No, you can’t run Windows on its small screen; tiny mini PC has built-in display, fingerprint reader, OCuLink, dual 2.5Gb LAN port and can drive four 8K monitors without an additional GPU
- New Chinese mini PC debuts with improved connectivity options
- GEM12 Pro Max can drive four 8K monitors; provides OCuLink port
- Powered by Ryzen 7 8845HS, supports up to 64 GB DDR5 RAM
Chinese mini PC manufacturer Aostar has launched its latest device, the GEM12 Pro Max.
Building on the Pro variant introduced earlier in 2024, the new device features a number of notable improvements, including a DC power port, offering an alternative to the USB-C based power supply used in previous models. While the Pro had a single USB4 port on the front, the upgraded Pro Max adds another on the back, a welcome addition.
Like its predecessor, the Pro Max is powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, which offers a base clock speed of 3.8 GHz, a boost clock of up to 5.1 GHz and 16 MB of L3 cache. This is supported by the integrated Radeon 780M GPU. Users can adjust the TDP up to 75W, tailoring performance to specific needs.
Powers up to four 8K displays
The GEM12 Pro Max supports up to 64GB of DDR5-5600MHz memory in a single slot and features two M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 slots for fast storage. For users who need more hardcore graphics performance, the GEM12 Pro Max retains the OCuLink port from the Pro model, located on the front panel. This allows connection to an external GPU, such as the DEG1 eGpu, for tasks such as video editing and 3D rendering without using the M.2 slots reserved for storage.
Like its predecessor, the GEM12 Pro Max has a built-in screen and a fingerprint reader. Connectivity includes WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and dual 2.5G Ethernet ports on the back. The back panel also houses two USB2.0 ports, an HDMI 2.1 port and a DisplayPort 1.4. On the front there are two USB3.2 Gen2 ports, an audio jack and the power button. The system can control up to four 8K monitors simultaneously.
The compact device measures 13 cm x 13 cm x 6 cm and weighs 0.66 kg. It uses the Glacier 3.0 cooling system with a vapor chamber to maintain stable performance during intense workloads.
The barebones GEM12 Pro Max starts at CNY 2,299 (approximately $317) and is currently only available in China. Given Aoostar’s history, a worldwide release seems unlikely for the time being, and that’s a shame.