The Bmax B9 Power is a high-end mini PC that has been very successful since its launch. If it catches your eye, it’s actually on sale on AliExpress, during a flash sale.
The offer will not last since it already ends this Friday, May 22 at midnight, as part of the “Ésunny economies“. AliExpress offers you the Bmax B9 Power at the reduced price of 432 euros instead of 599 euros with the code SSFR45 or FRSS45. Which represents an immediate discount of 167 euros.
I take advantage of the offer on AliExpress
Of course, we saw it at an even lower price, but that was before the rise in the price of memory and RAM. In the current context, it remains a very good deal. As we said, the offer ends this Friday evening, and there are only 28 units left in stock. So you have to hurry to take advantage of it.
In any case, if the mini PC doesn’t do the job, you have 90 days to return it and receive a refund. It is shipped quickly and free from France and benefits from a two-year warranty. Finally, you can pay it in 4 installments free of charge, i.e. 108 euros today, and the rest spread over the next three months.
The power of a tower in the palm of your hand
The processor that powers this mini PC is a 12th generation Intel Core i9-12900H. 14 cores, 20 threads, turbo frequency at 5.0 GHz. To put things in perspective, it’s the same type of chip that was found in high-end laptops just a year and a half ago. Here it is compressed into a 12.6 x 11.2 x 5.2 cm case that weighs 395 grams.
You place it next to a screen, you plug in a keyboard and a mouse, and you have a real workstation capable of handling 4K video editing, photo editing on Lightroom, or several virtual machines in parallel. The 24 GB RAM version is LPDDR5 4400 MHz, and it is soldered and therefore cannot be increased.
This is often the usual compromise for mini PCs of this size. For the vast majority of uses (office, heavy multitasking, development, even a little gaming), 24 GB in DDR5 more than does the job. On the storage side, the Bmax B9 Power has 1 TB on an M.2 NVMe SSD, which ensures fast loading times and comfortable file transfers.
And if you need more space, a 2.5-inch SATA slot awaits a second SSD. For a personal NAS or a workstation with a lot of large files, this possibility of expansion is a real plus. The Intel Iris Xe integrated graphics chip (96 execution units) is not a dedicated card, let’s be clear. You won’t run Cyberpunk or Hogwarts Legacy in Ultra.
On the other hand, for Full HD gaming with medium detail, games like Civilization VI, Cities Skylines, or older titles pass without problem. And for anything involving 4K streaming, video editing or multi-screen display, it is perfectly at ease. The connection allows you to connect up to three screens simultaneously in 4K/60Hz, via a DisplayPort, an HDMI 2.1 and a USB-C with video output.
On the front, you also have two USB 3.2 ports and a 3.5 mm jack. Rear panel: two USB 2.0, one Ethernet port and power supply. Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 complete the package. Cooling is based on a double copper heat pipe and a fan (“Space Capsule” system at Bmax), with ventilation openings on the top of the case.
During long editing or virtualization sessions, the mini PC remains at reasonable temperatures. It will be a little noisier than a passive PC, that’s the price to pay for an i9 in such a compact format. Everything runs with Windows 11 Pro preinstalled, and if you prefer Linux, dual boot is supported.
I take advantage of the offer on AliExpress
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