ASUS heard our cries and finally launches a DC-powered N100 motherboard. Positioned for professional applications its industrial-grade design warrants a premium price, though. The passively-cooled N100I-EM-A is already available for $219 directly from ASUS, or for $200 from MIXTPC.
"The ASUS N100I-EM-A is a Mini-ITX industrial motherboard featuring rich I/O capabilities and advanced connectivity. It offers various display outputs: 1 x VGA port, 1 x HDMI port, 1 x LVDS connector. The legacy options for industrial applications like 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers, 3 x USB 2.0 headers, 3 x COM headers, 3 x COM connectors, M.2 E key, and M.2 M key. Besides, N100I-EM-A can support to maximum 16GB DDR4 memory and two Intel LAN ports. This makes the ASUS N100I-EM-A an ideal choice for a wide range of embedded applications."
Source: ASUS
