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Do you know the smallest pc?  There are many roles of pcs, students learn pc-related professionals can be used, office workers sort out documents and design, etc., but far more than that, almost all walks of life can be applied to pcs, small to a meal, large to aircraft high-speed rail, the use of pcs is widely visible,  so the pc has become an indispensable product in our daily life, the size of the pc has begun to gradually miniaturize with the development, micro small host has obvious advantages, usually can be because of the need to choose to carry, Even if it is placed at home or on the company workstation, it will not occupy a place,  beautiful and atmospheric, performance can meet our needs, power consumption is still relatively low, and there is no electricity for a month. All in all, it is the new trend of pcs in the new era.  Business are also constantly innovation to create the smallest pc.

A pc runs through the history of the evolution of modern science and technology, and also witnesses the competition in the pocket pc market, and records the wonderful pictures of the showmanship performances of major technology giants.

According to the volume division, the first generation of pcs, engineering machines represented by giant machines, open the home page of modern science and technology history; The second generation of pcs, mass production machines represented by desktop pcs, started the popularization of modern science and technology; The third generation of pcs, mobile machines represented by notebooks, highlight the convenience of modern science and technology; The fourth generation of pcs, the super mobile Internet terminal represented by the optical pc, plays the efficiency of modern science and technology, from the first generation to the fourth generation, the pc is getting smaller and smaller, and the functions are becoming more and more powerful.

We took stock of the “smallest pc” of multinational giants, startups, universities and other representative companies such as “University of Michigan, IBM, Intel, OQO, Apple, Zhihui Youchu, Fujitsu, lenovo”:

1.the smallest pc of University of Michigan :”Dust and Grains of Rice”

In 2015, the university has manufactured a 2*2*4mm “Michigan Dust” And a smaller than the grain of rice 0.3 mm long pc, the former can ensure that the program operation and time display after the power failure, and the 0.3 mm pc can not do, after all, the size is too small, can not install conventional radio antennas,  can only use visible light as a medium to receive and send data, while the pc is small but also uses precision sensors, can measure temperature at time intervals, and in terms of electrical pulses to define, so some experts said that the device can be applied to promote oncology research, but to overcome the power failure problem,  once the power is lost, all program operation and date display are lost.

2. the smallest pc of IBM :”1 mm × 1 mm thin sheet pc”

According to the official website of IBM Research Institute, this micropc is an edge device architecture and computing platform, which costs less than 10 cents, and integrates about 1 million transistors in a rectangle with a side length of 1 mm, which can be used to complete the monitoring, analysis, transmission and even execution of data. The pc is equipped with photovoltaic cells for power supply, static random access memory (SRAM), and uses light-emitting diodes as communication units. IBM showcased the prototype at Think 2018 in Las Vegas, USA, which is being applied to a digital fingerprint technology the company is developing called “password anchoring”, which can be embedded in daily products to record the origin, circulation and other information of the product. When it is combined with blockchain technology, it can become a powerful means of verifying the authenticity of products. Alvind Krishner, president of IBM Research, said in a blog post that the technology provides new ideas for solutions such as food safety, product verification, identification of fake goods and provenance of luxury goods.

3. the smallest pc of Intel :”LarkBox”:

The smallest pc of intel case measures 2.4 x 2.4 x 1.7 inches (61 x 61 x 43 mm), is the size of a lemon, weighs only 4.5 ounces (127 grams), uses 6GB of LPDDR4 memory, has 128GB of storage, and a microSD card reader for extended storage, offers two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a USB Type-C port,  An HDMI port and a 3.5mm headphone jack, as well as Bluetooth 5.0 support, can boost the resolution to 4K for $199.

4、the smallest pc of OQO: “Model 03”

OQO is an American pc manufacturing company, it is the founder of the global UMPC (super mobile personal pc), the size of the personal pc it produces is very small, and the 4.8-inch OQO Model 03 leader version portable smallest pc launched in 2010 is positioned in mobile commercial, only about twice the size of ordinary mobile phones,  even smaller than many MP4, PSP, pre-installed Windows 7 Professional edition operating system products. In terms of specific hardware, the machine uses a combination of Intel Atom Z540 and Intel GMA500, and the processor frequency is 1.86GHz. Standard 2GB memory and 64GB SSD SSD, with keyboard input + touch input, the maximum resolution of 1024×600, the weight of the single machine is only 0.393Kg, even if you add the power adapter, the whole machine weight is only 0.655Kg, there is a headphone jack, HDMI HD interface, bottom speaker, power interface and USB2.0 interface,  built-in 3G card slot, this design to the greatest extent to meet the needs of users anytime, anywhere Internet access. In addition, the machine is also equipped with a wireless signal enhancement antenna in the upper right corner. Daily Internet browsing, OFFICE operations, QQ chat, etc., this product can last for about two and a half hours.

5. the smallest pc of Apple : ‘Macintosh’:

Introduced in 1984, the smallest pc of apple was built entirely to meet the wishes of the makers themselves and worked properly. The mini Version macintosh is a Raspberry Pi motherboard, a plastic casing and a software that can emulate Mac systems under Linux, running System 6, and is equipped with a 3.5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 320×200 pixels; WiFi, Bluetooth components, and a dual-port USB charger to power the Raspberry Pi and display.

6. the smallest pc of Zhihui: the first “optical pc (VR pc)”

This is a Chinese AI visual recognition company “Zhihui youchu” research and development and production, which is a technology startup company established in the second half of 2018, their CTO is the “863 plan” robot key technology engineers, the core technology “space motion accurate recognition and intelligent control technology” can accurately identify three-dimensional space gestures, joint posture,  object movements, etc., and “optical pc” is the first application of hardware products, creating the world’s “first optical pc new category, the first artificial intelligence personal pc, The smallest pc of artificial intelligence, the lightest artificial intelligence pc , the first optical touchpad, the most accurate recognition accuracy of 0.01mm, the first mouseless, keyboard, screen super mobile Internet terminal and other seven world firsts. This product positioning high-end business crowd, volume 169 * 103 * 26mm, weight 635g, using intel processor and Windows 10 operating system, no keyboard, mouse, screen, replaced by optical keyboard, optical touchpad, optical screen, abandoning the one-dimensional keys, two-dimensional touch screen contact interaction, the use of air three-dimensional interaction mode, set pc , projector, TV in one, has a wired interface, support USB Type-C external interface, standard expansion adapter interface, Can be connected to the mouse, keyboard, etc., as well as wireless interface, support WiFi, Bluetooth, can be connected to the Bluetooth speaker, screen, etc., more like the full-scene super mobile Internet terminal, for AI x IoT “ecological entrance” research and development,  which is a new product, defining the fourth generation of pc new categories.

7. the smallest pc of Fujitsu :”Pocket Laptop”:

Equipped with a platform and operating system, this compact laptop weighs only 63 grams and has a maximum battery standby time of 11 hours. This smallest pc of fujitsu can be used as a business companion to carry around or as a leisure tool for families. Fujitsu says the laptop sells for between $1496 and $2119.

8、 the smallest pc of Lenovo: “ideacentre Q110”

The smallest pc of ideacentre Q110, which is the size of a book, is only 1/50 of the size of a normal desktop pc, and is currently the smallest and thinnest desktop pc with NVIDIA ION graphics processor. Thanks to the help of GPUs (graphics processing units), the Q110 has a full-featured experience while having a small size, not only running 3D games smoothly, experiencing all the special effects in Windows Vista and Windows 7, but also smoothly playing 1080P HD movies. Q110 is also equipped with wireless keyboards, gamepads and other peripheral products for users to choose, to meet the different preferences of different users. In addition, lenovo IdeacentreQ110 also adopts a low-power, low-emission energy-saving design that consumes only 1/3 of the power consumption of traditional desktops.

In the future, the “Matthew effect” of mobile terminals will become more and more intense, either becoming an entrance or being replaced, and the two types of super mobile Internet terminals such as pcs and mobile phones are merged into one, controlling everything and connecting everything, mobile terminals are getting smaller and smaller, and more and more powerful functions are also a trend.

