Kubb Fanless Mini PC Gets Intel Panther Lake Update with High Price

French computer manufacturer, Bleu Jour, has officially updated its Kubb Fanless mini PC with Intel’s Panther Lake, equipping the mini PC with an Intel Core Ultra X7 358H CPU with its Arc B390 iGPU. Alongside the new CPU option, however, the mini PC has also received a price update, now coming in at a premium €1,850, which is a €355 increase over the previous Intel Core Ultra 5 225H CPU. That starting price gets you Windows 11 Pro, 16 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM in dual channel, and a 1 TB M.2 NVMe Gen4 SSD, but the mini PC is also available with up to 64 GB of DDR5-6400 for €545.90 extra, while a 4 TB SSD upgrade carries a €526 upcharge, coming to €2,921.90 for a maxed-out build. That pricing is starting well into the territory of mini PCs powered by the AMD Ryzen AI 395 Max+ APUs, although a compact passively cooled mini PC appeals to a very niche market.

The Kubb Fanless is a passively cooled mini PC, with the cooling coming from the fins machined directly into the aluminium chassis, but despite the fanless design, the PC fits into a footprint of just 12 × 12 cm. Kubb claims that the chassis design is optimized for thermal performance, and it weighs in at 2.3 kg, so there’s a decent amount of aluminium in the passive radiator setup. The port selection is also healthy, with front I/O consisting of 1× USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1× Thunderbolt 4 with DP 2.1, 1× USB 3.2 Type-C with DP 1.4a alt mode, and a 3.5 mm audio combo jack. The rear I/O has 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2, 2× HDMI 2.1, and 2× RJ45 ports.