Intel
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors was launched in September 2023 with a focus on mobile platforms. Multiple mini-PC vendors have utilized these processors to market offerings in the SFF / UCFF desktop market. ACEMAGIC is an Asian manufacturer with products in multiple categories including micro-PCs, UCFF (ultra-compact form-factor) and SFF (small form-factor) PCs, and notebooks. They were one of the first to market with Meteor Lake-based desktop systems. The ACEMAGIC F2A 125H is the entry-level version of the F2A line, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. It is a bit larger than the traditional NUCs, slotting it in the SFF category. However, that allows for the processor to be operated at 65W (compared to the 28 - 40W adopted in the...
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78 by Jarred Walton on 4/8/2011
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28 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/7/2011
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33 by Johan De Gelas on 4/6/2011
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26 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/5/2011
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39 by Dustin Sklavos on 4/2/2011
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27 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/29/2011
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19 by Dustin Sklavos & Jarred Walton on 3/29/2011
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25 by Jarred Walton on 3/28/2011
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194 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/28/2011
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48 by Jarred Walton on 3/17/2011
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54 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/15/2011
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198 by Anand Lal Shimpi, Brian Klug & Vivek Gowri on 3/10/2011
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68 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/10/2011
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57 by Jarred Walton on 3/4/2011
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40 by Johan De Gelas on 3/3/2011
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128 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 3/2/2011
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28 by Dustin Sklavos on 2/28/2011
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130 by Andrew Cunningham on 2/24/2011
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47 by Dustin Sklavos on 2/23/2011
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21 by Ryan Smith on 2/14/2011
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