2014-03-27, 17:05
"LIVA" by ECS is an upcoming fan-less Intel Bay Trail based x86 mini-PC that looks promising if it will cost under $200 worldwide:
http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/03/27/e...ail-m-soc/
http://www.fanlesstech.com/2014/03/ecs-l...ni-pc.html
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/pcuser/articles...ws155.html
What is most interesting for XBMC usage is that this price will include integrated 2GB RAM and 32GB solid-state storage:
✓ Bay Trail-M (unknown so far if it will have N2800, N2900 or N3500 Bay Trail SoC)
✓ 1 x Fanless heat sink
✓ 2GB DDR3L
✓ 32GB eMMC NAND Flash Memory
✓ 1 x USB 3.0
✓ 1 x USB 2.0
✓ 1 x HDMI
✓ 1 x VGA
✓ 1 x 3.5mm audio combo jack w. analog mic in and stereo out (Realtek ALC282)
✓ 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
✓ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
✓ Bluetooth 4.0
✓ Expansion card possible via M.2 (NGFF) interface occupied by Wi-Fi/BT module
✓ Powered via 5V Micro USB. for up to 15W power consumption
✓ 118 x 70 x 56mm
✓ 190g
It will ship without OS but supports both Windows and Linux, so could be perfect for OpenELEC with XBMC
http://www.cnx-software.com/2014/03/27/e...ail-m-soc/
http://www.fanlesstech.com/2014/03/ecs-l...ni-pc.html
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/pcuser/articles...ws155.html
What is most interesting for XBMC usage is that this price will include integrated 2GB RAM and 32GB solid-state storage:
✓ Bay Trail-M (unknown so far if it will have N2800, N2900 or N3500 Bay Trail SoC)
✓ 1 x Fanless heat sink
✓ 2GB DDR3L
✓ 32GB eMMC NAND Flash Memory
✓ 1 x USB 3.0
✓ 1 x USB 2.0
✓ 1 x HDMI
✓ 1 x VGA
✓ 1 x 3.5mm audio combo jack w. analog mic in and stereo out (Realtek ALC282)
✓ 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
✓ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
✓ Bluetooth 4.0
✓ Expansion card possible via M.2 (NGFF) interface occupied by Wi-Fi/BT module
✓ Powered via 5V Micro USB. for up to 15W power consumption
✓ 118 x 70 x 56mm
✓ 190g
It will ship without OS but supports both Windows and Linux, so could be perfect for OpenELEC with XBMC