Gigabyte recently updated its Brix line of mini-desktop computers with new models sporting Intel’s 7th-gen Core “Kaby Lake” chips. Now the company is adding some new low-power options to the Brix family with the introduction of its first model with a Celeron N3350 “Apollo Lake” chip. The Gigabyte Brix GB-BPCE-3350Â is a desktop computer in a […]
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Gigabyte Brix mini-desktops go Kaby Lake
Gigabyte is updating its Brix line of mini desktops with new models sporting 7th-gen Intel Core “Kaby Lake” processors. Brix desktops are similar to Intel’s NUC line of computers, and like Intel’s systems, these little computers tend to use the same Intel U-series processors commonly found in laptops, since the 15 watt dual-core processors are […]
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Gigabyte’s latest Brix mini-PCs sport Skylake chips, Thunderbolt 3 ports
Gigabyte is adding four new models to its Brix line of tiny desktop computers. They all have one thing in common: 6th gen Intel Core “Skylake” processors and Thunderbolt 3 high-speed USB Type-C ports. For the most part, the new models have similar specs, but here’s a quick run-down of some key differences: GB-BSi5HT-6200: Core […]
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Gigabyte Brix Skylake UHD is a bigger mini-PC (with NVIDIA graphics)
Gigabyte is considering making its line of mini-desktop computers a bit bigger with a model that’s… a bit bigger. The company is showing off a prototype called the Gigabyte Brix Skylake UHD at the CeBIT show in Germany this week, and while the computer is only 4.3″ x 4.3″ wide and deep, it’s about 8.6″ tall. […]
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Gigabyte BRIX mini PC with Intel Braswell chip coming soon
Gigabyte is getting ready to add a few new computers to its BRIX family of mini PCs. The Gigabyte BRIX GB-BXCE-3205 is a compact computer with a 15 watt Intel Celeron 3205U Haswell processor, while the BRIX GB-BACE-3000 features an even lower-power 4 watt Celeron N3000 Braswell chip. Fanless Tech obtained a document that provides some specs […]
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Deals of the Day (6-09-2015)
Want a tiny desktop computer? There are plenty of options, ranging from a PC-on-a-stick like the Intel Compute Stick or a cheap, low-power computer like a Raspberry Pi. Want something a little more versatile? The Gigabyte BRIX line of products include some of the features that you might not get on the smaller models including VGA […]
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Deals of the Day (3-13-2015)
Gigabyte sells a line of tiny desktop computers under the BRIX brand. Some models have Intel chips while other have AMD. Most ship as barebones systems which means that while there’s a processor included you’ll need to supply your own storage, hard drive and operating system. And some models have unusual features: like a built-in […]
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Gigabyte BRIX mini-desktops go Broadwell
Now that Intel’s 5th-gen Intel Core chips are ready to go, PC makers are starting to announced devices powered by the new processors… and they’re not all laptops and tablets. Gigabyte is updating its BRIX line of mini-desktop computers with new models featuring Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 Broadwell chips. Intel’s new […]
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Lilbits (6-18-2014): OnePlus One teardown, Amazon Fire Phone SDK
The OnePlus One is one of the first phones to ship with Cyanogen’s custom version of Android. It’s also a pretty powerful phone given its $299 starting price. Now that the phone is starting to ship in limited quantities, the folks at iFixit decided to take it apart and see what makes it tick. In […]
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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 […]