The Chinese company PELADN launched a compact Strix Halo-based PC, delivering powerful compute performance for intensive workloads.
PELADN YO1 Mini PC is the Company’s Fastest Offering Yet, Offering Powerful Specifications for AI Tasks
Many hardware manufacturers have already debuted their latest Strix Halo-based mini PCs but PELADN hasn’t updated its mini PC lineup for a while now, and the latest ones, apart from the recently launched YO1 mini PC, you can find features up to Ryzen 8845HS or Intel Core Ultra 7 155H.
The company hasn’t released any Strix Point, Krackan Point, or Lunar Lake-based systems till now, but has gone straight for the most powerful Zen 5 chip i.e., the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU. The YO1 Mini PC greatly improves the compute performance of the system without increasing the system’s footprint and is the only one from the company to offer up to 128 GB of total system memory.
With companies shifting their focus on AI hardware, higher memory capacity has become the norm and 128 GB can be overkill for most. Still, this keeps the system future-proof and the YO1 will be able to carry out intensive AI workloads quicker. The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor is also the fastest mobile chip to be adopted in such systems, bringing 16 cores and 32 threads with powerful integrated graphics.
While the YO1 doesn’t focus on gaming, the Radeon 8060S is quite sufficient even for modern games, offering competitive gaming performance in the mid-range section. So, essentially, the YO1 is one of the most powerful systems you can carry inside a small backpack that can crunch numbers or play video games while also consuming significantly less power than the desktop alternatives.
Not much has been disclosed regarding its complete specification, but we anticipate modern connectivity like WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4, and the latest USB ports for peripheral connection, including USB4 C ports. These are visible in the image as well, which also shows a completely new chassis design for the YO1 that hasn’t been used previously by PELADN on any other mini PC.
Pricing isn’t known yet, but it is going to be quite pricey as Strix Halo systems with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 have been retailing for nearly $2000.
News Source: @realVictor_M
