VZMORE iX9 Max pairs a Core Ultra 9 185H with 24GB of soldered LPDDR5 and a 1TB SSD for $949, after a $50 off code
Its 14 ports include dual USB4, dual 2. 5GbE, two HDMI 2. 0 outputs, and an SD 4. 0 reader, but no front USB-C or OCuLink
The aging 185H launched in December 2023 with its 11 TOPS NPU, which falls well short of Copilot+ requirements even as compliant Panther Lake mini PCs are already shipping
VZMORE only made its public debut at IFA in early September 2026, but has already put its first Intel-based mini PC on sale. The iX9 Max pairs Intel’s Core Ultra 9 185H with 24GB of LPDDR5 memory and a 1TB SSD inside an aluminum chassis measuring 5. 31 x 5. 19 x 2. 27 inches, and it comes in exactly one configuration at $949 (or $899 with an accompanying discount code at the time of writing). The price allows users to tap into a generous amount of I/O, albeit at a the cost of a slightly dated 65W 16-core Intel Core Ultra 9 mobile chip under the hood. Fourteen ports, a 2023 flagship mobile CPU and a late 2026 box
By our count, the iX9 Max offers 14 data and A/V ports before you even get to the power jack. The front panel carries four 10 Gbps USB-A ports, one of which keeps charging devices when the machine is off, plus a 3. 5mm headset jack. Around the back sit two 40Gbps USB4 ports with DisplayPort 2. 0 alt mode, another 10Gbps USB-A port, a USB 2. 0 port for keyboards and dongles, two HDMI 2. 0 outputs, and a pair of 2. 5GbE Ethernet jacks. To top it off, an SD 4. 0 card reader lives on the side. That is theoretically enough to drive four displays, hang a NAS off one network port and a home lab off the other, and still have USB ports to spare. One of the USB4 ports also supports 100W of USB-C power input, so a decent GaN charger can replace the bundled 120W brick. Interestingly, both HDMI ports on the unit are HDMI 2. 0, which supports 4K output but not the 120Hz that HDMI 2. 1 would offer. With no USB-to-HDMI 2. 1 adapter in the box, users looking to run things at 4K 120Hz might be disappointed, even though VZMORE’s AMD-based AX9 Max ships with HDMI 2. 1, according to our review of that machine . The unit also skips a front USB-C connector, which could be annoying or a potential dealbreaker for some users…