Computers

Dell Video Conferencing Monitor: Built for remote work

Making video call meetings more bearable

Published

May 24, 2021

.Meetings suck. To some, they’ve become even more unbearable and complicated as the world forcibly shifted to a work from home setup due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In an effort to make these video call meetings a little more bearable, Dell came out with the Dell Video Conferencing Monitor — C2422HE.

What are you in for?

The Dell Video Conferencing Monitor – C2422HE is exactly what it sounds like — a monitor with features specifically built for better handling of video call meetings. Perhaps the clearest indicator of such are these buttons on the lower left side of the monitor.

The monitor can be used to connect directly to Microsoft Teams. So, if that’s the video conferencing app you used the most, then you’ll get so much out of this monitor.

However, even if that’s not the case, the volume and mute controls you see here also work with other video conferencing apps. Most of the video calls I participated in while I had the monitor were on Zoom and Google Meet but I could still use the buttons. It was a level of convenience that, while I could do without, was still pretty nice to have.

Underneath the buttons you’ll see various connection ports.

Here you can connect a headset as well as a USB mic. Specifically, the ports are: Super speed USB 5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1), Headphone jack, and USB-C downstream port. These add another layer to increasing the overall audio quality of your video calling experience.

While we’re on the topic of ports, let’s check out the ones in the back of the monitor.

The ports are as follows: Security lock slot, Power connector, HDMI port, DisplayPort in , USB-C upstream/DisplayPort, DP port (out), USB-B upstream port, Super speed USB 5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1), Super speed USB 5Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen1), RJ45 connector.

That’s a variety of connections to give you options on what you can connect to the monitor. However, you’ll have to have your own HDMI cable if that’s your preferred way to connect. The only cables included here are: Power cable, DisplayPort cable (DisplayPort to DisplayPort), USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A to Type-B upstream cable, and USB-C cable (C to C).

The power button and navigation nub sits on the right side of the monitor and they’re fairly easy to reach.

The camera

But of course, the star here is the integrated pop-up camera. Yes, pop-up. You can tuck it inside the monitor when not in use ensuring privacy and taking away fears of it capturing video without your knowledge.

The lens isn’t the only thing in that pop-up camera though. Flanking it are two mics and two IR LEDs. This means you can use it comfortably without any peripherals if you don’t have any on hand.

While I did hold most of the video calls wearing a headset on, I did try them using only the monitor. I still came off relatively clear according to the people on the other end of the call.

Meanwhile, you’ll have no trouble hearing them because of the front-firing speakers. They’re placed in the middle of the lower panel where you’ll find the volume and mute buttons.

Sitting in the middle is the camera lens. Dell’s official specs says it’s FHD 30fps with a 178° wide viewing angle. Based on my usage, I’d say it’s a 720p cam and it’s most certainly a wide angle one.

That’s great for when you want to showcase your background, but not so much if it’s messy and you prefer it not be seen.

Here’s a preview of what it looks like.

It captures A LOT compared to the usual webcams that pretty much only gets your face. I wasn’t even sitting too far away when I took this photo. I live in a pretty cramped and messy space so I couldn’t really show-off the wide angle camera as much. But it’s great and works really well especially if you want to fit more than one person in the shot.

But how does it fare as a monitor?

Here are the numbers on paper: 1920 x 1080 at 60Hz, 250 cd/m2 (typical) brightness, 1000: 1 (Typical) contrast ratio, 5 ms (Fast) – (gray to gray), 8 ms (normal) response time, 16.78 million color support, Anti-Glare with Hard- Coating 3H.

Pretty standard stuff. It’s fine for most office work and maybe some light photo editing, but this wouldn’t be fun at all for gaming. Even for standard media consumption, the monitor left me wanting.

It could be my eyes being used to 4K panels, but the monitor just didn’t do it for me visually when I tried it for watching K-Pop videos and Netflix. The image quality didn’t get to a sharpness level that my eyes have been spoiled with on my other devices.

But for other use-cases, it’s pretty useful. Other than typical office work, it might actually be useful as a secondary monitor too especially with its ability to swivel.

You can use it vertically to monitor social media or whatever you may have a use for vertical screens for. Personally, this wasn’t a use-case I found to be pertinent to my line of work but I can see it being helpful for others.

