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Gigabyte BRIX i7-4500 Barebones Mini-PC Review (w/ G.Skill Ripjaws 1600MHz 16GB)

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A Cinebench score of 2.70 is basic, to say the least. Clearly, media encoding and video creation are not what the Gigabyte BRIX's Core i7-4500U processor was designed for.

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6 comments

  1. That is a spectacular looking little system, love it.

  2. Its like their version of the Mac Mini, but more powerful and better priced. very impressive. Only thing is its a shame they didn’t ship with slightly more powerful graphics, but nothing much they can do about that in the space I suppose.

  3. Ideal for a media centre or office machine. bit expensive though by the time you factor in the SSD etc.

  4. Like the Sapphire EDGE, but a more practical shape for behind a TV or something.

    Worth a look in the new year, when I finally get my new TV. Dont want to use my desktop with the tv to watch my MKVS!

  5. @Ben: The Mac mini is a generation old at least, and it’s cheaper. The i5 version @ 2.5ghz dual core is comparable to the Brix ( albeit likely faster. ) If you decide to compare Apple’s i7 instead of the i5, you’d be comparing a quad core chip at a significantly higher clockspeed. For about $80 more, the Mac Mini would outperform the Brix, whether it’s multi core or single core.

    The Mac Mini is right on par with the expected specs of a micro build, except it’s just a bit better for the price … maybe. The Mini is reaching its end of life, where the components in the Mini are not entirely satisfactory ( see: the slow HDD included. )

    Not sure what makes you think otherwise.

  6. is this a latest upgrade…mc.mini gigabyte…..sooo cool…can i have this 1….^_^