The world’s smallest pc is available

As an indispensable part of the development of the technological era, pcs play a very important role in all aspects of our lives, so how small is the world’s smallest pc? What role can the world’s smallest pc do? Let’s take a closer look at the relevant knowledge.

According to foreign media reports, IBM launched the world’s smallest pc at the IBM Think 2018 conference held on March 19. The smallest pc from IBM is said to be smaller than a grain of salt. In terms of pc power, this pc has the computing power of a 1990 x86 chip. Without the help of a microscope, the pc is difficult to identify with the naked eye.  This IBM-issued ultra-small pc can only be seen clearly under a microscope or magnifying glass. Its size is 1 mm x 1 mm, which is about the size of the salt grains we usually eat. At first glance, many people think it’s a super small chip. In fact, it’s a pc, but it’s too small in shape, so it’s easy to misunderstand.

Although it is the smallest pc, it is very powerful. Its small fuselage contains hundreds of thousands of transistors and is equipped with SRAM chips and photo detectors that can track the shipment of goods in a timely manner.

Although the size is extremely small, it does not affect its computing power as a pc. In addition, in terms of cost, IBM revealed that the manufacturing cost of this pc is less than 10 cents, and “hundreds of thousands of transistors” will be installed in it in the future, which will enable the pc to monitor, analyze, communicate and even perform big data calculations. In addition, it will be able to perform some basic AI tasks, such as screening and classifying data.

It should be pointed out that the Department of Pc Science at the University of Michigan has previously shown the world’s smallest pc “Michigan Micro Mote” developed by itself, which is only 1 cubic millimeter in size.

What is the role of the smallest pc

It can monitor, analyze, communicate and even do more about data, and can perform some basic AI tasks, such as classifying data.   What role can the world’s smallest pc do?

The founders believe that the main function of this pc is to regulate the unreasonable behavior of goods in the transportation process and track the transportation of goods. In supply chain management and blockchain, it can be used as a data source for blockchain applications to prevent theft and deception, track goods deliveries, and perform basic AI operations. It can also perform some basic AI tasks, such as data classification.

IBM personnel revealed that in the future, from healthcare to logistics, and even every aspect of life, the smallest pc will completely change people’s lives, and this highly integrated embedded product will appear more in our lives.

In fact, this smallest pc will be used for blockchain technology as a data source for blockchain applications, tracking the shipment of goods, preventing theft and deception. The future of the commodity is accompanied by this almost invisible small pc, from production to circulation to consumption of every link can be mastered, to achieve the most practical application scenario of the blockchain – so that the fake goods are nowhere to hide.

It is revealed that the pc can be charged by high-frequency flashes and uses the traditional radio spectrum to send data to the central pc, solving the problem of the large size of the traditional pc. It’s small, but it’s full of features like taking pictures, reading temperatures, and recording pressure readings. Developers expressed the hope that it can be applied in various fields such as medical and industrial. For example, implanted in the patient to obtain body temperature, electrocardiogram and other data, or monitor the status of the oil well.

When is the smallest pc popular

It is reported that this is not the first time IBM has tried to build the smallest pc. According to the British “Daily Mail”, in 2017, the company partnered with Samsung to build one of the world’s smallest pcs, a chip, which can extend the battery life of mobile phones by 2 times.

Arvind Krishna, head of BM’s research division, revealed: “In the next five years, ultrapc pcs the size of ink dots or smaller than a grain of salt will be widely embedded in our everyday objects and devices. ”

If Krishner’s point is correct, we will see more smallest pc and micro-systems in our daily lives in the future.

The smallest pc of EGLOBAL factory

Introduced so many small PCs, most of them are known for their small size, the function is relatively single, this article introduces another small pc, this product is fully functional, the size is also small, easy to carry. This product is the smallest pc model M3 pushed by Shenzhen mini pc manufacturer EGLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED.

EGLOBAL Fanless Smallest PC Windows Thin Client PC Station Noiseless Core i3 4010Y Network Mini Computer

Highly reliable, fanless, noise-free, energy efficient, rugged Fanless Smallest PCs designed for a large variety of demanding applications. Designed without cooling fans the rugged extruded aluminum chassis acts as a heat sink to dissipate internal heat and provide quiet noise free operation. A breakthrough in micro computing thanks to the rugged design, compact dimensions, and high functionality. EGLOBAL Fanless Smallest PC Windows Thin Client Noiseless Network Mini Computer are designed for unique, industrial applications that require compact size, durability, high reliability, and universal performance. These characteristics make these Rugged PCs ideal for applications like manufacturing, industrial automation, medical, semiconductor, food processing, machine control, and other scenarios in which desktops and notebooks are not feasible, yet high processing performance is needed.

Fanless Smallest PC Windows Thin Client Noiseless Network Mini Computer Main advantages:

• Small size: all EGLOBAL Fanless Smallest PC Windows Thin Client Noiseless Network Mini Computer smaller than A4 paper, some of them only 3.5 inch size, just like the HDD sized using it traditional fat computers. Most of those small sized mini pc can be mounted to the backside of monitor, and takes almost no space of your desk, make your desk more clear and smart.
• Durability: all those Fanless Smallest PC Windows Thin Client Noiseless Network Mini Computer are highly integrated, fanless design makes it runs silent and no need extra maintenance like normal fat computers. And most of them using aluminium alloy computer case, very durable.
• Low power: all the EGLOBAL Fanless Smallest PC Windows Thin Client Noiseless Network Mini Computer using 12V power supply, most of them power consumption from 15W to 30W, compare to 150W traditional pc’s consumption, it helps saving more than 80% energy.
• Universal performance: EGLOBAL Fanless Smallest PC Windows Thin Client Noiseless Network Mini Computer compatible with almost all popular operating systems, such as Windows, Linux. You can use it as personal computer at home, or use it as HTPC to built your own home theater center, and also you can use it in offices, training centers, factories, internet cafe and everywhere that require computers.

What can this Fanless Smallest PC Windows Thin Client Noiseless Network Mini Computer do?

• Office work: Office, Skype, yahoo, outlook and all other office requirement support and runs perfect;
• Design work: Photoshop, CoreIDRAW, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Flash, In-design and others
• Game playing: support most online games and PC games, like Warcraft, Counter-Strike (CS), support 3D games but this is integrated graphic not independent cards, so don’t play very high grade 3D games.
• Entertainment: support blu ray 1080P and 4k video play, XBMC and others

Why choose EGLOBAL?
1. Small size, light weight, easy to carry.
Size: 17312739mm
Weight: Net 0.8kg, Gross 1.2kg

This smallest pc M3 is very suitable for carrying out, the weight is about the weight of two bottles of water, can be carried around, does not affect the speed of our walking, and does not need to take more than other packaging, can be directly put into the document bag, to achieve the purpose of easy to carry.

2. Cheap price, novel design, space saving.
Cheapest Intel i5 i3 Fanless is priced at $142.43, which is dozens of dollars less than other products, and truly achieves a good price. Even if the price is cheap, there is nothing deficient in the function, and the same product has the same function. The performance ratio is very high.

3. Rich interfaces can satisfy your any needs.
Two Kensington Lock holes can make the device more safe, VGA and HDMI dual display ports, USB3. 0 and USB2. 0 interface, one gigabit RJ45 LAN port;

4. Support custom colors
Any color of this product supports customization, as long as you can think of the color, we can help you make it.

5. Concise internal motherboard structure.
There are some slots on the small motherboard such as 1 x SO-DIMM DDR3L slot up to 8GB, 1 x M-SATA3.0 slot for MSATA SSD up to , 1 x SATA3.0 slot for SATA HDD or SSD, 1 x mini PCIE-half slot for Wi-Fi module. You can build the configuration as per your requires, we often suggest our customer to build 8GB DDR3L RAM and 256GB MSATA SSD for online study. If there is no network cable, you also can install the WiFi module to surf the internet.

