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ECS LIVA Z5 PLUS Mini PC Review

Sebastian Peak — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 00:56:09 +0000

It has been nearly ten years since I first went hands on with one of the LIVA mini PCs from ECS, with that original LIVA in 2014 the smallest personal computer…

MAINGEAR Does the Unthinkable – Will Ship PCs with Delidded Intel Core i9-14900KS CPUs

Sebastian Peak — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:38:39 +0000

It's not every day that a press release really surprises jaded, long-term hardware editors like me. But today is the exception. MAINGEAR is doing what I thought a system integrator would never…

ECS LIVA Z5 Plus, A Quiet Way To Work

Jeremy Hellstrom — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 22:54:11 +0000

The ECS LIVA Z5 Plus measures a mere 148 x 120 x 38 mm (5.8 x 4.7 x 1.5") and contains a Core i5-1335U, 16GB of non-soldered DDR4-3200 and a PCIe Gen…

The Corsair Vengeance i7500 Is A Beast Of A PC

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 21:48:09 +0000

If you are a fan of Corsair's iCue and serious gaming then the Vengeance i7500 might be for you. For $4000 you get an entire system, with a Core i9 14900K, RTX…

GEEKOM A5, An Affordable Ryzen Powered Mini Computer

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:17:00 +0000

GEEKCOM have been releasing quite a few tiny PCs lately, some very powerful and expensive while others such as the A5 are very affordable. This model is less than $400 and contains…

GEEKOM Mini IT13, Pocket Book Sized I9-13900H System

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:34:26 +0000

The GEEKCOM Mini IT13 measures a mere 50 x 115 x 110mm (2 x 4.5 x 4") contains a Raptor Lake Core i9-13900H, and a 2TB NVMe SSD. Oddly, it uses 2…

Falcon Northwest Talon 2023 Review – Featuring the Intel Core i7-14700K

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:02:35 +0000

It has been a couple of years since we last looked at a Talon desktop, the flagship model in the Falcon Northwest lineup. We were sent a very impressive configuration, as…

It’s Not A NUC, It’s The ACEMAGIC AM20 Pro

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 21:15:08 +0000

Now that Intel has left the market, we are seeing a number of NUC-like devices for sale. One is the ACEMAGIC AM20 Mini PC, powered by a Ryzen 7 7735H and Radeon…

Falcon Northwest FragBox (2023) Review – Can You Handle It?

Sebastian Peak — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 01:48:27 +0000

What if your desktop PC was as portable as that old Playmate cooler in the garage? A compact box complete with a handle on top, perfect for toting your system anywhere life…

GEEKOM AS 6, A Tiny Ryzen Powered System With A Big Price

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:15:34 +0000

The GEEKCOML AS 6 looks just like their Intel offerings, a small 120 x 130 x 58 mm (4.7 x 5.9 x 2.3") case weighing about two pounds with a nice assortment…

ASUS Agrees to Terms to Take NUC Product Line from Intel

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:29:48 +0000

It turns out that even if STH had not broken the Intel NUC story last week, we still would have learned that Intel was ending NUC production with the press…

Beelink GTR7, Zen 4 In A Tiny Package

Jeremy Hellstrom — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:53:47 +0000

The Ryzen 7 7840HS is a mobile chip, but that doesn't mean you can't use it for something else. The Beelink GTR7 isn't a laptop, but that doesn't mean a Zen 4…

Intel to Stop Making NUC, Completing Exit from PC System Market

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 17:30:29 +0000

This is NOT a rumor. As reported by STH, Intel is now exiting the PC business (as in, complete PC systems - not processors) as they have "started to notify its…

Beelink EQ12 Pro, 100% Efficiency Cores

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 17:43:26 +0000

Serve The Home were quite excited by the announcement of the Alder Lake-N i3-N305 and it's eight 3.80 GHz E-cores, brand new Intel UHD graphics and a top TDP of 15W. The…

The Next Generation NUC 13 Pro

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 19:51:35 +0000

The new NUC 13 Pro comes with anything from a vPro Core i7 1370p through to a Core i3 1315U, the former of which is found in the model that TweakTown is…

Intel Introduces NUC 13 Pro: Arena Canyon Brings Faster 4×4 Options

Sebastian Peak — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 02:19:06 +0000

Intel is launching the latest iteration of their classic 4x4 Next Unit of Computing design, with the new NUC 13 Pro lineup offered as complete systems, barebone kits, or simply the system…

The Cute Little Beelink SER6 Mini PC

Jeremy Hellstrom — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:48:19 +0000

The Beelink SER6 measures a mere 126 x 113 x 42 mm (5 x 4.4 x 1.7"), a bit smaller than your average George R. R. Martin or Steve Erikson novel. Inside…

Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Review: Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX Beast

Sebastian Peak — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:41:55 +0000

This review isn’t routine in any way, shape, or form. The Lenovo ThinkStation P620 Tower Workstation in for review is just that - a work station; the sort of computer purchased by…

The Ryzen Powered Beelink GTR6 Ultra Compact Mini PC

Jeremy Hellstrom — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 20:07:09 +0000

The Beelink GTR6 measures 168 x 120 x 43 mm (6.6 x 4.7 x 1.7") yet contains a Ryzen 9 6900HX, DDR5 4800Mhz, two M.2 2280 PCle 4.0 NVMe SSDs and a…

Supermicro’s Arm Powered Server

Jeremy Hellstrom — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 22:54:36 +0000

The Supermicro ARS-210ME-FNR server is powered by the Ampere Altra Max M128-30 128-core Arm Neoverse-N1 processor. It is designed for networking solutions for phone systems and edge devices. It is a rather…