ECS is preparing an update to its Liva line of tiny desktop computers, and the new model will be the company’s first to feature an Intel Apollo Lake processor. The upcoming ECS Liva Z is expected to be a fanless computer that measures about 5″ x 4.6″ 1.3″. ECS describes the system as “silent and reliable,” […]
ECS introduces Liva Core and Liva X2 mini PCs with Core M and Braswell chips
Elitegroup Computer Systems is showing off two new tiny desktop computers at Computex this week. The ECS Liva Core is a 5.4″ x 3.3″ x 1.5″ desktop PC with an Intel Core M processor, while the ECS Liva X2 is a 1.6″ x 3.3″ x 2″ system with a lower-power Intel Braswell processor. ECS actually […]
ECS introduces LIVA mini PCs with Braswell, Broadwell chips
As promised, ECS is showing off new versions of its LIVA mini-desktop computer at CeBIT in Germany this week. Right now the company offers several little computers featuring low-power Intel Bay Trail processors. Later this year ECS will start selling more powerful models. There are two new models on display at CeBIT: The ECS Liva […]
ECS LIVA mini desktop PC with Intel Core M on the way
Elitegroup Computer Systems offers a line of tiny, low-power desktop computers under the ECS LIVA name. The first few models have featured Intel Celeron Bay Trail processors, but the company plans to unveil new versions with more powerful chips at the CeBIT trade show in Germany next week. At least one model will have an Intel […]
ECS LIVA mini PC with Windows 8.1 preloaded coming soon
The ECS LIVA is a tiny PC kit that features an Intel Bay Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB to 64GB of eMMC storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a fanless case. Measuring just 4.6″ x 2.8″ x 2.2″ the ECS LIVA is tiny. But it’s capable of running Windows, Ubuntu, or other full-fledged desktop operating systems. […]
ECS has big plans for its next-gen tiny LIVA PC kits
The ECS LIVA is a barebones PC kit that’s small enough to hold in one hand, but powerful enough to run Windows, Ubuntu, or other operating systems. You can pick up a first-generation ECS LIVA kit with 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and an Intel Celeron N2807 Bay Trail processor for under $150. But […]
ECS introduces LIVA mini PC kit with 64GB of storage
The ECS LIVA is a tiny, fanless desktop PC with an Intel Celeron Bay Trail CPU, 2GB of RAM, and a case that’s small enough to hold in one hand. ECS sells the LIVA as a kit which you put together yourself, but since the memory, storage, and CPU are attached the motherboard all you […]
12 Intel-powered mini PCs for $300 or less
There was a time when small laptop computers cost a small fortune. Then netbooks came along and showed that miniaturization didn’t need to be expensive: Computers makers could use cheap parts and sell the resulting mini-laptops at cheap prices. Over the last few years something similar’s been happening on the desktop PC space. Folks looking for […]
ECS LIVA mini PC kit with Bay Trail now available for $180
The ECS LIVA is a tiny desktop computer with an Intel Bay Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. First announced in March, the LIVA PC kit is now available for purchase for $180. For that price you get a fully-functional desktop PC in a 4.6″ x 2.8″ x 2.2″ package. What you don’t get […]
ECS LIVA mini PC: Tiny Bay Trail desktop for under $200
Taiwan-based ECS has unveiled a new mini-desktop PC with an Intel Atom Bay Trail-M processor and a price of $200 or less. The ECS LIVA is expected to go on sale in late April, and while the system will support Windows and other operating systems, it’ll ship without an OS. Japan’s IT Media and PC […]