Acemagic presents mini-PCs inspired by the NES and PlayStation 1 — retro shells conceal Ryzen AI 9 465, up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 4TB of SSD storage

Retro computing has steadily getting ever more popular, and Acemagic, maker of diminutive computers, probably thought, "Why not combine old and new?" The company's new mini-PCs come with a homely beige and gray styling reminiscent of the venerable NES and PlayStation 1 consoles, but are stuffed full of modern hardware. We talked about the NES-inspired Retro X5 a few days ago, so it's nice to see it in the flesh. Tom's Hardware stopped by its CES setup in Las Vegas for a closer look.

As the picture shows, with just a quick glance, you'd be forgiven for thinking these were the actual consoles, at least until you notice the ports and labels. Both machines pack the same selection of hardware, including AMD SoCs up to the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 and Ryzen AI 9 465. The integrated graphics are the Radeon 890M with 16 compute units or the Radeon 880M with 12, depending on chip choice.

The boxes can take up to 64 GB of DDR5 and two M.2 NVMe drives up to 4 TB in size each. On the connectivity front, there are dual LAN ports, WiFi 7, and Bluetooth 5.4. A set of USB-C, USB-A, and audio connectors adorn the front panels, and at least in the "NES" model, the case can be opened with just latches.

Acemagic only presents the physical dimensions as 140 x 128 x 41 mm, or 5.5" x 5" x 1.6" for the almost-NES, though judging by the picture, the quasi-PlayStation ought to have quite similar measurements. The Copilot label on the latter model is quite the irony, but we'll let that slide for nostalgia's sake.

The retro-inspired mini-PCs weren't the only wares that Acemagic had on hand. The unassuming looks of the machine above belie its inner strength, as it can contain Intel Panther Lake chips up to the Intel Core Ultra X 9 388H or Core Ultra 9 386H, tuned to a 65 W TDP. The corresponding GPU is the Arc B390 either way.

The maximum RAM capacity is 96 GB, presumably spread across two 48 GB DIMMs, while storage comes by way of two M.2 NVMe slots that can handle 4 TB SSDs. The usual smattering of ports includes an OCULink connector for VR headsets, and once again, there are two Ethernet ports along with WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 wireless connectivity. This beastie measures 147 x 1447 x 39 mm, or 5.8" x 5.8" x 1.5".

In case you want something with horsepower that rivals that of a standard desktop machine, then look no further than the 120 W version of the machine above. The spec sheet is the same, but the massively higher TDP should clock higher, and most importantly, maintain high clock speeds while running lengthy tasks. Be sure to check out the gallery below for the full set of pictures.

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