6. Smart installation.
The smallest pc M3 can stand up or lying or fix back of the monitor to save much space.

7. Can be used in kinds of applications.
The smallest pc M3 can be used for various scenarios such as living room as HTPC, Business office, Education industry, Call center, Hotel guest room, Shopping mall, Internet cafe, School multimedia teaching, etc.

Why Choose Us？

1. 12 years of industry experience and strong strength;
2. With deeply-accumulated experience and knowledge of oversea marketing sales team in our international trade department and 7 technical support team with 12 years computer support experience;
3. Cooperate with more than 1,000 customers worldwide;
4. Factory direct sales, preferential prices, regular products will be shipped the same day the order is placed, and unconventional products will be shipped within 3 to 7 days;
5. With more complete supply chain of Mini PCs among products data incl. pictures, specifications, advertisement images, videos, fund precipitation, sufficient inventory, immediate response, professional packing, prompt shipment and warranty.
6. Professional skills and experience on building your own brand:

• Engraving your logo on the alloy case of mini pc,
• Engraving your label on the base plate of mini pc or printing 3 pieces your label stickers(pasting one piece on the base plate of mini pc, pasting one piece on the package box, pasting one piece on the carton), pasting your logo sticker on our neutral box OR customizing your own package box,
• Designing and printing the brief user manual with your company logo and information,
• Customizing “THANK YOU LETTER” Clear Cloth as gift if need and Sealing film on the box by our film machine.

The inherent impression of computers is “big”, and a powerful computer must be no smaller. But with the progress of the process, the integration of electronic equipment to improve, we can not simply judge its performance through the size of a computer, Nuc pc is only the size of the palm, the actual performance is higher than some of the size of the desktop computer that is many times larger than it, by more and more home and business users attention, this issue we will talk about Nuc pc.

Mini pc and NUC
Intel NUC, Sottech ZBOX, GIGABYTE BRIX and MSI Cube/Trident are all typical examples of the minicomputer field.
Among them, NUC, also known as “Next Unit ofComputing”, is a mini-type bare-system desktop PC launched by Intel in 2012, with a length and width of only 4 inches * 4 inches, about ten centimeters square, and the size of the palm.
Internally, it adopts I3 3217u CPU, dual-core quad-thread, HD4000 graphics card, thunderbolt interface, HDMI, wireless card, USB3.0. The performance is much higher than the existing mini machines on the market, which is exactly the same as the performance of the ultrabook with the I3. You can play 1080P smoothly, play most games, office and traditional computer applications.
According to Intel, the Intel NUC is a powerful 4×4-inch mini PC with entertainment, gaming, and work features a customizable motherboard that supports a variety of memory, storage devices, and operating systems you need.
Therefore, such a device as NUC is very scalable, generally can be disassembled and replaced by memory and hard disk and other devices, you can also choose to buy an empty machine to configure yourself, is a small and convenient PC device.

According to Intel’s official website, NUC is divided into integrated computer hosts, barebones-style host kits, and separate motherboards. You can flexibly build the configuration you need. The advantage of such a MINI machine is that it can place a computer with good performance in a relatively small space, and the NUC is thicker than the average laptop, the heat dissipation efficiency will be much higher, and the NUC will generally use the strongest core graphics card of the same era, while maintaining a small size while maintaining sufficient performance.

What is nuc
nuc for users to build a set of standard “skeleton” (including chassis, adapters, processors, cooling systems, wireless network card), users only need to buy and install additional memory and hard disk can become a standard mini host, DIY difficulty is almost zero, coupled with its stylish, compact, portable body design, snatched away a lot of the original all-in-one computer and notebook market cake.
NuC defaults to a “barebones” kit without memory and hard disk, and is more affordable. However, Intel officials and major e-commerce companies (including physical stores) will directly provide a complete mini computer host with memory, hard disk and Windows 10 system installed. The price is slightly more expensive than buying hardware by yourself, suitable for users who are too lazy to toss and choose, the following content we will focus on the NUC barebones system.

The mystery of nuc’s model numbers
NUC is the oldest barebones system, and there are new and old models on the market today equipped with Intel’s 6th generation Core to 8th generation Core, which can be called the same as the third generation.
At the same time, NUC also includes two product forms of “full height” and “half height”, as well as “Skull Canyon” or “Pluto Canyon” customized for enthusiast players, which is easy to mess up for users who are not familiar with it. In fact, the NUC of different periods and configurations can be distinguished from the Chinese and English characters in the model.

There are currently four models of sales: complete host, barebones, motherboard, accessories (custom radiator, calculation component, assembly component, custom chassis).
At present, it is divided into home version and enterprise version:

As a home version, it is suitable for home entertainment htpc, simple game experience, mini light office platform, home server and so on.

Enterprise-level is mainly for conference room solutions, such as projection equipment, interactive whiteboards, office terminals, industrial embedded hosts, education and intelligent computer deployment in public places. Most of the NUC product sales are in the enterprise direction, and the enterprise level supports the development of NUC.

For information about NUC, you can browse the special NUC blog. Support for custom NUC in the United States and Asia, there are detailed reviews out of the box, and there are many DIY guides.

The use of Nuc pc
1.Nuc pc can be used for lightweight office
For some people who usually use text and simple picture processing to be lightweight offices, they may feel that the chassis of ordinary desktops is too occupied, and laptops not only have small screens and keyboards that feel relatively poor. So, for this group of people, NUC PCs may be a good choice, and can almost completely replace laptops and desktops. Because nuc pcs not only save space and make their office environment look more comfortable, but also the performance of NUC PCs can fully cope with their daily work requirements for pc performance.
2. Nuc pc can be used for mobile work
Regarding usingnuccc for mobile work, I thought it might be a joke. However, after talking to some people, I found that there are really people who use NUC to achieve mobile work. It should be noted that their so-called mobile office is not to carry the NUC back to the café office, but under the premise of the company’s policy, sometimes with the mini host such as the NUC PC back home to connect the monitor to continue to work, or to do some demonstrations to users.
3. Nuc pc can be used as a small home av system
Compared with the traditional TV box, nuc pc is better than the TV box in terms of video and audio decoding and function expansion. Moreover, today’s NUC PCs are not only getting smaller and smaller, but also more and more beautiful in terms of appearance. So, in addition to saving space and placing it almost at will, in addition, whether it is placed in the living room or bedroom, it can also be used as a good decoration.
4.Nuc pc can be used to play games
Nuc pc can be used not only to play games, but also to play some heavy games. To be honest, I was seriously skeptical about the fact that NUC PCs can also be used to play games, before I learned about Intel NUC. Later, it was found that the higher performance NUC not only had stronger computing power, but also supported scalable discrete graphics cards, and even came with a 2060 discrete graphics card.

Advantages of Nuc pc
Nuc pc is a computer host designed for some specific use environments, and the overall product is small in size. Powerful performance, ultra-low power consumption, especially in some special scenarios of deployment NUC micro computer + large screen is very powerful. It’s just that most computer users are not very familiar with this product at present.

What are the special advantages of nuc pcs?
First, the size advantage
Nuc pc is very small, in the classroom, conference room, family living room, can be deployed, but also through the wall shelf directly deployed to the home TV, computer monitor behind, greatly improve the simplicity of the scene.

At the same time, the Nuc pc is more portable, and the size that can be controlled by one hand can be easily put into the backpack. It’s just that because it’s a computer host and the configuration is a 19v power supply specification, it’s not too much of an advantage to really carry (because there’s still a display), but imagine if the future power supply miniaturization or lightning interface can be directly powered, then this will be a big surprise, and even integrated into the system. Whether it can be achieved or not, we will wait and see.
Second, ultra-low power consumption
In the office environment, if the number of people is large, ultra-low power Nuc pc can not only simplify the office environment, but also greatly reduce the power consumption of the computer, energy saving and environmental protection, especially for more expensive commercial electricity, more large companies of a large scale, can save a lot of electricity costs, so for the replacement of enterprise office computers, Nuc pc is a good choice, after all, over time, small power consumption micro computer host compared to desktop computers, the electricity cost savings are quite considerable.

