While the original ZimaBoard shipped with Intel Apollo Lake processors that were already more than four years old at the time that the board launched, the ZimaBoard 2 is powered by a current-gen Intel Twin Lake processor that should bring a significant boost in CPU and graphics performance. The company says users can expect a 200 percent performance boost, even though the new model runs cooler and quieter and uses less power while idle.

I thought a lot about buying the first version of this. Glad I waited. Very cool. Homelabbers: have some gear lust to start your weekend. Happy Friday!

  • Ulrich
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    910 days ago

    Why wouldn’t you just buy one of the plethora of existing Mini PCs?

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        9 days ago

        why not welcome competitive form factors

        My question is whether it’s competitive. Because it looks like a gimmick to me. The other options seem to have a lot more choices and options.

        Plus IceWhale sold my information so I don’t trust them.

        If you want PCIe there’s no shortage of USFF office PCs from Dell and Lenovo.