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The bios with the Sapphire EDGE-HD Mini PC is rather basic, much as we would expect from an ATOM powered system. There are various settings for everyday settings, however it is worth mentioning that to install a new operating system the boot settings have to be changed to the USB drive device. This is detailed in the instructions however, so Sapphire haven't left inexperienced users wondering what to do.
Above, the specifications of the Sapphire EDGE-HD Mini PC as shown with CPUz and GPUz. The Atom processor is a 2 physical + 2 logical design which runs at 1.66ghz. The nVidia ION graphics runs at 535mhz on the core and the 512mb of GDDR3 memory is clocked at 790mhz, this is connected to a 64 bit memory interface.
The Windows Experience index registers a final score of 3.4, which is directly tied to the worst performing component in the system, the Intel ATOM processor.
I cant get over the size of that, its staggeringly small.
Beautiful bit of kit, reasonable pricing too. silent and low power, we all should be working toward that, not 40GB processing power.
My electric bill this quarter was insane. 🙁 I need to go green.
They should have made it with Fusion E350, its much better !maybe a revision 2 ?
They really should have made the stand thinner to match the low profile shape. its by far the biggest part of the design. It looks to me (although I might be wrong) that they could have made it much thinner but kept it stable and balanced.
Nice product, but ive already got an atom netbook and it drives me friggin crazy. they are such a crap CPU.
This is certainly a showcase of engineering capability. its hard to get good cooling in such a case design. I love it, even though its an Atom. E350 would make much more sense for Sapphire, but obviously they were tied into the atom platform for this build.
Ideal for a home server/media center. looks great.
I like the fact they opted for a decent sized hard drive in it.
Shocked to see Sapphire working with Intel and nvidia components in this. just checked that hell hasnt frozen over.
is it silent enough to have it in the sleeping room or does only the shuttle xs fanless design work there?
I think its quiet enough to have in a bedroom yes. I couldnt even hear it from 5 feet away. Id hate to say its completely silent because if you had this unit close to your head and under load during the evening then perhaps you would hear the fan.
I’m sorry, does everyone seem to forget the Raspberry Pi these days?