Third, heat dissipation is not to be let go
The most worrying thing about mini computers is the heat dissipation problem, just like the heat dissipation of laptops has been crushed by desktops. In terms of volume, this concern is not superfluous. However, for now, it is very rare for mini computers to burn out due to overheating. Much of this is because the configuration of the mini computer is perfectly matched with its cooling equipment.
In addition to the built-in double copper tube mute fan, the appearance is also designed with a heat dissipation hole. The all-aluminum metal design makes the fuselage heat dissipation faster, even if the metal fuselage may heat up, but the thermal conductivity of the metal also protects the safety of the host during operation.

Fourth, strong performance, high specification interface
Take the latest Nuc pc P1 on the Liren Computer, which is equipped with An Intel Core 10th generation processor, which is quite powerful in terms of performance.
As a special computer product, the interface of nuc pc P1 directly supports the latest interfaces that can be supported at present, such as Raiden 3, USB, HDMI, and support for dual DP display, these interfaces are relatively large transmission bandwidth, and support ultra-4K HD output, which has good support for some high-specification education and commercial demonstrations. The Thunderbolt interface can also support docking, which is currently only available on high-end motherboards or desktop computers. These high-end interfaces are not available on any mini computer at the same price point today.

Which users are nuc pcs suitable for?
According to the product strength of Nuc pcs, users can consider the following scenarios:
1. Enterprise office and cloud desktop office scenarios:
Nuc pc can cope with the vast majority of office needs, if the enterprise is using cloud desktop office, the use of Nuc pc as a cloud terminal can greatly reduce the cost of deployment, long-term use, can also greatly reduce the overall cost of electricity, compared to the traditional PC is more durable and convenient maintenance, for the more people of the company, the cost of batch decline has a great help.

Educational and commercial demonstration scenarios:

2. Nuc pc latest generation directly support the highest 4K demonstration, although some TV boxes can also be achieved, but the TV box is more suitable for home environment, for education and commercial environments, there are many additional demonstration materials, including conferences, Nuc pc directly is THE WIN10 system, the flexibility is much higher.

So how does the Nuc pc achieve a small body while maintaining compatibility?
The answer lies in the highly integrated motherboard design, all Nuc pcs are designed by the Intel team, and the official quality is more assured. Intel Nuc pc is divided into mini PC, computer kit, motherboard and other different forms (depending on the specific model), with high compatibility, mini PC boot can be used; Computer kits only need to install memory, hard disk, operating system to use (depending on the model); Motherboards are mostly used in special purposes such as advertising machines. Intel Nuc pc products have a large number of forms, coupled with a rich product line, to meet the home office, game entertainment, content creation, deep learning and other different use scenarios.

How does Intel NUC solve thermal problems?
Small size computer internal space is scarce, so heat dissipation has become a very tricky problem, Intel Nuc pc through a reasonable air duct design and modular design to solve the small size of the computer heat dissipation problems, to cheetah canyon as an example, the fuselage left and right sides of the air inlet with a large area of air inlets, and the fuselage side of the air outlet to form a reasonable air duct, with the fuselage internal thermal copper tube and heat dissipation fins will be generated inside the fuselage in time to discharge the heat out of the chassis.

For the beast canyon with higher performance, Intel adopts a modular design, decomposing the host into two modules, computing modules and independent graphics cards (need to be purchased separately), with 3 powerful cooling fans at the top of the chassis, the heat generated by different hardware is discharged out of the chassis in time, reducing the probability of mutual conduction of internal hardware heat from the source, and ensuring the efficient and stable operation of the computer for a long time.

How does Intel NUC solve after-sales problems?
In fact, not only ITX host, the after-sales process of most traditional DIY computers is more cumbersome, and users need to have a certain computer hardware foundation to troubleshoot problems. Intel provides a three-year warranty service for nuc mini-hosts to solve the user’s worries.

Nathana summary
Intel Nuc pc after years of development, precipitated a wealth of mini host design, manufacturing experience, has a smaller size than the ITX host, while taking into account the performance and scalability of the host, known as the computer industry “space magician”, Intel will continue to bring consumers more powerful Nuc pc as always!

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[Portable & Silent]-EGSMTPC NUC PC for Work F7-1135G7 is built for personal use, its size is only 5.3”x4.9”x2” to save desktop space. In addition, F7-1135G7 is built in with powerful cooling fan and only has a 28W TDP to maintain low power consumption to save energy and 7×24 hours quiet running.
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Product Description

EGSMTPC Fast NUC PC F7-1135G7
✔CPU Specification: Onboard 10nm i5-1135G7 4-core 8 threads 2.4GHz-4.2GHz Frequency 8MB TDP 12W-28W
✔Processor Launch Date: 9/2/2020
✔Max. Operating Temperature 100°C
✔Supported OS: Windows 10/Windows 11/Linux
✔Memory Specifications: 2 x DDR4 Slot. Support 8GB/16GB/32GB/64GB DDR4. DDR4 – Up to 2666MHz, LPDDR4 – Up to 2133MHz.
✔Processor Graphics: Iris Xe Graphics Frequency 1.3 GHz.
✔Interface: 2 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x Mini DP 1.4, 1x Type-C, 1 x RJ45/LAN, 1 x DC In, 1 x SPK, 1 x MIC, 4 x USB2.0, 2 x USB3.0 .
✔Package Contents: NUC PC F7-1135G7 x1, US Power Adapter x1, Instruction Manual x1, PC Introduction Paper x1.
✔Application: Home, office, school, training center etc.

Details of NUC PC F7-1135G7/1165G7
Portable
Small: PC size is only 5.3” x4.9” x2”, easy to carry and be moved around. Save lots of space on the desktop
Smart: One unit, it can do everything you need to do at home or in the office. All you need is a set of high quality TV/Monitor, speaker, keyboard, mouse and cables to enjoy gaming or 4K streaming.
Silent
Stable: Run well 24h/7d continuously.
Silent: Compare with the giant PC Box fan or a laptop, our cooling fan is designed more quiet with better air cycling.
Beast Design
1 Use DDR4 instead of DDR3 memory, the data transfer is faster.
2 Use M.2 PCIE SSD instead of mSATA SSD, the response speed of the disk is faster.
Multitask Easy
High PC configuration+powerful fan design enable the computer to multitask easy and lasting. This PC meets all the need for entertainment or work.

What level of processor is the i5-1135g7 equivalent to? Can I play games?

i5-1135G7 this processor is a more widely used processor, so how is the performance of this processor? Here the editor brings you the latest processor information, you can better understand the performance of this processor?

What level does i5-1135g7 equate to

The i5-1135G7 is a typical 2020 mid-range laptop processor. The i5-1135G7 (4 cores, 8 threads, clock frequency: 2.4GHz, Turbo frequency: 4.2GHz, L3 cache 8MB, thermal power design is 12-28w) has 4 compute cores, which is more powerful than the dual-core i3-1115G4 of the 11th generation Core G series.

The series also includes the quad-core i7-1165G7, which is a bit faster than the i5-1135G7. Intel Core i5-1135G7 Performance Scores and Reviews Overall, all three chips can handle everyday home and office computing tasks perfectly, but the i5 and i7 versions offer more room for heavy work like video editing.

Both are also better in terms of 3D game performance. They come with Intel Iris Xe graphics, which is faster than core i3’s Intel UHD G4. However, all of these GPUs fall into the entry-level category when it comes to gaming.

Here’s how the Intel Core i5-1135G7 compares to the performance of other popular laptop processors, let’s take a look at what the Intel Core i5-1135G7 is like and what level grades and levels it equates to. Intel Core i5-1135G7 performance scores and reviews.

Note: The running scores of the processors listed are the averages measured on various devices using these processors. The score and actual performance of the Intel Core i5-1135G7 and the compared CPU may vary depending on the laptop’s other components, settings, heat dissipation, and other factors. However, the test results are a good indicator of processor performance.

