[bluray]

Intense Intel Core CPU up to 1.7GHz dual core.......

-Fanless (silent)
-Intel Core i7-3517UE (powerful yet very compact)
-HD Graphics 4000 (the latest and the greatest Intel iGPU)
-17W TDP (very low power consumption)
-HDMI 1.4a (3d video, bitstreaming HD audio, etc)
-Two USB 3.0 host ports, 5 Gbit/s (very fast)
-Bluetooth 3.0 (ready for your favorite BT keyboard, mouse, remote, etc)
-802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi, 2 antennas (fast connections)

[BORIStheBLADE]

In the past hasn't the Intel GPU been a head ache for users? Other than that I love it.

[Jetster]

wow a fanless i7

[solamnic]

Toooooo expensive...

[bluray]

Toooooo expensive...

If you want the best, smallest, fanless (silent) and looks good in any entertainment center, it doesn't come cheap......

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In the past hasn't the Intel GPU been a head ache for users?

I haven't had problem with my HD2000 iGPU. The HD4000 iGPU should be better.....

[Dougie Fresh]

All I see here is a link to the product page and some specs. How did you come to declare this "simply the best"? Testing, reviews, something else?

[assassin]

Probably the same rigorous testing that the raspberry pi went through by everyone on this forum that recommends it ad nauseam.

[eskro]

Toooooo expensive...

+1

[bluray]

All I see here is a link to the product page and some specs. How did you come to declare this "simply the best"? Testing, reviews, something else?

Again, you're missing the magic word "MINI-PC". If there is a better fanless "MINI-PC" that look this good, with similar size (7.5″ x 6.3″ x 1.57″) and better spec than what I listed, you can post it in here......

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Toooooo expensive...

+1

I never said that it is cheap.....

[BORIStheBLADE]

Everybody seems to think something small should only be around $100.00. Fanless is always a bit more for starters..

[GortWillSaveUs]

I see that one of their similar products Fit PC2 had an additional external heat sink that you could purchase.
http://www.amazon.com/Heatsink-for-fit-P...f_se_p_t_1
Oddly enough, they don't list the operating temps for the Fit PC.

They do for this Intense PC model at either 50-70C depending on HDD or SSD.
It looks like they tried to make the case,..the actual heat sink.
Yikes,..I'd be concerned about touching that thing when it's running.

[Dougie Fresh]

Well, I suppose in the pure logic sense if something is unique then it can be declared "the best". By that rule it's also "the worst".

I was hoping for something a little more like an article or something saying it's the best -- maybe something that actually shows how it performs for HTPC. Being interested in mini-pcs and some of the mobile-based offerings I was hoping to see something but there's nothing to see here.

[bluray]

They do for this Intense PC model at either 50-70C depending on HDD or SSD.
It looks like they tried to make the case,..the actual heat sink.
Yikes,..I'd be concerned about touching that thing when it's running.

I used to have a fanless PC at work, and the case is the heatsink. Since the case is the heatsink and it is much bigger than the standard CPU heatsink/fan, it doesn't feel hot at all. Since the heatsink is outside the case, it dissipates the heat much faster than when it is inside the case. It felt warm......

[outatouch0]

Wow tough crowd here blu...
I think 'best' is a fair characterization simply based on the HW specs... it's an i7 for crying out loud. We know what it can do. We know what usb3 can do, hdmi, etc...
What does one want to compare this to?
I might prefer infra red to blue tooth but thats still fine.

Scared to know what it might cost...

[DavidT99]

Stating that it is the best is a bit provocative. It may be the smallest, the most powerful, the quietest, the cheapest mini PC but is it the best? Only if it matches all of the aforementioned.

David

BTW didn't Bluray post a thread recently stating that he had already found "the best"? Is there another "the best" coming out next week/month/year.