Gigabyte Brix BTIP-N250 Mini PC Unveiled With Quad-Core CPU and 2.5" Bay

[GGforever]

Yet another Brix mini PC from Gigabyte has hit the scene, powered by the very modest six-watt Intel N250 CPU. Undoubtedly, this mini PC is targeted at folks with modest computing demands. If the system's specifications are anything to go by, the BTIP-N250 is most likely to command an affordable price tag, although that cannot be said with certainty for now considering that Gigabyte is yet to reveal any pricing or availability details regarding the system.

As mentioned, the Intel N250 quad-core, quad-thread processors is not here to set any performance records. That said, the N250 is actually as performant as the Zen+ Ryzen 5 3500U, which means moderate workloads and office-based workflows are likely not going to be much of a challenge for the system. The processor can be paired with up to 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and the system supports M.2 as well as 2.5" drives to take care of storage requirements. Dual USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, dual USB-A 3.2 gen 2, HDMI, and audio in/out ports are also present. Wireless connectivity can be added via the M.2 2230 slot, while the 1G ethernet takes care of wired networking.



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[bonehead123]

Since it appears to be a barebones model, I'll give 'em $99.99 for it

 

[MCJAxolotl7]

Six watts? The iPhone 2G charger is significantly more, and that's less wattage then the human body uses walking at literally a snail's pace. (0.03mph)

 

[watzupken]

While I agree that the budget Intel chips are pretty decent in performance (as long as you don't expect it to do miracles), I do think the price is too high. The only saving grace I feel that is worth getting the likes of the N series is the support for AV1. Otherwise, I generally find these mini PCs with AMD's 5xxx mobile chips just slightly more expensive, while offering more performance when it comes to CPU or the iGPU.

 

[kondamin]

bring your own wifi in 2025?

 

[Caring1]

Intel N series CPU = instant E-waste.

 

[MCJAxolotl7]

While I agree that the budget Intel chips are pretty decent in performance (as long as you don't expect it to do miracles), I do think the price is too high. The only saving grace I feel that is worth getting the likes of the N series is the support for AV1. Otherwise, I generally find these mini PCs with AMD's 5xxx mobile chips just slightly more expensive, while offering more performance when it comes to CPU or the iGPU.

Yeah, just put an APU in it.

 

[Nuke Dukem]

Intel N series CPU = instant E-waste.

For you, maybe. As someone else pointed out above, performance is perfectly adequate, as long as you don't expect miracles. If memory serves me right, these chips are about as fast as something like an i5 6500 — you could even get some work done on them — and there are countless people around the world that are perfectly happy running even older and/or slower hardware. These chips just do that at a fraction of the power and case volume. I don't see anything wrong with that.

 

[Wirko]

bring your own wifi in 2025?

Or maybe not. Does *every* desktop PC need wireless these days?