The 1st generation Core processor supports Raiden 4 and Wi-Fi 6 technology, and many notebooks equipped with 1135G7 are naturally equipped with Raiden 4 interface, plus WIFI6, which makes the transmission speed and network connection of the computer greatly guaranteed.

Very suitable for liberal arts students, often have files to transfer, but also need to do pre or whatever. If necessary, you can also use the Thunderbolt 4 interface external graphics card dock to further improve performance.

The 11th generation Core mobile processor core display performance is very strong, using a new Xe GPU architecture, compared with the previous generation, its sharp torch Xe core display The maximum number of EU execution units has increased to 96, and the rendering capabilities of Texel textures and Pixel pixels per cycle have also increased by about 50%, which has increased the performance by 1 times. The i5 1135G7 has an EU unit count of 80, which is also a very high specification. Graphics performance comparable to a single display can lead to excellent creative editing capabilities, such as the ability to work with pictures and videos that are ultra-clear but not stuttering.

Occasionally make a PS, video clip, completely enough. She doesn’t play 3A much with her computer, and occasionally plays LOL, in which case the i5 1135G7 can also run smoothly.

Advanced technology and architecture make the i5 1135G7’s core display performance greatly improved, can meet the needs of user content creation and basic games, in the thin and light processor, i5 1135G7 can be described as a very cost-effective choice.

Plus, the price of the i5 1135G7 is beautiful enough. You can get a relatively high-quality thin and light book at about 5k or even 4k.

A small model is a high-performance 64-bit computer with a thin instruction set processor that has performance and price between a PC server and a mainframe. mini computer refers to a high-performance computer that operates similarly to PCs (personal computers) and servers, but has completely different performance and uses from them, and it is a high-performance computing product first developed by DCE (Digital Equipment Corporation) in the 1970s.
The Corresponding English names of foreign mini computers are mini computer and midrange computer. Midrange computer is relative to mainframe and microcomputer, the term has been mistranslated by some domestic textbooks as medium-sized machine, the term mini computer was created by DEC in 1965. In China, mini computers are customarily used to refer to UNIX servers. In 1971, Bell Labs released unix, a multitasking, multi-user operating system, which was subsequently adopted by some commercial companies and became the mainstream operating system for servers. This server type is mainly used for industry applications with high reliability for single point operation of business such as financial securities and transportation.

Foreign origins
In 1965, John Glenn, the head of overseas sales at DEC, shipped the PDP-8 to the United Kingdom and found that the streets of London were popular “Mini”, and girls rushed to wear skirts shorter than the knees, lively and light, looking so feminine. He suddenly discovered the connection between the PDP and the miniskirt, and the news media immediately accepted the idea, jokingly calling the PDP-8 a “mini machine”. “Mini” (Mini) means “small”, this kind of machine, small and exquisite, 61 cm long, 48 cm wide, 26 cm high, put it on a slightly larger table, how to look like a “mini skirt” of the “lady”. Priced at just $18,500, it was lower than any company’s computer product at the time, and soon became the dominant DEC profitable product and sparked a miniaturization revolution in the computer market at the time. Unlike later servers, mini computers use a host/dumb terminal model, and each vendor has its own architecture and is not compatible with each other.

Domestic development
The UNIX server, which is the small machine used to be said in the Chinese industry, is in a mid-to-high-end position in the server market. UNIX servers have a unique architecture that distinguishes X86 servers from mainframes, and basically, UNIX servers from each manufacturer use their own UNIX versions of the operating system and proprietary processors. For example, IBM uses Power processors and AIX operating systems, Sun and Fujitsu (Fujitsu) use SPARC processor architecture and Solaris operating systems, and HP uses Itanium processors and HP-UX operating system, Inspur adopts EPIC processor architecture and K-UX operating system; In the past, Compaq (which has been incorporated into HP) adopted Alpha’s processor architecture. Users of mini computers generally value the security, reliability, scalability, and excellent processing power of the Unix operating system and dedicated servers with high concurrent access.

Manufacturer
At present, the manufacturers of UNIX servers are mainly IBM, HP, Oracle (acquisition of SUN), Inspur, and Fujitsu. Typical machines such as IBM’s RS/6000, Power8, Power9, HP’s SuperDome, RX9800, RX9900, Inspur’s Tissot K1950, etc. SUN and HP have some high-end mini computers such as HP’s SuperDome2 as products that compete with mainframes, but they compete with mainframes such as the IBM Z series Unisys ClearPath, from the perspective of system architecture and processing logic, belongs to a completely different technical sequence, h still belongs to the category of mini computers.

peculiarity
The technologies commonly used in high-end IBM mini computers are: RISC-based multiprocessor architecture, megabytes of byte cache, several gigabytes of RAM, hundreds of gigabytes of disk storage on dedicated I/O channels using I/O processors, and purpose-built management processors. They are small and air-cooled, so there are no special cooling duct requirements on the customer site.

characteristic
Mini computers are very different from ordinary servers (also known as PC-SERVER), and the most important point is the high RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) characteristics of mini computers.
RAS is the abbreviation of the three English words of Reliability, Availability, Serviceability, which reflect the three famous characteristics of high reliability, high availability and high service of computers, and their specific meanings are as follows:
High reliability: The computer runs continuously and never stops.
High availability: important resources are backed up; Ability to detect potentially impending problems and be able to transfer running tasks on them to other resources to reduce downtime and keep production running; Features real-time online maintenance and deferred maintenance.
High serviceability: real-time online diagnosis, accurate location of the fundamental problem, to achieve accurate and rapid repair.

Mini computers have unique architectures that distinguish PCs and their servers, as well as the patented technology of each manufacturer, and some also use mini computer-specific processors, such as sun in the United States, Fujitsu (Fujitsu) and other companies based on SPARC processor architecture, while the American HP company is based on PA-RISC architecture; Compaq is an Alpha structure. In addition, the I/O bus is not the same, Fujitsu is PCI, Sun is SBUS, and so on. This means that the cards on the company’s mini computer machines, such as network cards, graphics cards, SCSI cards, etc., may also be dedicated. In addition, the operating system used by mini computers is generally based on Unix, such as Sun, Fujitsu is sun solaris, HP is hp-Unix, and IBM is AIX. Therefore, mini computers are closed and dedicated computer systems. Users who use mini computers generally value the security, reliability of the Unix operating system and the high-speed computing power of dedicated servers. At present, the manufacturers of mini computers mainly include HP, IBM, SUN, Inspur, Dawn and so on. Their main feature is that the annual downtime is only a few hours, so they are collectively called z series (zero zero). AS/400 is mainly used in banking and manufacturing, as well as for Domino, the main technology is TIMI (technical independent machine interface), single-level storage, with TIMI technology can be hardware and software independent of each other. RS/6000 is common and is used in scientific computing and transaction processing.

Classify
According to the traditional classification of computers, the personal computers we use belong to “microcomputers”, referred to as “microcomputers”, and then there are small computers, medium-sized computers, mainframes, giant computers, supercomputers and so on. Except for the personal computer “microcomputer”, other classified machines are not personally playable. Analogy: The microcomputer → can be placed in a large iron box on the desktop, and the mini computer → a small refrigerator.

The history of mini computers
The computer, or computer, was perhaps one of the greatest inventions of mankind in the 20th century. Today a middle-class urban home may have a dozen computing devices in various forms – desktops, laptops, HTPCs, tablets, smartphones, e-books, set-top boxes/TV sticks/smart TVs, game consoles, smart watches/bracelets, and more. We use them to find information, read, listen to music, watch videos, play games, deal with personal affairs, work, shop. We can’t imagine a world without them.

However, when computers were first invented, they were far from the same. The first computer, ENIAC, sold for more than 10,000 times more than a smartphone today, 40 million times in size, 400,000 times in power and 120,000 times in weight, but only one-in-2,000 times the computing power of the latter. More importantly, the early computer functions were very limited, really only able to “calculate”, and it was very difficult to operate, only supporting machine languages, and the users were basically highly educated personnel with professional training. The engineers who developed ENIAC probably never imagined that today’s “computers” could be carried in their pockets or even on their wrists, and most of the time they were spent for leisure and entertainment. The history of computer development in the past 70 years is actually the history of continuous miniaturization and continuous closeness to life. The beginning of this history should start from the mini computer.

