Systems
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors was launched in September 2023 with a focus on mobile platforms. Multiple mini-PC vendors have utilized these processors to market offerings in the SFF / UCFF desktop market. ACEMAGIC is an Asian manufacturer with products in multiple categories including micro-PCs, UCFF (ultra-compact form-factor) and SFF (small form-factor) PCs, and notebooks. They were one of the first to market with Meteor Lake-based desktop systems. The ACEMAGIC F2A 125H is the entry-level version of the F2A line, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. It is a bit larger than the traditional NUCs, slotting it in the SFF category. However, that allows for the processor to be operated at 65W (compared to the 28 - 40W adopted in the...
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54 by Jarred Walton on 3/3/2006HP DX5150 – OEM plus AMD
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48 by Jarred Walton on 12/14/2005Inside Microsoft's Xbox 360 - A Tour of the 360's Motherboard
It's the Friday before the retail launch of the Xbox 360, and what better way to kick it off than with a detailed tour of the motherboard.
29 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/18/2005Inside Microsoft's Xbox 360
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91 by Anand Lal Shimpi, Kristopher Kubicki & Tuan Nguyen on 11/16/2005Shuttle XPC M1000 - HTPC Done Right?
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24 by Kristopher Kubicki on 9/12/2005SFF Roundup, Socket 939 Systems
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29 by Jarred Walton on 8/10/2005A Look at Solaris 10 and Sun's Dual Core Fire V40z
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47 by Kristopher Kubicki on 6/29/2005System Review – PC-Club Silencer
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22 by Jarred Walton on 3/28/2005SFF Review - Shuttle XPC SN25P
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30 by Jarred Walton on 3/8/2005Sun Fire V40z: Four Opterons in a 3U
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38 by Kristopher Kubicki on 2/22/2005SFF Roundup, Part I: Socket 478 and 754 Systems
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32 by Jarred Walton on 2/15/2005Sun's W2100z Dual Opteron Workstation
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47 by Kristopher Kubicki on 10/27/2004Shuttle SB81P: Intel's 915G
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6 by Evan Lieb on 9/18/2004Monarch Hornet Pro: "SFF" meets PCI Express, DDR2
Today, we take a look at what is currently the most technologically advanced SFF that we've ever encountered. Of course, that mere fact doesn't necessarily mean it'll be the...
7 by Evan Lieb on 7/31/2004Shuttle SK83G: VIA's Shot at SFF
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18 by Evan Lieb on 7/14/2004Soltek QBIC EQ3801: nForce3 250Gb goes SFF
Today, we take a look at one of the first nForce3 250Gb SFFs to hit the market. Soltek's QBIC series of SFFs rears its head in the form of...
22 by Evan Lieb on 7/4/2004