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...
The End of an Era: Intel's Desktop Motherboard Business to Ramp Down Over Next 3 Years
Today Intel made a sobering, but not entirely unexpected announcement: over the next 3 years Intel will be ramping down its own desktop motherboard business. Intel will continue to...
53 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/22/2013
Getting the Best out of an Ivy Bridge HTPC: Windows 8, madVR and More..
The build process and thermal performance of a fanless Ivy Bridge HTPC was covered in detail last month. I had indicated that the piece would be the first of...
138 by Ganesh T S on 1/20/2013
Intel's Quick Sync: Coming Soon to Your Favorite Open Source Transcoding Applications
Intel's hardware accelerated video transcode engine, Quick Sync, was introduced two years ago with Sandy Bridge. When it was introduced, I was immediately sold. With proper software support you...
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/14/2013
Intel Brings Core Down to 7W, Introduces a New Power Rating to Get There: Y-Series SKUs Demystified
For all of modern Intel history, it has specified a TDP rating for all of its silicon. The TDP rating is given at a specific max core temperature (Tj_MAX...
56 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/14/2013
Quick Look at ASUS UX51V: My CES 2013 Laptop
Brian and Vivek talked about their CES equipment, and I thought I’d chime in as well—except I don’t really have anything worth discussing other than my laptop. My Nikon...
21 by Jarred Walton on 1/12/2013
A Cheaper Way to 4K: Intel’s Collage Driver
A Cheaper Way to 4K: Intel’s Collage Driver If you heard my recent rant on Podcast 13, my main beef was with the state of monitors to the end user...
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A Brief Overview of CES' Ultrabooks
I dropped by the Intel booth to see what they had on display, and as expected that had a full lineup of Ultrabooks from various manufacturers. We’ve covered many...
22 by Jarred Walton on 1/10/2013
Intel Haswell GT3e GPU Performance Compared to NVIDIA's GeForce GT 650M
Haswell isn't expected to launch until the beginning of June in desktops and quad-core notebooks, but Intel is beginning to talk performance. Intel used a mobile customer reference board...
252 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2013
Lenovo’s Erazer X700 Gaming Desktop
Continuing our Lenovo coverage, we have another gaming-centric system from Lenovo, and I have to admit I never saw this one coming. The new Lenovo Erazer X700 is a...
2 by Jarred Walton on 1/9/2013
Lenovo’s Horizon All-In-One/Table PC
Lenovo was particularly proud of their Horizon all-in-one (AIO)/Table PC touchscreen computer, which at first glance seems much like any other AIO. Lenovo is adding their own special sauce...
4 by Jarred Walton on 1/9/2013
Lenovo Announces IdeaPad Yoga 11S
Last year at CES 2012, Lenovo unveiled their Yoga 13 laptop/tablet hybrid. The product was one of the most interesting ideas I saw at CES 2012, and it started...
5 by Jarred Walton on 1/9/2013
Lenovo ThinkPad Helix Demo
Lenovo was at the Aquanox as usual, with a slew of products on display. We'll take the items that caught our eye in turns, starting with the ThinkPad Helix...
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Acer Aspire S7 Ultrabook: Acer’s Best Foot Forward
Over the years, we’ve seen many budget-oriented Acer offerings of one form or another. There have also been a few higher-end options, but for most of their products Acer...
54 by Jarred Walton on 1/7/2013
MSI Announces Slider S20 Ultrabook Convertible
Next week kicks off CES 2013 in Las Vegas, and I along with many of the other AnandTech editors will be present. Prior to the actual start of the...
9 by Jarred Walton on 1/4/2013
The ARM vs x86 Wars Have Begun: In-Depth Power Analysis of Atom, Krait & Cortex A15
Late last month, Intel dropped by my office with a power engineer for a rare demonstration of its competitive position versus NVIDIA's Tegra 3 when it came to power...
140 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/4/2013
The x86 Power Myth Busted: In-Depth Clover Trail Power Analysis
The untold story of Intel's desktop (and notebook) CPU dominance after 2006 has nothing to do with novel new approaches to chip design or spending billions on keeping its...
163 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/24/2012
The Clover Trail (Atom Z2760) Review: Acer's W510 Tested
Microsoft’s Windows 8/RT launch has been a bit choppier than expected. I remember hearing rumors that the OS release could slip into next year, but it seems that the...
104 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/20/2012
Intel Launches “Centerton” Atom S1200 Family, First Atom For Servers
In recent months much has been made over the potential incursion of ARM into Intel’s tightly held server markets, and for good reason. ARM’s general focus on SoCs for...
35 by Ryan Smith on 12/11/2012
Holiday 2012 Workstation Buyer's Guide
Though mobile devices continue to consume more computing marketshare at the expense of traditional desktop PCs, phones and tablets, and to an extent even laptops, simply cannot compete with...
49 by Zach Throckmorton on 12/10/2012
Holiday 2012 Small Form Factor Buyer's Guide
There have been many interesting developments in the small form factor market segment since our last SFF buyer's guide. Specifically, current-generation Intel Ivy Bridge CPUs and AMD Trinity APUs...
74 by Zach Throckmorton on 12/5/2012
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