Gigabyte's mini PC is much smaller than the Apple Mac Mini M4 and should offer more storage for a lot less

BRIX GB-BRU7-255H
(Image credit: Gigabyte)

  • The BRIX GB-BRU7-255H crams up to 96GB of DDR5 memory in a 0.5L chassis.
  • It also offers two PCIe slots that can accommodate up to 16TB SSD storage
  • Because of the open nature of the platform, one 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 34.4 mm with a total volume of 0.5L, making it smaller than Apple’s Mac Mini M4.

It supports up to 96GB of DDR5 memory and offers dual PCIe Gen 4×4 slots, allowing up to 16TB 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 point.

Cutting-edge 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, offering clock speeds of up to 5.1 GHz plus integrated Intel Arc graphics with up to 8 Xe cores as part of the the Intel Xe LPG+ iGPU architecture.

The open nature of Gigabyte’s platform gives users more choice as to where they source their memory upgrades versus 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 are yet to be announced.

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