Chillblast Fusion Vacuum Mini 3 review

The Vacuum Mini 3 has to make do with its processor’s integrated Intel HD Graphics 4600 for playing games, but this chipset is more capable than most integrated graphics. It won’t be able to play heavy-duty games like Crysis 3, but we were able to run the laptop version of our Dirt Showdown test, which we run at 1,280×720 with High quality and 4x anti-aliasing, with no problem at all, producing a smooth 30.1fps at these settings. This is an impressive result for integrated graphics.

We were also impressed with the frame rates we saw at 1,920×1,080. We had to set the quality to Low to get a playable frame rate in Dirt Showdown, but at 1,920×1,080 with 4x anti-aliasing we saw a respectable 32.9fps and 48.3fps when we turned the anti-aliasing off. Platform game Trine 2 looked stunning at 1,920×1,080, as we were able to set the graphics to High at this resolution and still get a smooth frame rate of 30.5fps, as long as we switched off anti-aliasing. The Vacuum Mini is also capable of handling 4K resolutions, and it was able to play our 4K video test footage with ease.

The Fusion Vacuum Mini 3 is a silent, powerful and versatile media PC. Our main concern is the price. At £1,105, it’s one of the most expensive mini PCs we’ve tested. Its great range of ports and games console-sized case make it a very attractive system if you want a neat PC you can tuck away in your home AV system, but if you don’t need quite this much power you’d be better off with a cheaper model such as the Zotac ZBox IQ01 Plus.