GigaIPC QS-N150A available

The GigaIPC (GIGABYTE) QS-N150A is an ultra-slim, fanless industrial mini PC powered by an Intel Processor N150 quad-core CPU with a power-sipping 6W TDP. Its compact, ribbed aluminum chassis is fully passively cooled and can house up to 16GB of DDR5 memory alongside an M.2 PCIe Gen3/SATA SSD. Despite its tiny footprint, it packs impressive connectivity, including triple HDMI 2.0 outputs, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, an RS-232 COM port, and support for 4G LTE expansion. The QS-N150A available from $329.95.

GIGABYTE N4120I H announced

This brand new GIGABYTE motherboard is powered by the aging Celeron N4120 5gemini Lake refresh) but does feature the latest tech, including NVMe SSD support, and Intel CNVi Gigabit WIFI (a sharp contrast to the neighboring VGA and PS/2 ports). The N4120I H also features two SO-DIMM slots, HDMI 2.0, GbE LAN (Realtek), two SATA 6Gb/s connectors, and one PCIe x16 slot. GIGABYTE's fanless motherboards are usually available under $100.

Source: GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE goes Jasper Lake

We're not sure if the chip shortage is to blame or if low-power boards are on the way out, but Jasper Lake motherboards are extremely rare. GIGABYTE launches the N5105I H, powered by the 10W Celeron N5105 (4C / 4T up to 2.90 GHz) and featuring two SO-DIMM slots (up to 16GB), HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.2, four USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 (in red), and Realtek GbE LAN. NVMe support is a first in this category, and definitively a big selling point.

Source: GIGABYTE

Jasper Lake floods Europe

All fanless Jasper Lake mini PCs are now available in Europe. Shuttle's DL20N is definitely our favorite and is powered by the Celeron N4505. This barebone offers the best flexibility and reliability. It's available in France and Germany. ZOTAC's ZBOX CI331 is slightly more powerful, thanks to the quad-core Celeron N5100. It's also more compact (think Intel NUC) for 350 euros. GIGABYTE's GB-BMCE-4500C and the ASUS PN41 are more affordable but also less sophisticated options, featuring underwhelming cooling systems.

Jasper Lake ASUS PN41 available

The Jasper Lake PN41 is now available as a Windows 10 PC featuring 4GB RAM and a 128GB SSD for £269.99. The fanless NUC features the 6W Celeron N5100, 2.5 GbE LAN, WiFi 6, and 24/7 reliability. In other good news, the Jasper Lake GIGABYTE BRIX featuring the entry-level Celeron N4500 (GB-BMCE-4500C) is now listed on CCL Computers.

Meet the Jasper Lake BRIX

We will not have to wait 2022 for a Jasper Lake desktop after all, and this one is fanless out of the box. GIGABYTE's GB-BMCE-4500C is powered by the 6W Celeron N4500 and should be available in the coming weeks for 159 euros. Cooling looks rudimentary, and consists of an internal CPU heat sink. Temperature-wise, we can already tell that this BRIX will perform better when VESA-mounted. 

✓ Fanless design with Intel Celeron Processor N4500 6W CPU
✓ Ultra compact PC design at only 0.67L (56.22x103x116.52mm)
✓ 1st 10 nm small core CPU
✓ Support M.2 2280 slot for SSD (support PCI-e x2+SATA)
✓ Supports 2.5" HDD/SSD, 7.0/9.5 mm thick (1 x 6 Gbps SATA 3)
✓ 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 slots support 2933MHz, Max 16GB
✓ 802.11ac, Dual Band Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 4.2
✓ Realtek 8111HS Gigabit LAN
✓ HDMI 2.0b support 4K@60P HDR10
✓ mDP 1.4b support 4K@60P HBR2
✓ Realtek ALC255 Codec
✓ 4 x USB 3.1 (1 x USB Type-C)
✓ Headphone Jack
✓ Mic-phone Jack
✓ VESA Mounting Bracket (75 x 75mm + 100 x 100mm)
✓ AC-DC adapter : 100-240V input, 19V 65W
✓ 1 x Kensington Lock slot
✓ System Environment Operating Temperature: 0°C to +35°C

Source: GIGABYTE 

Perfect add on

This tiny card adds two additional RJ45 ports to GIGABYTE's 10th Gen BRIX mini PCs, including the GB-BRi7H-10710, GB-BRi7H-10510, GB-BRi5H-10210, GB-BRi5H-10210E, and GB-BRi3H-10110. One is a welcome Intel LAN (210AT), while the other acts as a COM port (RS-232). We'd love to see it available for the original Intel NUC.

Source: GIGABYTE

Comet Lake motherboards available

ASUS ROG Maximus XII Hero Z490 WiFi 6 ($399.99)

ASUS ROG Strix Z490-E Gaming Z490 WiFi 6 ($299.99)

ASUS Prime Z490M-PLUS ($149.99)

GIGABYTE Z490I AORUS Ultra ($269.99)

GIGABYTE Z490M Gaming X ($159.99)

Black Sigao

Atlast! Solutions is about to launch a black version of their flagship Sigao system. The massive ebony PC will feature ASRock's Z390 Phantom motherboard and 35W Intel processors, up to the elusive i9-9900T. The silver Sigao featuring the i7-9700T, 16GB RAM and a 250GB SSD retails for 1647 euros.

