Realan is a Chinese company that makes cases for small form-factor PCs. But recently the company started offering its own tiny desktop computers as part of the Mr.NUC brand. If the name sounds familiar, that’s because Intel offers its own NUC (Next Unit of Computing) line of mini PCs. But Realan thinks their models are more […]
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Hands-on: Mele PCG03 Bay Trail mini PC
Chinese device maker Mele has been making small desktops and TV boxes for a few years. In fact, it was a Mele device from 2012 that first alerted me to the growing trend of ARM-based media boxes that could function as Android or Ubuntu/Linux-based desktop computers. More recently the company has started branching out into […]
Intel Compute Stick is a $149 PC-on-a-stick
Intel has just unveiled a PC-on-a-stick that’s basically a desktop Windows computer small enough to slide into your pocket. The Intel Compute Stick looks a bit like a Google Chromecast, but it features an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and Windows 8.1 with Bing software. Plug it into the […]
Asus VivoMini tiny desktop launching soon for $149 and up
Asus VivoMini is a small desktop computer with a small starting price. Asus introduced the VivoMini last fall, promising it’d launch soon for $149 and up. Now Asus tells me the little desktop PC should be hit stores in the next few weeks. The cheapest models will feature Intel Celeron 2957U processors, but Asus also […]
Closer look at Intel’s new Broadwell-powered NUC mini PCs
Intel’s NUC line of tiny computers are getting tinier… well, at least some of them are. The chip maker is showing off its latest NUC desktops at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, and there’s a super-slim model designed for use with an M.2 solid state drive, as well as a thicker version which also has […]
Hands-on with the HP Stream Mini, Pavilion Mini tiny desktops
HP’s launching two tiny desktop computers this week. The HP Stream Mini is a little desktop with an Intel Celeron processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of solid state storage, and Windows 8.1, while the Pavilion Mini is a pricier model that features an Intel Pentium (or faster) processor, 4GB of RAM, and 500GB of storage. These little […]
Intel launches Broadwell-powered NUC mini-desktop computers
Gigabyte isn’t the only company adding Broadwell chips to its tiny desktop computers. Intel is updating its own line of NUC mini-desktops with new models sporting 5th-generation Intel Core processors. Some of the first models include the NUC5i3RYH and NUC5i3RYK with Intel Core i3-5010U processors and Intel HD 5500 graphics, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11ac WiFi, […]
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 […]
HP Pavilion Mini desktop coming January 14th for $320
HP’s Stream Mini is a tiny Windows desktop computer with an Intel Celeron processor, 32GB of solid state storage, and a $180 price tag But if you want a little more power, there’s the HP Pavilion Mini. Like the Stream Mini, this model measures 5.7″ x 5.7″ x 2.1″ and weighs just about 1.4 pounds. […]
HP Stream Mini is a tiny Windows desktop for $180
HP launched the Stream line of low-cost Windows notebooks in 2014, offering moderate performance, long battery life, and low prices. In 2015 the company is expanding the Stream line to include desktops. The HP Stream Mini 200 is a desktop PC that’s small enough to hold in one hand. It’s a full-fledged Windows desktop PC, […]