Friday, January 31st 2014
SAPPHIRE Announces the EDGE DS8 Mini PC
SAPPHIRE Technology has just announced a new metal-cased model in its EDGE Series of mini-PCs targeted for use in professional AV solutions and as a Digital Signage player.
The SAPPHIRE EDGE DS8 is based on the powerful 4-core Trinity A8 accelerated processing unit (APU) from AMD, delivering excellent performance and high quality graphics, housed in a robust wall-mountable metal enclosure measuring only 168 mm x 235 mm by 46 mm thick. It is designed for 24/7 operation in the more demanding applications of ProAV installations, POS applications and especially as a Digital Signage player.
Specification includes 8GB RAM, 64 GB High MTBF commercial grade SSD, and support for two or more simultaneous 1080p60 displays connected via its HDMI and mini DisplayPort outputs. I/O includes 4x USB 2.0 and 2x USB 3.0 ports for the connection of peripheral devices such as touch screens or sensors, as well as SPDIF, audio connect jacks, WiFi support and a standard RJ-45 Gigabit LAN port.
The SAPPHIRE EDGE DS8 has just received certification from SCALA for its industry standard Signage software making it a prime contender for new Digital Signage projects
The SAPPHIRE EDGE DS8 ships with a 2-year warranty.
The SAPPHIRE EDGE DS8 is based on the powerful 4-core Trinity A8 accelerated processing unit (APU) from AMD, delivering excellent performance and high quality graphics, housed in a robust wall-mountable metal enclosure measuring only 168 mm x 235 mm by 46 mm thick. It is designed for 24/7 operation in the more demanding applications of ProAV installations, POS applications and especially as a Digital Signage player.
The SAPPHIRE EDGE DS8 has just received certification from SCALA for its industry standard Signage software making it a prime contender for new Digital Signage projects
The SAPPHIRE EDGE DS8 ships with a 2-year warranty.
21 Comments on SAPPHIRE Announces the EDGE DS8 Mini PC
I'm glad they finally released an adequate cooler for the 290s. That's great!
Unfortunately 99% of the coolers that Sapphire uses on the rest of the portfolio are Fisher Price style plastic junk that should only be sold at Toys R Us.
This computer though, made me lol because it resemble the very low end miserable junk that Sapphire has been putting out for over a decade. It's almost like they went into the warehouse last week and culled all of the junkers and glued them together to make a PC :laugh:
Don't let it ruffle your feathers. It's meant to be funny. It's not like other brands don't have shameful products too. Sapphire just has the most :p
As for the 290, have fun sending it back to the factory every time you need to remove the shroud or sink to deep clean or change the TIM since Sapphire voids warranty.
Race car?
Bad guy race car?
This must be the race car for the derp sidekick.
what car is this?
Blue stripes means this one must go faster :)
I made the mistake of buying this one when I thought I saw a legit heat sink because of the heat pipe. Boy was a disappointed.
My personal favorite:
Is it a boat? Is it a plane? Nope, it was just another overpriced, voltage locked turd with a curiously high rebate that never comes in the mail.
Anyway, I think the PC looks cool. It reminds me of a subwoofer heatsink :)