Zotac Introduces Range of Fanless Mini PCs With Intel and AMD Chips

Zotac has announced a new line of mini PCs with both Intel and AMD chips. The models are all performed without a fan and, according to the manufacturer, do not produce any noise. The top model has a Core i5 processor from the Haswell series.

The four new mini PCs are united in Zotac’s Zbox C series. The PCs differ in particular in terms of processor. The top model with model number CI540 has an Intel Core i5 4210Y processor from the Haswell series. This dual-core processor does its job at 1.5GHz and with turbo up to 1.9GHz.

Furthermore, Zotac comes with the Zbox CI520, which has a Core i3 4020Y processor, and the Zbox CI320, which is based on a Celeron processor with model number N2930. Finally, there is the CA320, a model with an AMD processor. It has an A6-1450 APU on board whose four cores do their job at 1GHz.

Users can add RAM themselves in the memory slot, while there is space for storage for a 2.5″ HDD or SSD. Micro SD cards are also accepted. All announced models are equipped with gigabit ethernet, bluetooth 4.0 and wifi 802.11 as standard. ac. Furthermore, hdmi and DisplayPort connections are present.All models, except those with AMD chip, still have an esata connection.The Intel models have six USB ports, four times USB 3.0 and twice USB 2.0 For the AMD model that is twice USB 3.0 and five times USB 2.0.

It is also possible to buy the fanless mini PCs ready-made with ram and storage memory. This involves 4GB DDR3 memory, while a 64GB SSD has been chosen for storage. These so-called Plus models have to be paid extra, but Zotac has not yet announced prices for its new products. Because the manufacturer shows its new models at the Computex fair, more details may be known there.