It seems like there’s an arms race among Chinese PC makers to cram the most features into the tiniest computers. The latest contender for the crown? The Kingnovy M1 is a 3″ x 3″ x 2.1″ computer with an Intel Alder Lake-N processor, four 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports, up to 16GB of RAM and an M.2 […]
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This little fanless computer has four 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports and an Alder Lake-N processor
3 Comments on This little fanless computer has four 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports and an Alder Lake-N processorA number of Chinese PC makers have begun offering small fanless computers with low-power processors and a bunch of high-speed Ethernet ports. While they’re basically full-fledged desktop PCs, they’re positioned as networking appliances that you can use to build your own firewall, router, or home server, among other things. Over the past year we’ve seen […]
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These fanless mini PCs combine Intel Alder Lake-U chips and six 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports
4 Comments on These fanless mini PCs combine Intel Alder Lake-U chips and six 2.5 GbE Ethernet portsLast year a number of Chinese PC makers began offering “Firewall Micro Appliance” systems that are basically fanless mini desktop computers with a bunch of high-speed Ethernet ports, allowing you to build your own router, firewall, or other networking system. But up until recently most of the systems featured low-power, low-performance Intel Celeron or Pentium […]
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Topton TP-X4F is a mini PC with Ryzen 5000U and four 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports for $346 and up
1 Comment on Topton TP-X4F is a mini PC with Ryzen 5000U and four 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports for $346 and upChinese PC maker Topton’s new TP-X4F “Soft Router” system is a compact computer designed for use as a networking device. With four 2.5 GbE Ethernet ports, it’s a system that could be used as a firewall, router, network-attached-storage device, or media server, among other things. But under the hood, it also has the guts of […]
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This “Firewall Micro Appliance” is a fanless mini PC with 6 x 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports
Kingnovy’s “Firewall Micro Appliance” is a compact fanless computer designed to be used as a router or other internet appliance, thanks to the inclusion of six 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports. But it’s also a pretty versatile system for folks looking to build their own networking system, thanks to an Intel Gemini Lake Refresh processor, support […]