Computex 2013: Kabini in a BRIX, Haswell Too
by Ian Cutress on June 3, 2013 2:29 AM EST- Posted in
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- Computex 2013
Despite Computex not officially starting yet, I am spending most of today in the Gigabyte suite. Before my booth tour I took a quick look around and a couple of little devices caught my eye: Kabini (and Haswell) in a BRIX. So BRIX is Gigabyte's take on the Intel NUC, and the first designs of BRIX could be found on the web a while ago - the first models with the BRIX design should be on sale shortly, with these Kabini and Haswell models to follow.
The Kabini model was placed with a list of compatible APUs: A4-5000, E3-3000, E1-2500 and E1-2100. Similarly the Haswell model is placed next to a sign stating compatibility up to an i7-4500U.
Connectivity includes a pair of USB 2.0 (not shown above), headphone output, two USB 3.0, ethernet, dual display (HDMI/mDP) and a Kensington lock.
Clearly the ideal chip in this form factor would be a GT3e/Crystallwell part. I am having a full guided tour of the booth later today and will ask questions such as storage, price/release date, and hopefully some internal shots!
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HisDivineOrder - Monday, June 3, 2013 - link
"Clearly the ideal chip in this form factor would be a GT3e/Crystallwell part."The understatement of the year.
HisDivineOrder - Monday, June 3, 2013 - link
Now nVidia needs to take Maxwell with its built-in ARM CPU and make its own version of these with another box with a Thunderbolt connection.Then you should be able to connect one to the other and make a system of two boxes with an Intel CPU that defers to the nVidia GPU to do graphics work. Attach a second GPU box, a USB3 hub, and a usb sound card.
Just be sure you have enough power sockets.
knirfie - Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - link
Seems to me like these things would make a really nice HTPC. Would love to see a Kabini vs Haswell i3 comparison for HTPC purposes.