Haven't been announced yet, but "M" series Raven Ridge processors are expected to be in the 15W window. Raven Ridge will also have "U" series mainstream mobile APUs (if we assume comperable TDP to Intel designs, perhaps this is 28W), and "H" series high end mobile APUs (perhaps 45W)
They now have VESA mount notebook trays for $20. Zip ties cost 5 cents. So why buy this when you can buy a i5 notebook for the same price, and mount it onto the back of your display? That way you get a faster processor, a free backup screen, and best of all, a free UPS.
Genuine question: why have so many of the reviews posted lately be these USFF barebones kits? I'm not knocking them, but I always thought they were more of a low end desktop for people who preferred the smaller form factor over performance or cost, and obviously for people using them purely for media like a HTPC. Have these systems grown in popularity or are they used in a wider range of applications than I realize?
Apologies. After reading a number of these lately, I F'd up and didn't read the article before posting. These are apparently popular enterprise solutions, and given that IT admins are likely one of the target demographics for this site, it makes perfect sense that they'd be interested in this type of content. Sorry for not RTFA before posting. I didn't see an option to delete my original post.
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FireSnake - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - link
Will be interesting once we have Ryzen builds like this :)euler007 - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - link
What do they have in the 15W TDP range?Cygni - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - link
Haven't been announced yet, but "M" series Raven Ridge processors are expected to be in the 15W window. Raven Ridge will also have "U" series mainstream mobile APUs (if we assume comperable TDP to Intel designs, perhaps this is 28W), and "H" series high end mobile APUs (perhaps 45W)Shadowmaster625 - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - link
They now have VESA mount notebook trays for $20. Zip ties cost 5 cents. So why buy this when you can buy a i5 notebook for the same price, and mount it onto the back of your display? That way you get a faster processor, a free backup screen, and best of all, a free UPS.dispo-k - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - link
Genuine question: why have so many of the reviews posted lately be these USFF barebones kits? I'm not knocking them, but I always thought they were more of a low end desktop for people who preferred the smaller form factor over performance or cost, and obviously for people using them purely for media like a HTPC. Have these systems grown in popularity or are they used in a wider range of applications than I realize?dispo-k - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - link
Apologies. After reading a number of these lately, I F'd up and didn't read the article before posting. These are apparently popular enterprise solutions, and given that IT admins are likely one of the target demographics for this site, it makes perfect sense that they'd be interested in this type of content. Sorry for not RTFA before posting. I didn't see an option to delete my original post.SquarePeg - Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - link
Nice save! The Technorati would have been on you with gleaming blades and evil intent.fanofanand - Thursday, April 13, 2017 - link
What a strange business decision to go with 1x4 Gb. That has to impact performance, just to save $5-10?Ro_Ja - Friday, April 14, 2017 - link
Basic Tasks and Browsing or Office Work don't need dual channel ram unless you want to play on this thing.Kisper - Saturday, April 15, 2017 - link
There are also some power savings to be had by going with one stick instead of two.neo_1221 - Monday, May 15, 2017 - link
"Transcend TS128GMTS400 (512 GB)"I think you mean 128GB. Now I don't know if it's actually 20nm MLC or if that's a copy-paste error too...