Pick up the Acer Swift 7 (2019) laptop and you almost won’t believe that it is a laptop. It’s barely thicker than an iPhone, measuring just 9.95mm (0.4 inches thick). And weighing just 890 grams (a little under 2 pounds, it’s lighter than some hardcover books. Acer’s laptop has a 14 inch display, but it’s more […]
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MintBox 3 will be a high-power, fanless computer with Linux Mint
The folks behind the popular Linux Mint operating system have been partnering with fanless PC maker CompuLab to offer a line of co-branded MintBox computers since 2012. For the most part these have been small, low-power computers with laptop-class hardware and starting prices around $599 or lower. The next model will be something a little […]
Chatreey AC1-Z is a $160 fanless mini PC with Intel Gemini Lake
Looking for a cheap, quiet, low-power computer and don’t mind buying from a company you’ve probably never heard of before? A computer called the Chatreey AC1-Z probably hits the bill on all fronts. According to a listing at AliExpress, the AC1-Z is a compact computer with a choice of Intel Apollo Lake or Gemini Lake […]
Shuttle XPC EN01 is a small, rugged, fanless PC
Shuttle’s been making small form-factor PCs since before they were cool… but many of them require a fan to stay cool. The Shuttle XPC Fanless line, meanwhile, does not. And it looks like there’s a new XPC that may be one of the smallest to date… and it has a rather unusual looking design. FanlessTech reports […]
Compulab Airtop3 is a fanless PC with Core i9-9900K/NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000
Compulab has been selling compact, fanless computers with high-power processors for a few years, so maybe it shouldn’t be surprising just how much horsepower the company managed to pack into the Airtop3. But I’m a little surprised nonetheless. The computer measures about 12″ x 10″ x 4″ and features a fanless design with passive cooling […]
ASRock unveils iBOX-R1000 mini PC with AMD Ryzen R1000 processor
Less than a week after ASRock unveiled the new iBOX fanless mini PC with an Intel Whiskey Lake processor, the company has added another model to its lineup — and this one has an AMD Ryzen Embedded chip instead. The ASRock iBOX-R1000 is a 6.8″ x 5.9″ x 2.8″ computer with an aluminum heat sink […]
ASRock iBOX is a fanless mini PC with Intel Whiskey Lake-U chips
Intel’s 15 watt Whiskey Lake-U series chips are most commonly found in laptops. But they’re also a pretty good fit for small form factor desktop computers, particularly if you’re looking for a relatively low-power chip for a passively-cooled machine. Now it looks like ASRock has launched one of the first fanless mini-desktop PCs featuring Whiskey […]
Vnopn K1 is a small, cheap fanless PC with an AMD processor
There’s no shortage of tiny, fanless computers capable of running Windows or LInux software these days. But the Vnopn K1 is a bit unusual since it has a low-power AMD processor rather than an Intel chip. As spotted by AndroidPC.es, the Vnopn K1 is available from Chinese marketplace AliExpress with prices starting at $134 for […]
Kodlix GN41 Gemini Lake mini PC is available with Windows or Linux
The Kodlix GN41 is a small, fanless desktop computer with an Intel Celeron N4100 quad-core Gemini Lake processor, 8GB of RAM, and 64GB of eMMC storage. It’s not particularly remarkable from a hardware standpoint — there’s no shortage of cheap mini PCs on the market these days. But what makes the Kodlix GN41 a bit […]
HP’s new Pavilion x360 11 is a 2.7 pound, fanless convertible laptop
HP’s latest Pavilion x360 laptops are coming in May and the smallest, cheapest model of the bunch is also the only one to feature a fanless design. The HP Pavilion x360 11 is a convertible notebook with an 11.6 inch touchscreen display, an Intel Pentium Silver N5000 quad-core Gemini Lake processor, 4GB of RAM, and […]