Personal computer — this has long been not only a cumbersome system unit and monitor, as this phrase is now called nettops and more compact devices of class «micro-PC.» For public discussion was presented the computer Droid Stick T4 from a Chinese company Kimdecent, barely surpassing dimensions of a standard USB-stick with its size.



Initially, the micro-PC Kimdecent Droid Stick T4 comes with preinstalled Google Android, updated to version 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich, but the manufacturer provides the ability to install any other distro. The only requirement is to it — the support of processors with the architecture of ARM. By the way, a modification of Linux Ubuntu can work with it.


The system in this case is on the internal flash memory of 4 GB, which can be increased through the use of cards microSD. Supported capacity — 32 gigabytes. Kimdecent Droid Stick T4 is based on the processor Allwinner A10 dual-core and 1.5 GHz. Full-time package includes a 1-gigabyte memory …

Deepcool can be boldly attributed to the manufacturers that are constantly improving their mastery is the elaboration of hardware components. The company’s second revision of CPU cooler Ice Blade Pro is a bright confirmation of this statement. Codenamed Ice Blade Pro v2.0, this product is supposed to exceed its predecessor in performance, noise level and consumer appeal. But let’s start its reviewing from technical peculiarities.



Technical Peculiarities


Deepcool Ice Blade Pro v2.0 features the following specifications:

— dimensions: 161x125x70 mm (+fan(s) 120 mm), ultimate weight – 981 g;

— compatibility: Intel Socket LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/775, AMD Socket 939/FM1/FM2/AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+;

— heatsink: tower framework consists of 49 aluminum plates, 4 heatpipes and a base supporting Core Touch technology;

— fan: dimensions — 120x120x25 mm, type of bearing – fluid-film bearing, nominal/startup fan voltage – 12/7 V, maximal power consumption – …

Ardent gamers may start waiting for compact nettops from Shuttle, providing perfect gaming experience. We are speaking about the Gaming Nano X1 line of PCs, performed in the small form factor and possessing such dimensions: 142 × 142 × 86 mm.



Customers will be offered two different versions – one with the four-core Intel Core i5-7300HQ (2.5–3.5 GHz) processor and another with the Core i7-7700HQ (2.8–3.8 GHz) CPU. The DDR4 RAM capacity is 8 or 16 GB respectively.


The graphics subsystem includes the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 discrete accelerator, equipped with 3 (6) GB of memory. Storage can be ensured by the 1 TB 2.5-inch hard drive and the М.2 solid-state module (up to 256 GB). The novelty is operated by Windows 10 Home.


The DisplayPort, as well as three HDMI interfaces allow to hook up monitors. This powerful device is compatible with a VR-headset. Among other connectivity options one can find Wi-Fi 802.11ас and Bluetooth wireless adapters, the Ethernet …