Chinese mini PC maker AOOSTAR has launched a tiny computer that measures just 89 x 89 x 41.5mm (3.5″ x 3.5″ x 1.63″), but which packs a lot of functionality into its compact body. The computer features an Intel N100 quad-core processor, 12GB of LPDDR5 memory, and user replaceable storage.
It also has a decent set of ports that includes two 2.5 Gb Ethernet ports and support for up to three displays. The mini PC’s not available for purchase outside of China yet, but it recently went up for pre-order in that country with prices starting at 849 CNY (about $120) for a model with 12GB of RAM but no storage.
The company also offers models with storage that start at 1049 CNY (about $145) for a version with a 512GB SSD.
I’m being a little vague about the actual name of this mini PC, because the product listing at Chinese retail site JD.com refers to it at the N1 Pro. But that’s a name that AOOSTAR and other PC makers already used last year for a very different computer: a DIY network-attached-storage (NAS) system with a cylindrical design and two bays for 3.5 inch hard drives.
Anyway, the new 3.5 inch mini PC has an M.2 2242 slot under the hood for a PCIe NVMe or SATA SSD, a fan and copper heat sink for cooling, and a set of ports that includes:
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A (10 Gbps)
- 1 x USB Type-C (with DisplayPort Alt Mode)
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI
- 2 x 2.5 Gb Ethernet
- 1 x 3.5mm audio
- 1 x DC power input
There’s also support for “dual band WiFi” and Bluetooth, but the product description is a little vague on which version of those wireless standards are supported.
IF this mini PC looks familiar, that’s because it’s similar to a set of 3.5 inch mini PCs that were released in the past few years, including last year’s AOOSTAR T-Box. But the T-Box is a little smaller (at 87 x 87 x 40mm) and features two Gigabit Ethernet ports and three HDMI ports. So the new model should support faster wired network connections and while both support up to three displays, the new model uses a different set of ports to accomplish that.
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