Source: Atlast! Solutions

Update: Launched!

The elusive i9-9900T

Someone finally managed to get an i9-9900T. While previous generations were relatively available, the 35W Coffee Lake processors are nowhere to be found. Paired with the GIGABYTE Z390I AORUS PRO WiFi motherboard and the HDPLEX H1 case, the 8-core 16-thread CPU is kept under 79°C during stress test (92W power consumption). Fingers crossed for 35W Comet Lake chips available in retail boxes.

Source: SMZDM

2013 Atom, anyone?

Shortages: The situation is so bad that GIGABYTE is bringing Bay Trail back. Meet the brand new GA-IMB1900TN powered by the ancient Celeron J1900, a quad-core SoC from 2013. On the bright side, two Intel LAN ports are a nice touch, and featuring both M.2 and mSATA connectors is simply unheard of.

✓ Celeron N4100 (4C / 4T up to 2.42 GHz)
✓ 2 x DDR3L SO-DIMM slots
✓ 1 x M.2 slot
✓ 1 x mSATA connector
✓ 2 x SATA 3Gb/s ports
✓ 4 x USB 3.1 ports
✓ 1 x HDMI
✓ 1 x VGA
✓ 2 x Gigabit Ethernet (Intel)

Source: GIGABYTE

Tiniest GIGABYTE motherboard ever

The x86 world wants a piece of that raspberry pie. GIGABYTE's GA-PICO3350 is a 100 x 70 mm motherboard that still manages to support regular memory and storage, thanks to one SO-DIMM slot and one mSATA connector. The board is powered by the 6W Celeron N3350 and does come with a heat sink (not pictured). Price and availability are not yet out.

✓ Intel® Celeron N3350 Apollo Lake SoC
✓ 1 x SO-DIMM DDR3L 1600/1866MHz (up to 8GB)
✓ 1 x HDMI 1.4
✓ 1 x Dual Channel 24-bit LVDS
✓ 2 x USB 3.0
✓ 1 x SATA3
✓ 1 x mini-PCIe, co-lay with mSATA
✓ 1 x Realtek Gigabit Lan
✓ 1 x TPM2.0 Module IC onboard
✓ 12 V DC-in

Source: GIGABYTE

$330 Pentium N4200 barebone

The previously hard-to-find GIGABYTE's EL-30 is now available for $330. Powered by the 6W Pentium N4200 (4C/4T up to 2.50GHz) the system features 32GB of eMMC storage (mSATA slot available) and is compatible with Windows 10, Windows 10 IoT, and Ubuntu.

✓ Intel® Pentium® N4200
✓ onboard 32GB eMMC
✓ 2 x SO-DIMM DDR3L slots
✓ 2 x GbE LAN ports (Realtek RTL8111HS)
✓ 2 x HDMI ports
✓ 1 x Full-size Mini-PCIe slot for 3G module or mSATA storage
✓ 1 x Micro SD card slot
✓ 4 x USB 3.0
✓ 140.8 x 107.5 x 29.5 mm

Source: Amazon

Why the discrepancies?

Why drastically different approaches between industrial and commercial products? In other words, why crappy cooling for mainstream fanless mini PCs? Most of them are failures due to horrible thermals, and things need to change.

The upcoming ZBOX Edge is a first step in the right direction. Cooling fins shouldn't be hidden, because it impedes cooling efficiency, but also because they look great.

New GIGABYTE single board computer

According to GIGABYTE itself, the new GA-SBCAP3940 is powered by the "Celeron E3940" which is surprisingly inaccurate. The E3940 is actually an Apollo Lake Atom. The 9.5W TDP processor features 4 cores clocked at 1.60 GHz (up to 1.80 GHz).

The 146 x 102 mm motherboard features one mSATA slot, one DDR3L SO-DIMM slot (up to 8 GB), two SATA connectors, HDMI output, two USB 3.0 ports, SIM socket and two GbE LAN ports. The GA-SBCAP3940 comes with a panel / case that doubles as a heat sink.

Source: GIGABYTE

GIGABYTE GA-IMB4100TN announced

The GA-IMB4100TN is a Thin mini-ITX motherboard powered by the 6W Celeron N4100 (Gemini Lake). Featuring four COM ports headers, it is clearly geared towards industrial use. Although it would make sense to use it as a HTPC : Intel's UHD Graphics 600 handle 4K files at 60Hz.

✓ Celeron N4100 (4C / 4T up to 2.40 GHz)
✓ 2 x DDR4 SO-DIMM slots
✓ 1 x M.2 socket
✓ 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
✓ 4 x USB 3.1 ports
✓ 1 x HDMI
✓ 1 x VGA
✓ 2 x Gigabit Ethernet (Realtek)

Source: GIGABYTE