Is the Dell Video Conferencing Monitor – C2422HE your GadgetMatch?

The Dell Video Conferencing Monitor – C2422HE is pretty unique with the way it’s built for video calling. But it will set you back for US$ 470 or around PhP 29,000. Personally, I think that’s a big ask for the task that its set of features are gunning for.

(Editor’s Note: The official price in the Philippines is PhP 29,500 and it’s available in all Dell Partner stores).

Softening the blow of this conclusion with a faux TWICE video conference call

Sure, it makes video conferencing a tad bit more convenient, but I argue you can get to a similar level of quality by purchasing different sets of devices (monitor, webcam, mic) that amount to around the same price.

It’s by no means a terrible monitor, and the features are quite unique. However, if I’m able to replicate the experience with a different set of devices, then the only thing you’re buying this for is convenience. You’ll have to be a pretty lazy shopper (no judgment here, cause I’m pretty lazy myself) with deep pockets to want this over buying separate devices for a similar, if not better experience post-purchase.

Computers

MINIX launches T4000, T5000 Generative AI Mini WorkStations

For businesses and creators

Published

April 27, 2026

GadgetMatch

MINIX has launched the T4000 and T5000 Generative AI Mini Workstations.

These powerful and space-saving solutions are built for professional generative AI, local large language model (LLM) inference, content creation, on-premise enterprise deployment, and lightweight model training.

The desktops are powered by the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor series modules with flagship Blackwell architecture. As such, they deliver exceptional on-device AI horsepower in a small desktop form factor.

The build features durable metal and plastic chassis, plus twin turbo intercooler for sustained performance.

The new offerings are engineered for professionals, developers, creators, and IT teams, redefining edge and on-premise AI without bulky server hardware.

At the core of the T4000 and T5000 are NVIDIA’s cutting-edge compute platform:

T4000: Up to 1200 Sparse FP4 TFLOPs AI performance
T5000: Up to 2070 Sparse FP4 TFLOPs AI performance
1536-2560 Blackwell GPU with fifth-generation Tensor Cores
Multi-Instance GPU (MIG) for parallel task efficiency
NVIDIA PVA 3.0 dedicated vision processing engine

The workstations natively support smooth local inference for 7B-70B parameter LLMs. This makes private, low-latency AI accessible for businesses and creators.

In addition, the offerings feature high-core-count Arm processing and large, fast memories of up to 128GB DDR5 on 12-core or 14-core Arm Neoverse-V3AE 64-bit CPU.

Designed for professional workflows, the mini workstations also include enterprise-grade networking and flexible expansion:

Dual 10GbE ethernet
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 5.3
2x HDMI 2.1 TMDS (4K@60Hz)
4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
1x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
24V DC input, up to 200W max power

Ideal use cases for the MINIX T4000 and T5000 include local LLM inference, generative AI creation, on-device AI computing, and lightweight model training.

Computers

Lenovo accelerates production-ready enterprise AI with NVIDIA

From AI inferencing to gigawatt-scale AI factories

Published

March 24, 2026

GadgetMatch

Lenovo has unveiled new Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage with NVIDIA solutions designed to accelerate AI adoption, reduce time-to-first-token (TTFT), and deliver measurable business results across personal, enterprise, and cloud environments.

Building on the inferencing acceleration introduced at Lenovo Tech World, this next phase of Hybrid AI execution expands the solutions with device to data center to gigawatt-scale AI cloud deployments.

This enables real-time decision-making, operational efficiency, and intelligent automation across industries at global scale. The solutions boost productivity, agility, and innovation by enabling faster AI deployment.

The development comes as AI is seen moving from training models powering real-time decisions. Lenovo is prepared to address the demand for validated hybrid AI platforms built for production-scale inferencing, as organizations will need infrastructure to support such.

In fact, Lenovo’s Hybrid AI Advantage with NVIDIA are now delivering ROI in less than six months. The new inferencing-optimized ThinkSystem and ThinkEdge servers are being utilized for real-time inferencing across retail, manufacturing, healthcare, sports, and smart city scenarios.

