Cisco Desk Mini CS-DESKMINI-C-K9 – Carbon Black, End-of-Sale Unit

Product Overview

Cisco set end-of-sale for the Desk Mini on July 13, 2026, with a last ship date of October 14, 2026, so CS-DESKMINI-C-K9 is a closing-window part number rather than a platform to design a new estate around. It is the Carbon Black unit, one of the two finishes Cisco documents for this family, and it remains a complete 15.6-inch portable endpoint with an integrated carry handle, an 8MP camera and a three-element microphone system. Buyers ordering now are typically completing a rollout already underway, adding matching units to an installed fleet, or building spare stock before the ship window closes. Cisco names the Desk Pro G2 as the recommended migration product, and support runs to July 31, 2031.

Product Description

The Desk Mini was built for a specific problem: turning a space that is not an office into one. Cisco describes it as a portable all-in-one device that lets a user make a dining room or any small space into a productive workspace, with an integrated handle for moving between rooms. That is still a live requirement in most organisations, which is why the last-order window matters more here than on a fixed room product.

Specification-wise it is a genuine endpoint rather than a large webcam. The loudspeaker uses an 18 mm tweeter with dual force-cancelling 80 mm woofers from 65 Hz to 20 kHz and reaches 92 dB maximum SPL, the camera is an 8MP sensor at 64 degrees horizontal, and one USB-C cable extends the laptop display at 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps with touch redirect and camera, microphone and speaker passthrough to any software client. Cisco states up to 6 Mbps for the best quality, which is why it works on domestic broadband.

Two constraints shape every Desk Mini design. There is no mounting option of any kind, since Cisco publishes no VESA, wall or stand accessory for it, and the only video input is USB-C, with no HDMI in and no video output at all. Plan the position as a desk surface with a mains outlet and either a 10/100/1000 RJ-45 drop or Wi-Fi coverage. When the fleet does move, the migration target and its siblings sit in the video conference systems and small room collaboration ranges of the Cisco collaboration portfolio.

Key Features

• End-of-sale ordering window — Cisco's end-of-sale date of July 13, 2026 has passed and the last ship date is October 14, 2026, so remaining stock is finite and should be ordered against a known requirement.
• Carbon Black finish — Cisco documents First Light gray and Carbon Black for the Desk Mini; this is the Carbon Black unit, which matches a dark-finish fit-out.
• Integrated carry handle — Cisco states the Desk Mini is designed with an integrated handle that makes it easy to move from one room to another, so a single unit can serve several temporary or shared workspaces.
• 15.6-inch touch display on a fixed tilt — A 15.6-inch IPS 1080p projected capacitive multi-touch panel sits at an 11-degree fixed tilt with a 20 cm display height, keeping the camera at a usable eye line on a small desk.
• Force-cancelling woofer loudspeaker — A single-channel system with an 18 mm tweeter and dual force-cancelling 80 mm woofers covers 65 Hz to 20 kHz at 85 dB SPL and reaches 92 dB maximum, which is unusual output for a device this size.
• Single-cable USB-C docking — One USB-C cable extends the laptop display at 1920 x 1080 at 60 fps where the computer supports DisplayPort Alternate Mode, forwards touch on supported operating systems, and shares the camera, microphone and speakers with any software client.
• Low bandwidth requirement — Cisco states up to 6 Mbps for the best quality, which keeps the device workable on a home broadband connection or a constrained WAN link.
• Defined support runway — Cisco publishes end of software maintenance on July 13, 2028 and last date of support, including cloud support, on July 31, 2031, which lets a buyer weigh remaining useful life against the cost of migrating now.

Typical Applications

• Commercial meeting space — completing a rollout already standardised on the Desk Mini before the ship window closes.
• Multi-purpose room — small shared spaces that need a movable endpoint rather than a fixed room system.
• Training room — instructor positions where the unit is carried between spaces as timetables change.

Technical Specifications