The early computers of the 1940s and 1950s were large because of the use of electron tubes. It often requires an entire room to store, and the price is more expensive, such as ENIAC costing as much as $487,000 ($6 million today), while the United Kingdom’s Manchester Mark I (the first von Neumann machine) cost £100,000 ($5 million today), and operation and maintenance cost a lot. Even the first mass-produced computer, UNIVAC, was available for $159,000 ($1.41 million today), which only large scientific institutions and universities could possess.

The UNIVAC I, which was launched in 1951 and covers an area of only one-third of ENIAC, and a total of 46 units were manufactured, starting at $159,000 and later rising to $1.25-1.5 million. It was also the first general-purpose computer capable of handling both numerical calculations and word processing, programmed in assembly language, using an electric typewriter, tape, and oscilloscope as input and output devices, capable of performing 1905 operations per second, and storing 12,000 bits of data (i.e., 12,000 binary characters). The opportunity for computer miniaturization began with the use of transistors. In 1955, the first computer, the TX-0, which used all transistors, was developed by the Lincoln Laboratories at MIT. In 1960, DEC, founded by former lincoln laboratory employees, improved the design of the TX-0 and introduced the PDP-1, which later developed into one of the most famous mini computer series in history, and DEC later became the most famous manufacturer of mini computers. Spacewar!, the first video game in history to be widely copied (in that era, was manually fed into the computers they worked on), was also developed on the PDP-1, introduced in 1962, and later with the success of the mini computer market, thousands of machines ran the game, and was one of the most popular video games throughout the 70s. I personally played a replica of this game at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley, where two people each controlled a spaceship to fire missiles against each other, which was actually quite fun more than 50 years ago. PDP-1 also appeared on one of the earliest word processing software, Expensive Typewriter.

There are many other software also running on the PDP-1 such as the oscilloscope as a display device of the mini computer, in the same period in addition to the MIT Lincoln Laboratories of this school of products, there are CDC (Control Dta) company launched miniaturized computers – CDC160 above these machines are still relatively large, the price is still relatively expensive, not considered to be a real mini computer. The first true mini computer is generally considered to be the LINC (Laboratory INstrument Computer), also introduced by DEC. Compared to the PDP-1, the computer can already fit in a desk-sized space, and the price has dropped from $120,000 to more than $40,000 ($320,000 today), but the first commercially successful mini computer was the DEC PDP-8 introduced in 1965. The mini computer sold for as little as $18,500 ($140,000 today) and was smaller than previous computers. Its CPU frequency is about 800kHZ (PDP-8 does not have a fixed clock frequency).

In 1966, DEC introduced the PDP-8S, which sold for only $10,000, and later the PDP-8E, which was even smaller and priced as low as $8,000, which was also the era of great changes in computer storage devices. Early PDP-8 used punched paper tape as a storage device, the front panel as a display device, and in the middle period, punched cards and tapes were used, but in the later stages, floppy disks and hard disks were used as storage devices, and the display terminal was used as the output device PDP-8. Early PDP-8 programmers stored code written in PAL-8 (assembly language), FOCAL (interpreted language), or Fortran (imperative language) on such paper tape.

Later PDP-8 display terminals, at this time PDP-8 also supported high-level languages like BASIC, programming became much easier. The floppy drive used by the PDP-8 has achieved unprecedented commercial success due to its low price and perfect hardware and software functions. More than 50,000 units were sold for this model alone, and if you count the various improved PDP-8s, the total sales volume is as high as 300,000 units. Also starting with PDP-8, computers were no longer just used by professionals in large institutions, but began to enter ordinary offices in Western developed countries. In order to facilitate people’s use, PDP-8 has also emerged a lot of software, such as os/8 operating system, which allows users to operate the computer in the form of command line on the display terminal. Later, there was RTS-8, a real-time operating system that supports preemptive multitasking, COS300, a preemptive multitasking operating system that supports multiple users, and TSS-8, a time-sharing multitasking operating system that supports multiple users. The PDP-8 also offers word processing programs like WPS8, which developed in the 1980s into DEC’s All-in-1 office suite, providing a full suite of office functions, similar to the later MS Office. The success of the PDP-8 certainly attracted many competitors. Hp also introduced its first mini computer, the HP2116A, in 1967, which later became the HP2100 (later renamed hp1000) series. Unlike the PDP-8, the HP2100 uses a 16-bit processor with more processing power than the PDP-8, and is priced at $22,000. In 1969, another company, Data General, introduced the mini computer Nova, also with a 16-bit processor, but at a much lower price, at $3,995 ($26,000 today) and $7,995 even with RAM extensions (which were almost a must for Nova). Nova was a huge success, selling more than 50,000 units in total. Despite facing many competitors, DEC is still the undisputed king of the mini computer market.

In 1970, while continuing to sell and update the PDP-8 product line, the more powerful PDP-11 with 16-bit processors was introduced, using 16-bit processors. Still priced at $18,000, it was much more expensive than the Nova, but it still sold 600,000 units, making it the most successful mini computer at the time.

In 1977, DEC introduced the first 32-bit mini computer, and the VAX series was still exerting its residual heat at the same time, while the lower-cost PDP-8 series was still exerting its residual heat. Beginning in 1977, DEC introduced a range of PDP-8 compatible machines under the name DECmate. The figure below shows the first product in the series, the VT78, which uses an Intersil 6100 CPU with a clock frequency of 2.2MHZ to encapsulate the computing power of the PDP-8 into the VT-52 display terminal. The computer is compact, but still expensive at $7,995 and is mostly institutional users. What really brought computers into the mass era was the earliest microcomputer that appeared in the same period.that is, the home computer.

Judging from the history of miniatures above, miniatures are complex in structure and require more investment in production, so they are also very expensive. However, this situation has long changed.

In the early days, science and technology was not developed, people’s understanding of computers was not high, so the price of making a minicomputer was very expensive at the time, but now it is different, with the advancement of science and technology, people’s understanding of computers is getting deeper and deeper, and the skills of making computers are becoming more and more skilled, so in the current era, buying a computer is not expensive. On a company independent website, you can buy a variety of minicomputers at different price points, and the price generally fluctuates between a few hundred dollars.
For example：Eglobal Hot Sell Minipc Desktop Office Minipc Intel Celeron M3-J4125 With Dual Com Ports and Dual RJ45 Gian Lan Ports.

This new mini computer is priced at $147 on the EGLOBAL independent website, and most families can afford it.
About this item:

[Processor & Pre-installed OS]
EGLOBAL Fanless Mini Computer M3-J4125 equips with 9th Gen. Celeron J4125 processor, 4 core 4 thread, Max frequency 2.7GHz. This PC is very fast when loading apps and opening files. It’s pre-installed with Windows 10 Pro (NO Windows license, Just for test) and also supports windows 8, Linux Ubuntu and more open-source systems, etc.
[Expandable RAM & Storage Capacity]
EGLOBAL Fanless Mini Computer M3-J4125 comes with DDR4 RAM and mSATA 3.0 SSD/HDD. The memory is 1x SODIMM slot, the PC supports Max 8GB DDR4 memory. The storage can be upgraded to either 1TB mSATA/ NVME SSD or 1TB SATA HDD. Large storage will meet the hardware requirements of different software and others applications.
[Triple Display and Multiple Interface]
EGLOBAL Fanless Mini Computer M3-J4125 supports 4K Ultra HD content， Max resolution is 4096×2160@30Hz if connecting the monitor by HDMI. This PC has HDMI, VGA and COM, 3 different Video output ports, you may connect the PC to 3 displays. M3-J4125 has more I/O Interface to meet your extra needs: 2 Gigabit LAN, 2 USB2.0, 2 USB3.0 etc.
[Portable & Silent]
EGLOBAL Fanless Mini Computer M3-J4125 is built for personal use, its size is only 17.3cm x12.7cm x 3.9cm to save desktop space. In addition, M3-J4125 is fanless design, it does not have fan noise when running, and it only has a 10W TDP to maintain low power consumption to save energy and 7×24 hours quiet running.
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Customers get 3 years free repair, we also provide DropShipping service and OEM /ODM customized service all over the world. We offer good quality computers and we are always here for help if customs need.