The expanded portfolio includes:

two Lenovo Hybrid AI platforms, featuring NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition and Blackwell Ultra
Hybrid AI inferencing starter platform with RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition
Lenovo ThinkAgile HX650a with Nutanix Enterprise AI and Nutanix Kubernetes Platform
Lenovo Hybrid AI platforms with Cloudian

Bringing inferencing directly to professionals

Lenovo and NVIDIA are bringing AI from development environments to real-world production at a global scale. This is thanks to new Lenovo AI inferencing platforms with NVIDIA Dynamo and NVIDIA NIM.

Meanwhile, Lenovo AI Cloud gigafactory platforms are powered by NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72. Industry-specific agentic AI solutions are also built with NVIDIA Blueprints and software.

For consumers, there’s next-generation NVIDIA RTX Pro Blackwell-powered mobile and desktop workstations. These will be rolled out across the ThinkPad P14s Gen 7, ThinkPad P16s Gen 5, and ThinkPad P1 Gen 1 lineups.

ThinkStation P5 Gen 2 desktops, meanwhile, will get up to two RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Max-Q GPUs. They will also have support for NVIDIA OpenShell.

For gigawatt-scale scenarios, the next-gen Vera Rubin platform accelerates deployment for hyperscale and sovereign AI cloud providers.

These fully liquid-cooled, rack-scale AI systems are engineered for faster deployment and dramatically improved token economics. They can achieve up to 10x higher throughput and up to 10x lower cost per token.

Computers

CIPTA debuts AI GPU server, edge workstation at CloudFest 2026

Malaysia-made AI infrastructure

Published

March 21, 2026

GadgetMatch

CIPTA Industrial Sdn Bhd steps onto the global stage with its European debut at CloudFest 2026. They introduced high-density AI infrastructure and edge-ready systems built for modern enterprise workloads.

Held at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany from March 23 to 26, the event marks the company’s first major international showcase under its own brand. Backed by InWin Development Inc., CIPTA positions itself as a new-generation EMS provider focused on AI, cloud, and enterprise systems.

At Booth R41, the company is highlighting two key platforms: the RG658 PRO GPU server developed with Phison, and the cubePRO edge workstation created in collaboration with Accordance.

Built for scalable AI workloads

Leading the showcase is the RG658 PRO, a high-density GPU server designed to handle large-scale AI training and inference without pushing costs out of reach for enterprises.

The system supports up to eight high-performance GPUs and integrates Phison’s Pascari aiDAPTIV alongside its PASCARI enterprise SSD lineup. This combination aims to improve data throughput, reduce latency, and streamline AI pipelines.

Thermal performance is a key focus. The RG658 PRO uses a dual-chamber design to separate heat zones, paired with up to 14 high-speed PWM fans for sustained cooling under heavy workloads. Power delivery is handled by a 3+1 redundant configuration of 80PLUS Titanium PSUs, scaling up to 9600W.

The result is a platform built to scale AI deployments on-site while maintaining efficiency and reliability.

Edge computing without downtime

Alongside its GPU server, CIPTA is introducing the cubePRO, a compact edge workstation designed for environments where uptime and data integrity are critical.

The system supports up to four PCIe slots for GPU configurations, making it suitable for AI workloads at the edge. It also features high-capacity multi-SSD setups and optimized airflow for continuous 24/7 operation.

Through its partnership with Accordance, the cubePRO integrates the Disk Array ARAID M500 solution, enabling high-availability storage and data protection. This ensures uninterrupted performance for use cases such as industrial systems, remote nodes, and enterprise branch deployments.

The focus here is clear: bring AI processing closer to where data is generated, without sacrificing reliability.

Strengthening Malaysia’s role in AI infrastructure

CIPTA’s debut also reflects a broader shift in global supply chains. Operating from Malaysia, the company offers end-to-end services—from concept to production—along with flexible manufacturing cycles and cost-efficient operations tailored for Southeast Asia and international markets.

With access to InWin’s server chassis ecosystem and infrastructure solutions, CIPTA combines global platform capabilities with localized integration. The goal is to help enterprises deploy AI and cloud infrastructure faster while diversifying their supply chain footprint.

As demand for AI systems continues to grow, CIPTA is positioning Malaysia as a key hub for scalable, production-ready infrastructure.

Visitors can find CIPTA at Booth R41 during CloudFest 2026 in Europa-Park, Rust, Germany.