left

[@patricklepoutre]

Nice review. Intels are hot... And this miss a second 2280, as 2230 are expensives

[@zeroa69]

It would be a killer all in one mame station on the go for travlers n truckers.

[@klaatubob]

Hidden screws means don't open it, bring it to us to update or fix.

[@malcaniscsm5184]

I would very much like this if it had a Strix Point in it.

[@jcarman]

That likely won't happen until Spring of next year. Those APUs are going to be all bought up by laptop manufacturers with much higher margins.

[@alyx6427]

hold up i swear ive seen both thumbnail with both jake and the one with sarah in... im not imagining this right?

[@DegustoDelSol]

nope, none commercial LAN is faster than 1g, not sure if we will ever have use for 2.5 during my life :)

[@flikflak24]

6:05 I bet they won't have "gasp" waou they have it. Square Sorry Jake. Had to do the old meme

[@HEROxOOT]

This man really used an ifixit screwdriver instead of the Linus approved one.

[@jerrys.9895]

Currently showing $669 for barebones and $849 with 32GB/1TB. Do you really think you can get RAM and a NVME for $180?

[@mmh-1453]

Will we see a Minisforum with arm chip (for example Snapdragon)?

[@Hello2215.]

Stick it to a magnet whiteboard behind your desk

[@KiloHotel27]

Shame it can't be a desktop screen as I'd put my satnav on it from Euro truck sim