The difference between a mini computer and a microcomputer

Microcomputer is divided into workstations and personal computers, workstations are relatively high-end personal computers, with faster microprocessors, larger memory, larger screens, powerful functions, strong computing power and image processing capabilities, can complete complex tasks, such as computer-aided design CAD and computer-aided manufacturing CAM and other work, each other can be easily connected into a network. Personal computers are generally X86 architecture, that is, the use of Intel chips and Linux operating system, open source, high degree of standardization.

Mini computer: Using risc chips and Unix operating systems, the system is closed and the degree of standardization is low, but the degree of RAS is high. Mainly used in the core systems of key industries such as finance, government, telecommunications, and energy, it cannot be rested throughout the year, so the requirements for stability and scalability are much higher than those of personal computers.

The difference is in reliability, scalability and virtualization capabilities, as well as in processing speed io speed and storage capacity.

Microcomputer for personal use, encountered hardware and software failures blue screen restart, is a cheap consumer goods, need to form economies of scale effect, the final result is Wintel. mini computers and mainframes are used in 365×24-hour operating environments, and the selection of components is more stringent than that of microcomputers; Key components with fault detection and remote diagnostic systems; The operating system is extremely robust, supports virtualization and partitioning technology, supports the online replacement of CPU, memory, and storage, that is, migrates applications to available resources, suspends hidden resources (CPU memory, hard disk, etc.), uninstalls and plugs in new hardware, and then incorporates new hardware into management and runs tasks; It is also possible to design different resources for different applications; These functions will be gradually simplified and decentralized to microcomputers such as hard disk RAID and S.M.A.R.T., memory ECC, cpu vt-x, multi-burn point $ can be enjoyed in the microcomputer; Microcomputer USB peripherals can be plugged and played, and all parts of the mainframe can be plugged and played. In terms of performance, the processing power and I/O speed of mainframe, medium-sized, mini computer, and microcomputer of the same supplier (such as IBM) are decreasing. Relying on Linux and bsd, using microcomputers to form clusters, it can also process massive data; Amd and Intel also integrate numerous cores on the chip; But mainframe manufacturers have more dollars and can offer bigger, higher products.

Now if you want to buy a computer, you basically have only two options, you want performance to buy a desktop console, and if you want portability, you buy a notebook. However, there are still some compromises between the two, and the mini pc we are going to talk about today can meet the needs of specific users with both portability and performance. Computers have been developed for decades, the form has been changing, once, the desktop is the boss of the PC field, but limited by its bulky and dull shape, it has been ended up by convenient notebooks.

What is a mini pc?

As the name suggests, a mini pc is small, like a book or router, saving space. Mini pc, also known as mini pc, mini pc host, thin client (HTPC), minicomputer, cloud terminal, there are also people like to call it a desktop computer, it is a small size, low power consumption, ultra-quiet, strong performance, fashion, and beautiful computer host, mini pc has the basic attributes and performance of the traditional desktop host.

Its original application scenario was HTPC (Home Theater Computer), which can be used as living room entertainment, resource sharing, and expand the function of the TV. Because the installation and use threshold is relatively high, after the popularity of the TV box, its sense of existence was weakened a lot. However, in the past two years, its advantages in performance have become more prominent, and the scope of use has also gone out of the living room and has more application scenarios.

Speaking of this problem, we first have to understand several computers on the market, the mini pc mentioned here is relative to the traditional bulky desktop to define, in fact, the mini pc can also be said to be a miniature version of the desktop, it has all the functions of the desktop. But to avoid the traditional desktop being dirty, chaotic, and noisy, because the mini pc is light and small, a few places even reached the size of only a large head, so it is a small power, without a small fan, relying on the scientific ice spike box heat dissipation, small and portable, stylish and beautiful, energy saving and environmental protection, mute and other words are the best summaries of the mini pc, mini pc to make up for the shortcomings of the traditional desktop host, but also very suitable for the use of modern people’s experience, Making the mini-host market hope for desktop manufacturers and DIY manufacturers to seek a breakthrough in recent years,

But don’t look at this kind of mini pc mainly portable, they are also quite good in performance and scalability, some of which carry desktop-level processors, and the performance is not weaker than the performance of large chassis. However, this type of host is not completely without shortcomings, and its limited internal space limits its performance, heat dissipation is a major problem, some mini pc in order to save space and reduce noise, will also use fanless heat dissipation design, further limit the performance of the play.

Advantages and disadvantages of the mini pc

Cons: Graphics card

The current weakness of the mini pc is undoubtedly the problem of the graphics card, as we all know, the single display running heat is large, because the mini pc is born to be positioned in small, in the control of heat generation when naturally sacrificing the performance elements of the host part, most of the mini pcs on the market are using integrated graphics cards instead of solo displays, the reason is this. Therefore, the mini console with a set display will be a little difficult to deal with large gun battles, of course, there is no pressure on small stand-alone games and playing 1080P HD video.

Merit: 1, cost-effective

In addition to the high price of several micro-PCs of Intel itself, the price of other brands of mini pcs is very close to the people, generally within 1000 to 3000 yuan, and the price is generally not more than 5000 yuan, which to a certain extent frees up a lot of pre-space for DIY users.

2, Light

Desktop computers are known for their bulky, towering machines that take up a lot of desktop space and aren’t fun to transport. In terms of volumetric footprint, mini pcs change this, just less than 8/1 the size of a desktop, while fully implementing the essential features of a desktop computer that makes it easy to run all your favorite applications, but small in size, lightweight, and can be carried wherever you go. It’s perfect for students, business professionals, and everyone in between. If you need portable computing power, a mini pc is exactly what you’ve been looking for.

Of course, many friends will also worry about the mini pc does not have the configuration of the desktop, the mini pc according to the requirements of any combination of the system, choose the low and medium-high configuration, generally choose with a built-in Intel quad-core processor, 2GB of memory and a pre-installed version of Windows 10, so you can easily complete the daily to-do.

Mini pcs also have other desktop features such as built-in HDMI, VGA, LAN, three USB 2.0 ports, and a built-in Micro-SD card slot. This way, you’ll be able to easily connect your mini pc to monitors, phones, printers, and seamlessly. It’s even possible to have built-in WiFi without the need for additional adapters.

What’s more, the mini pc is so small that it doesn’t require a fan to keep it cool, which means you can work all day in sweet silence. If you’re looking for portable computing power, but don’t want to skimp on performance, a mini pc is one of your first choices

 The difference between a mini pc and a desktop computer

With the rapid development of science and technology, many electronic products are not only more and more powerful in performance, but also more and more compact, such as smartphones, various household appliances, computers, etc., which can not only meet the market’s demand for product performance but also take care of those who pay attention to product design, size and other aspects of the user. If you measure the computer according to the size, weight, portability, and other aspects, it should be such a level: thin and light> game > integrated desktop > ordinary desktop, in fact, there is a computer host on the market, portability is invincible, that is, mini pc host. This mini pc host, the appearance is very small and exquisite, does not occupy a place, suitable for placing in the TV cabinet, living room desk, bedroom computer desk, and other places, but you do not look at its size so small, but the function is exactly the same as the ordinary computer, you can plug in the network cable, you can also connect to WiFi, browse the web, chat, watch live video, and even play games.

The biggest difference between the mini pc host and the ordinary desktop computer should be the gap in performance, due to the limited internal space, so this mini pc host basically uses the architecture of the laptop, look at the CPU parameters to know, many mini pc host CPU is U, M, MQ, HQ end, these CPUs, are intel mobile platform CPU, performance is much lower than the desktop version of Core. Everything has advantages and disadvantages, the mini pc host uses a low-power processor, thermal design power consumption TDP is generally around 10W-17W, compared to desktop computers more energy-saving and power-saving.

