Minix NEO N42C-4: Mini PC with Apollo Lake, SSD, USB-C (and Fan)

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Intel Gigabit Graphics 5051.1GHz and up to 2.5GHz, with graphics 4GB of up to 8GB of dual-channel DDR3L RAM and 32GB of eMMC 5.1 storage but can be joined by a drive SSD M.2 (standard 2280) thanks to a slot free inside. The technical card closes with a WiFi 802.11ac dual-band and Bluetooth 4.1 USB Type-C (including power supply), three USB 3.0 ports, one HDMI 1.4 mini DisplayPort power connector and 3.5 mm audio jack. At the bottom are the four screws to mount the Mini PC behind a monitor / TV through the VESA mount. The operating system is Windows 10 Pro.

According to Minix, its new NEO N42C-4 is currently in production but will be ready by the end of September. Marketing should start from October and the sale price should go around around 270 euros . We will be back in the coming weeks with the first pre-sales. Minix Neo N42C-4 full specs

• CPU: Intel® Pentium® Processor N4200 (1.10 GHz base, 2.50 GHz burst)
• GPU: Intel® HD Graphics 505 (200 MHz base, 750Mhz max)
• RAM: 4GB DDR3L (upgradeable to 8GB, 2xSODIMM)
• ROM: 32GB eMMC 5.1
• WiFi: 802.11b/g/n/ac, Dual Band
• LAN: 10/100/1000
• USB: 3 x USB 3.0, 1 x USB type-C
• Audio/Video: HDMI 1.4, Mini-DP (4K @ 60Hz), USB-C (4K @ 60Hz), Headphone Jack)
• Other: SATA M.2 slot, Bluetooth 4.1, 3.5mm audio jack combo
• OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

The Minix N42C-4 Mini PC does not have an external wi-fi antenna, as Minix devices usually have, but Minix engineers assured that the wi-fi reception will still be very good.
Sadly Minix did not increase the 32GB built-in ROM, which could still be a bit problematic with Windows 10 Pro updates.
Ironic, that's Microsoft's doing, as this is one of the restrictions they are putting in place for the free Windows 10 Pro licenses.
But with the SATA M.2 slot things are getting much more interesting, and there are already some solutions to move the licensed Windows from the eMMC to the M.2 slot.

Minix Neo N42C-4 will be available, as Claudio Carelli from Ridble found, in late October for ~269€.

We'll update the article with new details as soon we get them, so keep an eye on this article or on our Twitter feed.

Other Minix novelties: their Minix Neo C-D USB-C Multiport adapter comes handy for the MacBook Pro (but also for other new PC's) and offers HDMI, Thunderbolt 3, Micro SD and USB 3.0 ports. Neo C-D is accompanied by the Minix 20-inch Type-C / HDMI USB cable, which also looks great.

Source: startkr minipcdb