Minisforum, the company most known for its miniature gaming PCs, launched the 'NUCXi5' and 'NUCXi7' prebuilt gaming PCs. These are high-end PCs with a spread-out, flat form factor, rather than the small cubic nature of most mini PCs. This form factor allows for the PCs to be slotted into a vertical stand, resulting in a powerful gaming PC that takes next to no space on top of a desk.
Despite the ultra-thin body of these PCs, they come equipped with powerful components, with the NUCXi7 featuring an i7-11800H combined with an NVIDIA RTX 3070, and the NUCXi5 boasting an i5-11440H and an NVIDIA RTX 3060. Additionally, these devices have extensive interface options, including three USB3.2 ports, an SD card slot, an audio jack, a 2.5 gigabit ethernet port, and a Thunderbolt 4 port for hub expansion or external graphics cards.
The NUCXi7 and NUCXi5 are available now from Minisforum at an MSRP of $1,189 and $979, respectively.
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Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Vertical Gaming Pcs
- The trend of creating high-performing gaming PCs with unique form factors such as the vertical stand is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the gaming PC industry.
- Mini Gaming Pcs
- The trend of miniaturization in the gaming PC industry presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the manufacturers to come up with new innovative designs and enhanced performance.
- Powerful Components in Thin Body
- The trend of packing powerful components into thin and lightweight bodies without sacrificing performance is a disruptive innovation opportunity for the consumer electronics industry.
Where This Applies
- Gaming PC Industry
- The gaming PC industry has an opportunity to expand its market by catering to the unique preferences of customers with high-end vertical gaming PCs.
- Consumer Electronics Industry
- The consumer electronics industry has an opportunity to innovate and introduce new designs with powerful components and compact designs that meet the needs of the modern consumer.
- Computer Peripheral Industry
- The computer peripheral industry has an opportunity to come up with innovative peripherals that complement unique form factors like the vertical stand of the NUCXi5 and NUCXi7 gaming PCs.
