New mini-PC from Zotac who announces the arrival of its ZBox Edge MI646. It is an ultra-compact machine housed in a super thin case of only 28.5 mm in height. And despite this format, the brand houses a Core i5 1135G7.
ZBox Edge MI646: Core i5 in an ultra-compact PC!
This new machine signed Zotac is delivered as a barebone, so it will be up to you to install your storage and memory. For this, there are two M.2 slots, one in 2280, a second in 2242. For memory, two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots are included. They will be able to take up to 64 GB of RAM clocked at 3200 MT/s and/or 2666 MT/s.
Well, for the CPU, you already know that a Core i5 1135G7 is part of it. As a reminder, this is a processor with four cores displaying 2.4 GHz and can reach 4.2 GHz in boost, finally, the TDP is 12W according to the Intel documentation.
You will have understood, there will be no dedicated graphics part, both in the form of card and GPU soldered on the motherboard. Here, for the display, the machine exploits the iGPU of the processor which is based on Intel Iris Xe. The PC also has HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 video output that can handle 4K (4096 x 2160) @60 Hz.
The rest of the connectivity highlights a micro SDHC/SDXC card reader. The USB part is made up of a 3.1 type A port on the front and two other 3.1 type A on the back. We also have two Ethernet as well as an antenna port for WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5. Ah, and we do not forget the Thunderbolt 4 port on the front.
Finally, we end with the retail price of $799!
Here is the technical sheet from Zotac !