Gigabyte’s mini PC is much smaller than the Apple Mac Mini M4 and should offer more storage for a lot less
- The BRIX GB-BRU7-255H crams up to 96 GB of DDR5 memory into a 0.5 liter chassis.
- It also offers two PCIe slots that can accommodate up to 16TB of SSD storage
- Due to the open nature of the platform, you can expect it to be cheaper than Apple’s storage upgrades
Gigabyte has announced its latest mini PC, the BRIX GB-BRU7-255H, which measures 119.4 x 112.6 x 34.4mm and has a total volume of 0.5 liters, making it smaller than Apple’s Mac Mini M4.
It supports up to 96 GB of DDR5 memory and offers dual PCIe Gen 4×4 slots, allowing for up to 16 TB of NVME SSD storage.
By comparison, the Mac Mini M4 offers a maximum of 32GB of RAM, plus less storage capacity at a higher price.
Groundbreaking performance
The BRIX GB-BRU7-255H is powered by Intel’s Core Ultra 7 255H processor, a 16-core, 28-watt chip based on the Arrow Lake architecture, with clock speeds up to 5.1 GHz plus integrated Intel Arc graphics with up to 8 Xe cores as part of the Intel Xe LPG+ iGPU architecture.
The open nature of the Gigabyte platform gives users more choice in where they get their memory upgrades from than Apple’s own ecosystem.
The BRIX GB-BRU7-255H connectivity options include a 4 x 4K display output, Thunderbolt 4 port, 4 USB 3.2 Gen2, 2 HDMI 2.1, dual SODIMM slots and a 2.5G LAN + WiFi 6E support.
The company also revealed that this energy-saving device supports low-noise operation.
Pricing details for the BRIX GB-BRU7-255H have not yet been announced.