Most of the mini PCs we cover at Liliputing are small systems with low-power processors soldered to the motherboard. But ASRock is one of the few companies that makes compact desktops with sockets for desktop-class processors. And this month the company showed off two upcoming models with AMD’s AM5 socket and support for Ryzen 7000 […]
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ASRock NUC Ultra 100 motherboards are 4×4 boards with Meteor Lake-H chips
Just a few days after introducing some of the first 4×4 mini PCs powered by Intel’s 14th-gen Intel Core Ultra “Meteor Lake” processors, ASRock Industrial has unveiled an option for folks that want a little more flexibility (and possibly less convenience). The new ASRock NUC Ultra 100 Motherboard Series are a line of 104 x 102 […]
ASRock NUC Ultra 100 Box Series mini PCs have Intel Meteor Lake-H inside
Intel’s Meteor Lake H-series processors promise modest gains in CPU performance over the previous-gen Raptor Lake chips, but big boosts in graphics performance. And while many of the first Meteor Lake PCs announced were laptops, they’re also starting to show up in compact desktop computers. The new ASRock NUC Ultra 100 Box and NUCS Ultra 100 […]
ASRock 4×4 BOX 8040 mini PCs feature AMD’s new Ryzen 8040U chips with AI features
AMD’s new Ryzen 8040 “Hawk Point” chips are nearly identical to the previous-gen Ryzen 7040 series processors when it comes to CPU and graphics core counts and frequencies. But thanks to a next-gen neural processing unit (NPU), AMD says its new chips should deliver up to a 1.4X improvement in on-device AI tasks. So it’s […]
ASRock 4×4 BOX-7040U mini PC with AMD Ryzen 7040U “Phoenix” is now available
AMD’s Ryzen 7040 mobile chips based on the company’s “Phoenix” architecture combine Zen 4 CPU cores with RDNA 3 graphics to deliver an awful lot of bang for the buck in a low-power package. And that’s made them popular choices for handheld gaming PCs and laptops. After first launching in mobile devices like gaming laptops […]
ASRock DeskMini B760 is a compact desktop with support for up Core i9-13900
ASRock’s DeskMini line of computers are compact PCs that look more like traditional tower computers than 4×4 NUC-style systems. But at just 155 x 155 x 80mm (6.1″ x 6.1″ X 3.1″), the new ASRock DeskMini B760 has a volume of just 1.92 liters, which makes it pretty small compared with most desktops, but more versatile […]
Build your own Alder Lake-N PC with ASRock’s new Intel N100 motherboards (for $120 and up)
The Intel Processor N100 is a 6-watt, quad-core processor that’s part of part of Intel’s Alder Lake-N line of chips, which are designed for low-cost, low power laptops, tablets, and small form-factor desktop computers. PC makers have introduced a bunch of Alder Lake-N laptops and mini PCs since Intel unveiled the processors earlier this year. […]
ASRock launches mini PCs with Intel Processor N97 Alder Lake-N chips
ASRock Industrial has unveiled a bunch of new products powered by Intel Processor N97 chips based on Intel’s 12th-gen Alder Lake-N architecture. The ASROCK NUC Box-N97 is a mini PC with a fan for active cooling, the iBOX-N97 is a fanless, passively cooled model, and the company is also launching bunch of NUC-N97 motherboards including mini-ITX, Pico-ITX, and 3.5″ single-board […]
ASRock’s 4X4-7035 motherboards let you build your own mini PC with AMD Rembrandt-R chip
Earlier this year ASRock introduced a line of 4X4 BOX-7000 compact desktop computers powered by AMD Ryzen 7035 series chips based on Rembrandt-R architecture. Now the company is giving customers another option for using those chips in a mini PC: you can buy one of the tiny motherboards and use them in your own computer. […]
Lilbits: What to expect when you’re expecting Apple’s XR headset
Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) kicks of Monday. And everybody expect the company to use this as the coming out party for the mixed reality headset Apple has been working for years. We’ll also probably hear some news about new Macs, iPhones, iPads, and software updates, but Apple’s first truly new product category in […]