This thing is awesome! The value is fantastic, with such good performance for the price. I opened it up, and the construction is top notch. I'm using this a a dedicated computer for running Home Assistant. It couldn't have been easier to install Home Assistant on it, and it works like a charm!
It does have a fan that runs all the time (I was hoping the fan would turn off when the CPU isn't under load), but maybe the CPU needs active cooling even when not under load.
I didn't have the ability to load test, but the most power I saw during boot was 12W. When idling with Home Assistant running, it only consumes 8-9W. These numbers are AC input into AC adapter. I don't know the efficiency of the adapter so wanted to also measure the DC input with a benchtop supply, but I couldn't find a suitable DC jack. It has an unusually large center pin on the power input, so pay attention to that if you power from another source. While the AC adapter input is 8-9W, it's 17VA so power factor is only about 0.51. Not very good! So best if you have a very high PF 12V supply in your system to hook this into. One nice thing about the low power consumption is that it can be powered by a PoE adapter that splits out Ethernet / DC power.
I was leaning towards a Raspberry Pi 5 for this application to keep power consumption low, but so glad I went this route since it's also very low power consumption, but much better value when you figure in the more powerful processor, memory, and SSD.
Note that it does not have a USB-C port, but luckily I don't need one for my application so would hate for the cost to be driven up to add one.
Screen Resolution | 3840 x 2160 |
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Max Screen Resolution | 3840x2160 |
Processor | 3.6 GHz none |
RAM | DDR4 |
Hard Drive | 500 GB SSD |
Graphics Coprocessor | Intel UHD Graphics |
Chipset Brand | Intel |
Card Description | Integrated |
Wireless Type | Bluetooth, 802.11ax |