Watch: This MSI mini PC has a particular energy function you do not typically see

Mini PCs are nice for becoming into a good desktop workspace, that’s why numerous them could be mounted to the rear of a monitor on a VESA plate. However with a view to flip it on, you continue to need to, effectively, flip it on. What should you might do this like a contemporary TV with a console or sound bar, simply by urgent the monitor’s energy button? This little MSI mini PC does simply that.

Adam Patrick Murray has the MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 2MG within the PCWorld Labs, and like he’s performed with the previous couple of mini PCs, he’s taking it aside in our newest PCWorld YouTube video.

The surface has a number of fascinating options, together with a fingerprint scanner on the ability button and a header port so you may run a secondary energy button on a cable. The within is just a little humorous, as a result of there’s an inner speaker mounted to the underside tray, one thing you don’t all the time see. With an Intel Lunar Lake laptop computer chipset (Extremely 7 258V on this case), you get reminiscence that’s included on the CPU itself, so the one issues the person can service are the SSD (normal M.2 2280) and the Wi-Fi card.

The rear of the system holds its distinctive promoting level: an HDMI port with CEC performance. “Client Electronics Management” simply signifies that a number of issues could be performed over HDMI, together with a full energy on and off for both element. With a appropriate monitor that may deal with HDMI 2.1 and CEC, you may press the monitor’s energy button and the PC will begin.

With the Cubi mounted to the rear of mentioned monitor, you’ve mainly simply rolled your individual all-in-one desktop PC, just like the iMac or related designs. Neat! That is undoubtedly targeted on the enterprise market, presumably to be used in an space with a number of customers who gained’t want to achieve round to regulate issues. (The built-in speaker makes just a little extra sense in that regard.)

The MSI Cubi NUC AI+ 2MG doesn’t seem like on sale within the US simply but, nevertheless it needs to be coming earlier than too lengthy. For extra seems to be on the newest mini PCs, make sure you subscribe to PCWorld on YouTube and take a look at our weekly podcast The Full Nerd.