AOOSTAR N1 Pro Mini PC Launched with Impressively Compact Chassis and Dual 2.5G Ethernet

[GGforever]

Right now, all eyes are on the ever-so-compact Mac Mini with the M4 SoC. But that hardly stops other brands from coming out with Mini/SFF PCs with even tinier form factors, and AOOSTAR is no stranger to that trend.

The brand's latest offering, the N1 Pro, rocks a shockingly compact chassis, coming in at just 0.33 liters and weighing just over 300 grams. The system is clearly extremely compact, and can be hauled around pretty easily with very little effort. That said, the system's compactness comes with a major drawback: performance.




The mini PC is powered by the paltry Intel N100 - a CPU that is almost two years old and boasts a quad-core setup without Hyper-Threading. With a maximum clock speed of just 3.4 GHz, the N100 is far from a powerhouse chip by any means. However, for most day-to-day tasks such as casual web browsing and lightweight office work, the processor should be potent enough.

The N1 Pro is available in three configurations - barebones, one with 12 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD, and one with 12 GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD. The configurations are priced at $159, $199, and $259 respectively. The system boasts an okayish port selection, consisting of USB Type-C, HDMI, DisplayPort 1.4, triple USB 3.2 Gen 2, and dual 2.5 G Ethernet ports, while wireless networking is taken care of by Wi-Fi 6.



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[Frick]

Ohhh hey $159? I haven't looked at these kinds of things for a long time, but that feels like a pretty excellent price. Is 2.5G that common now?

 

[Space Lynx]

Ohhh hey $159? I haven't looked at these kinds of things for a long time, but that feels like a pretty excellent price. Is 2.5G that common now?

yes, lot of people in America have access to over 1 gig down now.

also my Dad has something similar to this, N100 mini-PC, and it works well for all the basic stuff he does, no lag or anything, it's all most old people need.

 

[AhmadMZ99]

guess it's more worth it than Windows 365 Link, cheaper and everything is stored locally

 

[Solaris17]

yes, lot of people in America have access to over 1 gig down now.

What? Do you have the census data for that? Because afaik the US is still one of the worst nations for broadband access.

 

[Jomale]

What? Do you have the census data for that? Because afaik the US is still one of the worst nations for broadband access.

You have never been to Germany, aren't you?

Internetgeschwindigkeit nach Ländern 2024 | Statista

In welchem Land gibt es das schnellste Internet? Singapur führt das Länderranking zur Internetgeschwindigkeit an.

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[Solaris17]

You have never been to Germany, aren't you?

Internetgeschwindigkeit nach Ländern 2024 | Statista

In welchem Land gibt es das schnellste Internet? Singapur führt das Länderranking zur Internetgeschwindigkeit an.

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Thats speed. Im talking about /access/.

Additionally USA FCC considers "broadband" as 25mb/s. So even if we went by speed. Saying XX% of Americans have access to broadband doesnt not mean they have access to /fast/ internet.

 

[Frick]

yes, lot of people in America have access to over 1 gig down now.

I meant 2.5G networking gear.

 

[Neo_Morpheus]

Thats speed. Im talking about /access/.

Additionally USA FCC considers "broadband" as 25mb/s. So even if we went by speed. Saying XX% of Americans have access to broadband doesnt not mean they have access to /fast/ internet.

I could be wrong, but I think they raised to 100 mb/s but yes, the whole thing is still a mess.

And dont forget, you most likely will end up with cable, which is asymmetrical, so crappy uploads.

I meant 2.5G networking gear.

I see more and more mobos and mini pcs coming with them.

Plus switches are also really cheap these days.

Personally I wonder why many of these mini pc's insist in bringing 2 Ethernet ports instead of more USB ports.

I get that some of the low ends can be used as firewalls, but plenty of them seems to target the desktop and they could use more USB ports instead of this.

 

[Hakker]

Why is this news when you can buy these for months already on aliexpress. I got an N100 with 16GB such a case for I believe 190 euro (that including taxes) I use it for Home Assistant and Pihole and stuff that I can easily separate for my fileserver.

 

[Space Lynx]

What? Do you have the census data for that? Because afaik the US is still one of the worst nations for broadband access.

just go to comcast/xfinity website, and type in a zip code near any major city - rural areas struggle still, but small towns near big cities all seem to have over 1 gig down now

 

[TumbleGeorge]

I could be wrong, but I think they raised to 100 mb/s but yes, the whole thing is still a mess.

Yes but just before 7-8 months. Too early?
Is there a mandatory deadline for it to be adopted and implemented by ISPs, or will each ISP change the definition of subscriptions provided whenever they want?

 

[Neo_Morpheus]

Yes but just before 7-8 months. Too early?
Is there a mandatory deadline for it to be adopted and implemented by ISPs, or will each ISP change the definition of subscriptions provided whenever they want?

Good questions, I really dont know the answers.

 

[lexluthermiester]

This little system is down-right dinky! Impressive. $160(barebones) is not a bad deal for what's on offer.