12th generation Intel Core i5 ultra-compact PC 'Minisforum Venus Series UN1245' photo review



' Minisforum Venus Series UN1265 ' and ' Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 ' equipped with the 12th generation Intel Core series will appear from Minisforum, a mini PC maker. This time, I had the opportunity to touch the 'Minisforum Venus Series UN1245' equipped with the 12th generation Intel Core i5, so I checked its appearance first.

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Box of Minisforum Venus Series UN1245. An adult man with a height of 175 cm holds it with both hands and it is about this size.



The contents are Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 main body, VESA mount that can attach the main body to the back of the monitor, AC adapter, power cord, HDMI cable, notes.



The Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 body looks like this. The size is 129.6mm x 127.8mm x 54.3mm.



A view of the Minisforum Venus Series UN1245 main unit from the front. There is a switch for

clearing CMOS , a power button, a 3.5mm combo jack, and two USB Type-A ports with USB 3.2 Gen2. The main body cover is silver, but it is made of resin instead of metal.



The back has vents for exhaust heat and a security slot at the top. Below that are a power port, a USB Type-C port compatible with USB 3.2, an HDMI port, an RJ45 2.5G Giganet Ethernet port, a DisplayPort port, and two USB Type-A ports compatible with USB 2.0.



Air vent on the right side.



Same for the left side.



The Minisforum logo is engraved on the top.



The bottom looks something like this, there are four rubber feet, and the central part is hollowed out to become a vent. Also, a sticker showing the technical conformity mark corresponding to the chip installed inside was affixed.



The actual weight of the main body was 541 g.



Power cord and AC adapter



The output of the AC adapter is 19V 4.73A.



The actual weight of the AC adapter and power cord is 492 g in total. Since it is about 1 kg together with the main body, it can be said that the weight is enough to carry.



The release date of the ``Minisforum Venus Series UN1245'' reviewed this time has not been confirmed at the time of writing the article, but the ``Minisforum Venus Series UN1265'' equipped with the 12th generation Core i7 is accepting reservations from August 4, 2023. And it will be shipped sequentially from August 15th. The price of each model at the time of article creation is as follows.
・ Barebone kit (no OS license): 46,380 yen including tax
・ 16GB RAM + 512GB SSD: 55,980 yen including tax
・32GB RAM + 512GB SSD: 59,180 yen including tax
・ 32GB RAM + 1TB SSD: 62,380 yen including tax

You can also reserve 32GB RAM + 1TB SSD model and 32GB RAM + 512GB SSD model of 'Minisforum Venus Series UN1265' on Amazon.co.jp. The price is a coupon discount at the time of article creation, the 32GB RAM + 1TB SSD model is 64,160 yen including tax, and the 32GB RAM + 512GB SSD model is 59,920 yen including tax.

Amazon.co.jp: MINISFORUM Venus Series UN1265 Mini PC 12th Generation Core i7-12650H 32GB 512GB PCIe4.0 SSD Compact PC Windows 11 Home MiNipc Intel UHD Graphics Wi-Fi6 BT5.2 2500Mbps LAN HDMI/USB-C/DP 4K @60Hz 3-screen output Desktop pc : Personal computer/peripherals



Amazon.co.jp: MINISFORUM Venus Series UN1265 Mini PC 12th Generation Core i7-12650H 32GB 1TB PCIe4.0 SSD Compact PC Windows 11 HOME MiNipc Intel UHD Graphics Wi-Fi6 BT5.2 2500Mbps LAN Compact PC HDMI/USB-C/ DP 4K@60Hz 3-screen output desktop pc : PC/peripherals



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I opened a mini PC 'Minisforum Venus Series UN1245' with a volume of only 0.9 liters and looked into its contents - GIGAZINE

in Review,   Hardware, Posted by log1i_yk