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ASRock iBOX 1300, without fans and with the latest Intel CPUs

ASRock iBOX 1300 is the latest series of compact computers from the Taiwanese manufacturer. It uses the latest processors from Intel, the Raptor Lake 13 Gen Core and set up a system passive cooling that frees us from the annoying hum of the fans. Its use cases are varied and can be used in industrial systems, offices or for consumer desktops.

This series of mini-PCs uses an aluminum chassis in a rectangular design, with quite small dimensions of 172 x 109 x 50mm. The company offers six different configurations depending on your processor, with the option to install a Core i3-1315UE, a Core i5-1345UE or a Core i7-1365UE. They are CPUs specially designed for the embedded market with a TDP of 15 watts and in the case of the Core i7 with integrated graphics Iris Xe.

Customers can choose between D4 or D5 configurations. The former supports up to 64GB of DDR4-3200 memory thanks to two 260-pin SODIMM slots, while the D5 configurations stay at 32GB of memory but support a more advanced interface and frequency, the DDR5-4800 faster than before.

In both cases, its internal storage capacity is covered with a connector M.2 2280 for PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSDs and a 2.5-inch bay to expand it with hard drives or SATA solid-state drives. Its connectivity is very completewith ports on its back and front:

  • 2 2.5 GbE Ethernet LAN connectors
  • 1 HDMI 2.0b port
  • 1 DisplayPort 1.4a port
  • 1 Thunderbolt 4 port
  • 1 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
  • 4 USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A
  • 2 USB 2.0 Type-A
  • 1 combo jack for audio, 3.5mm jack
  • 1 RS-232 COM port

We do not know prices for these ASRock iBOX 1300, new models that are added to a long list of mini-PCs marketed this year. If the OEM PC towers are conspicuous by their absence and the existing ones are maintained by the users themselves, this minimal size form factor has not stopped expanding and today they are dominant in the desktop group.

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