The Taiwan Akasa vendor adds to its products range the Pascal MD (A-NUC40-M1B) chassis, designed for mini PCs, built on the Dawson Canyon generation Intel NUC boards. According to the key specs, published on the manufacturer’s web-site, the specialty is compatible with such boards: NUC7i3DNBE, NUC7i3DNKE and NUC7i3DNHE.

 

The remarkable thing about this framework is its IP65 protection level, making it safe from humidity and dust. Akasa Pascal MD is almost entirely made of aluminium and has the following physical dimensions: 234.6 x 238 x 76.3 mm. Fins on the panels act as a heatsink and are responsible for 15 W Intel Kaby Lake-U chipsets cooling. The supply set includes power cords 2 m long.

 

Particular attention should be paid to the presence of moisture-proof connectors, USB 3.0, RJ-45 and HDMI interfaces. This high protection degree allows the novelty to be utilized in the industrial sphere, alongside with various embedded systems.
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Advanced PC monitors currently serve several functions at once, making them a welcome guest in every home. Indeed, up-dated monitors can be used as PC display and as TV-set connected to the computer. LG dared to combine both functions into one product, releasing LG M2752D model. This product is a sensible integration of PC display and TV-set facilities due to the implementation of TV tuner into the monitor framework. This model is based on an advanced IPS array, and boasts a range of brand technologies promoting for better color rendering and brightness.



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LG M2752D is distinguished by the implementation of traditional design. The clipboard contains only the company's logo and sensor of remote control station (RCS). All control elements are located on the bottom-right part of the display; all the elements are touch-sensitive. Unfortunately, there is no lighting for those buttons, nevertheless all manipulations can be realized by means of RCS. The display stand …

Gigabyte Technology adds another mainboard to its inventory: this time it’s GA-ABN350N-Gaming WiFi model, designed in Mini-ITX form-factor. The greenhorn is compatible with AMD AM4 platform as well as APU Raven Ridge provided that UEFI firmware is updated. It houses AMD B350 chipset that is eligible for overclocking.



Gigabyte GA-ABN350N-Gaming WiFi accommodates a 6-phase VRM system, allowing to install up to 32 GB of DDR4-3200 MHz memory modules. Expansion facilities are backed by a single PCIe 3.0 x16 bus, whereas storage subsystem is represented by four SATA III ports & one M.2 slot.


Furthermore, the back panel features a pair of USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, four USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, in addition to DisplayPort & HDMI video outputs. Network facilities are supported by Bluetooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi 802.11 adapters; besides, there is a wired gigabit controller, developed by Realtek.


Some other peculiarities of the motherboard include the integration of RGB Fusion LED backlight …