Systems
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors was launched in September 2023 with a focus on mobile platforms. Multiple mini-PC vendors have utilized these processors to market offerings in the SFF / UCFF desktop market. ACEMAGIC is an Asian manufacturer with products in multiple categories including micro-PCs, UCFF (ultra-compact form-factor) and SFF (small form-factor) PCs, and notebooks. They were one of the first to market with Meteor Lake-based desktop systems. The ACEMAGIC F2A 125H is the entry-level version of the F2A line, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. It is a bit larger than the traditional NUCs, slotting it in the SFF category. However, that allows for the processor to be operated at 65W (compared to the 28 - 40W adopted in the...
Zotac ZBOX CI540 nano Review: A Fanless Haswell-Y mini-PC
Over the last couple of years, mini-PCs in the ultra-compact form factor (UCFF) have emerged as one of the bright spots in the troubled PC market. Zotac is no...
48 by Ganesh T S on 10/31/2014
HP Inc Unveils The Sprout All-In-One To Blend The Physical And Digital World
The newly formed HP Inc took the wraps off a fairly unique PC. The Sprout is a traditional all-in-one computer that has been coupled with a 3D camera system...
13 by Brett Howse on 10/30/2014
Alienware Launches The Alienware 13 Gaming Laptop With A Twist
Alienware teased the new, smaller version of their gaming laptop in August. Available today, the Alienware 13 is the 4.5 pound little brother to the Alienware 14, but this...
21 by Brett Howse on 10/28/2014
GIGABYTE BRIX GB-BXBT-1900 Review: A Bay Trail UCFF PC
Over the last couple of years, the ultra-compact form factor (UCFF) has emerged as one of the bright spots in the troubled PC market. Intel kickstarted the category with...
35 by Ganesh T S on 10/24/2014
Apple Q4 FY 2014 Fiscal Results - 21% Mac Growth And Strong iPhone Sales
This afternoon, Apple released their financial results for Q4 2014, which ended September 27, 2014. Strong iPhone sales, as well as a resurgence in Mac sales, boosted the company’s...
38 by Brett Howse on 10/20/2014
GIGABYTE BRIX GB-BXi7-4500 Review: Intel Core i7 in a UCFF PC
Over the last couple of years, the ultra-compact form factor (UCFF) has emerged as one of the bright spots in the troubled PC market. Intel kickstarted the category with...
27 by Ganesh T S on 10/9/2014
GIGABYTE BRIX Gaming BXi5G-760 mini-PC Review
GIGABYTE's BRIX Pro (using an Intel Iris Pro part) has made a big splash in the market, particularly as a Steam machine. Enthused by its success, GIGABYTE has introduced...
36 by Ganesh T S on 9/15/2014
VisionX 420D Review: ASRock's mini-PC Lineup Continues to Impress
ASRock has been one of the few motherboard vendors to focus on mini-PCs targeting the HTPC and portable gaming markets. Starting from the ION-based nettop days, they have consistently...
30 by Ganesh T S on 9/1/2014
Zotac ZBOX EI750 Plus: A Feature-Rich Iris Pro mini-PC
Intel's Crystal Well parts (-R series) with integrated eDRAM have arguably been the most interesting products in the Haswell line-up. In the early stages, only Apple had access to...
34 by Ganesh T S on 8/25/2014
Lenovo Announces New ThinkStation P Series Desktop Workstations
As much as I would like to be at SIGGRAPH, one of the reasons to visit would be to see Lenovo’s latest launch of their Haswell-E Desktop Workstation series...
18 by Ian Cutress on 8/12/2014
Best Desktops for Under a Grand
Following up on last week's Best Budget PC Guide, today we have midrange systems with roughly twice the cost. Of all the systems types to configure, the midrange market...
65 by Jarred Walton on 8/8/2014
ECS’ LIVA Mini-PC, now in 64GB White
Ganesh recently reviewed the ECS LIVA, a mini-PC aimed at the nettop market to replace basic office machines, library computers coming out of XP support and digital signage, among...
1 by Ian Cutress on 8/4/2014
Best PC You Can Build for Under $500
With yesterday's launch of AMD's 65W Kaveri APUs, it seemed a good time to give some recommendations for new system builds. We're starting out at the budget end of...
86 by Jarred Walton on 8/1/2014
ZBOX Sphere OI520 Plus: Zotac's Take on the NUC
The Intel NUC has created a very successful niche for itself in the SFF PC market. While Gigabyte has released the BRIX lineup (with more options compared to the...
40 by Ganesh T S on 8/1/2014
GIGABYTE BRIX Pro: A Second Look at the Intel i7-4770R with Iris Pro HD 5200
Earlier this year, we had our first look at the GIGABYTE BRIX Pro, along with a note about further benchmarks to follow. It was our first look at the...
55 by Ganesh T S on 6/14/2014
Computex 2014: Zotac’s ZBOX Sphere and AMD Fanless Mini-PC
Over the last year or so, Zotac seems to have reduced its motherboard output in focus of the mini-PCs. It explains why we have no Zotac Z87 or...
4 by Ian Cutress on 6/12/2014
Intel D54250WYKH Haswell NUC Kit with 2.5" Drive Slot Mini-Review
The Intel NUC category has been an interesting product line to analyze, as it provides us with insights into where the traditional casual / home use desktop market might...
36 by Ganesh T S on 5/18/2014
Upcoming GIGABYTE BRIX with GeForce GTX Inside
For the past 12-18 months, GIGABYTE’s BRIX platform has made inroads into the small form factor ecosystem with the help of Intel’s Haswell and AMD’s APUs under the hood...
39 by Ian Cutress on 4/23/2014
ASUS Chromebox Review
I see a lot of potential in Google’s Chrome OS. Even today, I have no issues recommending the platform to friends and family with basic computing needs but who...
86 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/12/2014
ASUS Chromebox Available for Pre-Order Now, Shipping March 14, Not Fanless
Last month ASUS announced its NUC-sized Chromebox, a small form factor affordable desktop running Google's Chrome OS. The Chromebox will be available with three different CPU options, all based...
33 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/7/2014
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