PQ iStick A300 Mini PC

In recent years, more and more companies have released the Mini PC that can be connected to a TV to run Android or Linux on the screen in the living room. Thanks to ARM-based processors for low power consumption, these computers are often slightly larger than a USB stick, but have the same power of a smartphone or a tablet. They are designed to accommodate one or at most two ports, so who needs some extra interface must opt ​​for the Android TV Box or ARM-based development boards.

PQ Labs has created a Pocket PC in the form of a key with three USB ports, WiFi and optional mSATA for the connection of a solid state disk. PQ iStick A300 Mini PC is basically a large 9.9 x 5.6 x 1.5 cm . The equipped with a processor Rockchip (ARM Cortex A9), up to 2GB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage expandable with a microSD card slot, a microHDMI port, 3 USB host, Ethernet, and, for some models, dual-band WiFi , Bluetooth 4.0 and mSATA port .

Prices start at $89 for A300LT, which integrates a Rockchip RK3168 dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and passive cooling, up to $169 for Model A350-iStick SSD with RK3188 processor quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, WiFi 2.4 and 5GHz, Bluetooth, power button, battery and active cooling (with fan). There is also a model iStick A300 at $109 with the same CPU and RAM memory of the more expensive version, but it only supports WiFi 2.4GHz and has no mSATA.

For PQ Labs, Mini PC iStick are perfect for road signs, kiosks and multimedia totems touchsceen, but they could also find a place in your home such as computers or Android thin client system for accessing remote PCs. With support for mSATA, then you could add hundreds of gigabytes of storage space for their digital content. PQ iStick A300 comes with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, though it will not be difficult install custom ROMs or other operating systems based on Linux as PicUntu.

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Zotac ZBOX ID88 and ID89 Mini PC

Continue to expand the family of Mini-PC by Zotac ZBOX. After the model Nano XS recently seen here come two new versions in fact, Zotac ZBOX ID88 and ID89, designed to deny that a Mini PC is only a compact computer and comfortable and fuel-efficient but not powerful and versatile.

The two new models share the body, which in both cases is quite similar to that of their predecessors with the upper face in black polycarbonate with gloss finish embellished by the usual circle backlit , which is continuously marked by the logo of the manufacturer, ie the Zotac O in fact. In this case the color of the two models seems to be the ' blue (in other cases, the LED can also be orange or green). However, given the hardware configuration of these two Mini PC, in this case the sides are metal and have showy ventilation grids to improve the heat exchange with the interior.

Zotac has chosen to set up both a really powerful. The two models differ only for the processor adopted, while the rest of the platform is in common. XBOX ID88 chip it uses a dual core third generation (Ivy Bridge) Intel Core i3-3220T with a clock rate of 2.8 GHz, while Zotac ID89 even a Core i5-3470T , always a dual core but with an operating frequency of 2.9 GHz which can also rise up to 3.6 GHz with Intel Turbo Boost, the first model does not support. The two miniProfile are the type barebones, so we will not find another within the chassis in addition to the processor and the motherboard, the user will choose. However, both support a maximum memory of 16 GB DDR3 RAM and hard drive or SSD with SATA interface.

For those who still want a product ready Zotac has also provided PLUS versions of both models, with 4 GB of RAM and a pre-installed hard disk of 500 GB and 5400 RPM . The equipment is then completed by a card reader 4-in-1 HDMI and DVI video outputs, 2 USB 2.0 ports capable of charging external devices, 2 USB 3.0, audio jack and plug for connection to 2 Gigabit Ethernet LAN , whose form is also flanked by those of a Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi.Unfortunately Zotac has not yet specified a date of availability for its two new miniProfile nor a reference price but Fudzilla colleagues say that online is already possible preordinarli respectively at a price of 522.79 and € 587.79 for the ZBOX ID88 and ID89.    

Flycast MK809 III, mini PC with Rockchip RK3188

Flycast MK809 III is a new Android TV Stick that you can connect to a TV to run Android apps on the big screen. And one of the first models with quad-core processor 1.6GHz Rockchip RK3188 (ARM Cortex A9) with ARM Mali 400 graphics, even if in time we have seen that the number of these devices with the same chip is growing. W2Comp has open pre-orders of the key PC MK809 III for $89 and expects to start shipping the unit to the first customers on April 29, or at least the beginning of May.

MK809 III integrates the operating system Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, 2GB of RAM and 8 GB of internal memory (expandable with a micro SD slot). It has a WiFi module 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB and a 2-port USB full-size bed that can be used to connect a keyboard, a mouse or a controller and use as a computer MK809 Android. Alternatively, the user can connect a wireless mouse, a gaming controller or other devices to manage the device from your couch, to play games, surf the web or watch a video. Not missing a connector HDMI at one end, which allows the Android Mini PC can be connected to a TV or a monitor.

Source: Liliputing