Part of the mini pc host due to the use of fanless heat dissipation design, the whole machine in operation can achieve zero noise, it brings a quiet experience of work and life, and has been loved by people. Of course, there are also some models of mini pc host desktop VERSION CPU, but also mostly concentrated in intel Pentium, Core i3 this model, and then basically no, because to consider the big problem of heat dissipation, the internal space is not large, if the CPU is Core i5, i7, power consumption is relatively large, CPU temperature is difficult to suppress, the computer is prone to blue screen, crash these problems, affecting the stability of the product. In addition to the weak CPU performance, the graphics card performance is also general, or the reason mentioned above, the internal space is not enough, heat dissipation problems, there is no way to match the independent graphics card, can only use the CPU comes with the core display, the game performance is general.

In addition, compared with ordinary desktop computers, the integration of mini pc hosts is higher, and the failure rate will be lower than that of desktop computers, but maintenance and upgrades are not so convenient, such as CPU, mobile platform CPU are directly welded to the motherboard, and they cannot upgrade at will. Or say hard disk, ordinary desktop computer if the hard disk space is not enough, you can add another hard disk, and mini pc host, there is no new space, can only replace the larger capacity of the hard disk. All in all, the advantages of the mini pc host are that it is small in size, exquisite in appearance, does not occupy space, is easy to carry, and can meet daily office needs, and general audio and video entertainment functions. The disadvantage is that the internal space is small, the heat dissipation problem leads to weak performance, can not be matched with a discrete graphics card, and the game performance is average. However, since it is a mini pc, it is naturally a mini usage, and it cannot be use on ordinary desktop computers.

Mini pcs are good, but not everyone uses them, and the following are common usage scenarios:

1, light office scene For some lightweight offices, such as text and simple picture processing, the performance requirements are not high, like the ordinary large chassis occupies a lot of office space, and the notebook is not suitable for people sitting in the office because of the small screen and poor keyboard feel. Because of this, the mini pc has a place, which can not only save a considerable part of the space but also facilitate users to take it to the conference room at any time for display or take it home to work;

2, family scenes, on the one hand, the home can be used as HTPC in the living room as we said earlier, and it is better than the TV box in terms of video decoding and expansion functions. In addition, there are many mini pcs that are not bad in appearance, whether placed in the living room or room can be counted as a good decoration, do not want to see it, it is also very convenient to hide.

3. School education (cloud terminal)

The modernization of teaching methods needs more modern teaching equipment to help! In recent years, in the process of realizing the digitization, networking, intelligence, and multimedia of teaching, colleges and universities have been using mini pcs as multimedia classrooms or cloud desktops.

The interface of the mini pc is rich, the expansion is convenient, and it can be used as an access terminal device for cloud desktops, saving more maintenance costs for users and ensuring the security of user data resources.

4. Other industry applications

Supermarkets, government and enterprises, medical, military, industrial control, and other fields, can also make the mini pc have a lot of uses, such as supermarket cash register computer, hospital outpatient computer, etc., can be replaced by mini pc.

In fact, there is not much difference between mini pc selection and ordinary computer, we only need to pay extra attention to the two dimensions of volume and scalability. Appearance and volume have nothing to say, on-demand choice, and scalability should pay more attention to the interface of the fuselage, such as whether there is a thunderbolt interface that supports external graphics cards, whether it supports multi-screen output, whether it is a desktop-level processor, which determines the potential that this machine can eventually play, if you are not satisfied with lightweight office, these elements are best to pay attention to.

How to choose a mini pc

The use can be roughly divided into business, e-sports, video editing, graphics creation, and other categories, so we should first determine the main use, and then look for the specifications of the model, so that it is not difficult to find satisfactory use and budget products.

1. Confirm the style of the CPU processor

Cpu specifications will directly affect the operational performance of the system, of course, will also determine the range of operation of the computer. Due to the limited size and thermal performance of mini pcs, notebook computer grade Intel Core i3 to i5 low-voltage version OFC; Some brands offer esports or creator-specific mini consoles with processors ranging from Intel Core i7 to i9 to edit movies or play games smoothly.

For a wider range of uses, it is recommended that you should at least choose a processor grade of Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen R5 or above.

2. Affect the core number of processing efficiency

The number of CPU cores represents its multi-tasking processing power, and the more cores there are, the more people can divide labor, and multiple data operations can be performed at the same time.

In the Intel Core series, from the i3 two-core to the 11th generation i7 and i9 eight cores, the more cores, the stronger the multitasking performance. If it is a general daily use, having four cores is more than enough, but if there is a drawing design need, it is recommended to choose six cores to make the operation smoother.

In addition to the number of cores, CPU processing speed is another important performance indicator. The processing speed represents the operation period of the processor (commonly in GHz), and the higher its value means that the faster it operates. Even if it is also the 11th generation i7 octa-core CPU, according to the product classification, there will be a performance difference of 1.4GHz ~ 3.6GHz, these data will be clearly marked on the product specification sheet, as long as you grasp these key numbers when selecting, you can select a CPU with appropriate performance.

3. The independent display card makes the screen operation smoother

Graphics card is a microprocessor that performs drawing operations, mainly displaying the results of the system’s operations correctly on the screen, which can be divided into two categories: integrated display processor and independent display card. Commonly integrated display processors such as Intel UHD and Iris Xe series and AMD Vega 8, while the display chips on standalone graphics cards are mainly from NVIDIA and AMD. If you need to play AAA games, 3D drawing or advanced creation, you still need a standalone display card to have sufficient computing performance. High-end graphics cards often need to come with their own cooling fans for cooling, so they cannot be installed in a particularly small mainframe. Models that require discrete graphics, such as gaming or graphics, can only be reduced to a “relatively mini” size, so you need to consider the performance and host size when purchasing.

Pay attention to the design of the heat dissipation. In order to save space, some mini pcs will adopt a fanless design with low heat components, which have the advantage of being completely silent when operating, but whether their passive heat dissipation design can effectively exhaust heat with the help of no active heat dissipation is extremely important.

Common passive heat dissipation methods include adding heat sinks, porous design of the casing, and increasing the number of ventilation holes to help the hot gas be discharged as soon as possible, but these methods can only cope with the needs of low-heat operations. If you choose high-specification components or perform complex computing operations, it is still recommended to choose a model with a cooling fan on the inside or in the chassis to ensure the stable operation of the system. Therefore, when purchasing, the heat production status of the internal components, its own heat dissipation design, and whether a fan can be installed should be considered for integration

Confirm the type and number of ports supported by the airframe. Whether it is work or leisure, many people will now use dual screens to improve efficiency. Whether the host can provide multi-screen output depends mainly on the display chip or the specifications of the independent display card. Some computers provide Dual HDMI output, and there are also mDP plus HDMI configurations, and those who prefer high-quality screens need to further confirm whether they support 4K image transmission. Other commonly used I/O interfaces, such as USB, Thunderbolt 3, RJ45, etc., can increase ease of use. In general, the larger size can provide more types and quantities of connectors.​

Put it in your pocket and take the entire console with you, something that only a mini pc stick can do. Only larger than the pen drive, from the processor, and operating system to wireless network chips are readily available, as long as the HDMI cable is connected, you can make any monitor instantly transformed into a Windows computer.

Support wireless keyboard and mouse connection, if you feel that the above accessories are too troublesome, you can also purchase the same factory production of “wireless voice keyboard mouse”, which is a cursor control key on the front and a small keyboard on the back, which is simple and practical. However, because its effectiveness is only at the level of mobile devices, it can only cope with simple uses such as drama chasing, surfing the Internet, and broadcasting briefings. However, if it is used in mobile classrooms, travel trips, business briefings, and other occasions, it is still a fun and convenient product.​

Mini pc main small size low energy consumption, the appearance is like a one-handed can hold up the box, placed on the table does not take up space, but also can be placed behind the screen with a stand, give full play to the advantages of the mini body.