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Product
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ML400G-50 Fanless mini-ITX system
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Manufacturer
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Logic Supply
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Base Price
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$871.20
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While fanless PCs have been around for well over a decade, it's only in recent
years that their full silent potential came to fruition with the descent of
solid state drive pricing into affordability. Logic Supply has been working
this sector for many years, with a signficant portion of their catalog devoted
to small, fanless, silent PCs, particularly for industrial and commerical use.
These systems are more powerful than ever before, despite their small size and
low power profile, thanks to improvements in CPU energy efficiency and sheer
computing power.
The latest of Logic Supply fanless system samples to arrive at SPCR is a mini-ITX
system sporting an Intel Core i5-4200M (Haswell) 2.5 GHz Processor, a middle-class
dual-core mobile processor launched in Q2 2013. The dimunitive 2.2 liter case
is the heatsink for the CPU; it siphons the heat to the all-aluminum cover for
convection cooling. The silver and bright orange may look familiar; it is the
same motif featured in the Logic
Supply ML300, a fanless NUC-based system.
Familar silver & oraange color motif for the ML400G.
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| Dimension |
196 x 57 x 202 mm (2.25
liters)
7.71" x 2.24" x 7.95" |
| Motherboard |
mini-ITX (ASRock IMB-180) |
| CPU |
Intel Core i5-4200M (Haswell)
2.5 GHz Processor: Socket G3 |
| Chipset |
Intel® QM87 |
| Memory |
Transcend SO-DIMM DDR3 1600
8GB |
| LAN |
Intel I210 GbE
Intel I217LM GbE with vPro |
| Audio |
Realtek ALC269 |
| Graphics |
Intel HD 4000 |
| Resolution (Max.) |
HDMI: 4096x2304 @ 24 Hz
Mini DP: 3840x2160 @ 60 Hz |
| Expansion Slots |
1 x mSATA slot
1 x Half-size mini-PCIe slot occupied by the WiFi+BT card
1 x SATA slot |
| Front I/O |
2 USB 2.0 ports
Power Button |
| Rear I/O |
1 HDMI port
2 DisplayPort
1 VGA port
4 USB 3.0 ports
2 Gb LAN ports
3 RS-232/422/485 COM ports
2 Audio jacks; line-out, mic-in |
| Storage |
Emphase Enterprise MLC
mSATA SSD G5 128 GB |
| Power Supply |
Power Adapter DC 12 V, 8.33
A, 100 W Level V efficiency |
| Mounting |
DIN-mount
VESA-mount
Wall-mount |
| Environment |
Operating Temperature: 0°C
~ 40°C |
| *Different CPU, RAM & SSD options available.
Price of the above config at time of writing (w/o OS) was $1,077.85 |
The main advantage of a mobile processor is that it usually runs cooler than
a similar desktop part. The dual-core, hyperthreaded Intel Core i5-4200M has
a TDP of 37W, which is low, but not oustanding. The closest desktop comparables
in the Haswell lineup are Core i5-4570T and Core i5-4570TE, 2.9 and 2.7 GHz
variants of the same part, both rated at 35W. Interestingly, the volume price
on the 4200M is $225 while the prices of the 4570 desktop parts are lower, $192.
Admittedly, TDP isn't the only factor that determines the cooling challenge
in a CPU. In Haswell and Ivy Bridge desktop CPUs, for example, the use of TIM
(instead of solder) between the heatspreader and the actual die has made them
run hotter than previous generations, despite similar TDP ratings. The mobile
4200M may be easier to cool because it doesn't feature a heatspreader; the die
makes direct contact with the heatsink base, eliminating one layer of potential
thermal loss.
To use a mobile processor, the ASRock
IMB-180 board in this system is fitted with a rPGA947 socket. The ASRock
board is surprisingly full featured, with two gigabit LAN ports, 4x USB 3.0,
8x USB 2.0, and a full complement of 4x SATA3. Of course, there is room for
only one drive in the case, so all those extra SATA ports will remain buried
and unused.
The system came safely double-boxed in a plain cardboard carton.
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Package contents: The ML400G, Seasonic "Level V" efficiency
12VDC 80W power brick, VESA brackets, power cord, screws and zip ties.
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