MeLE Quieter 4C fanless mini PC gets an Intel N150 "Twin Lake" spec bump - Liliputing

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The MeLE Quieter 4C is a fanless mini PC that’s small enough to fit in a pocket, but versatile enough to be used for a wide variety of applications. It can be connected to up to three displays, supports up 32GB of onboard RAM, and has an M.2 2280 slot for user-replaceable PCIe 3.0 NVMe storage.

When the Quieter 4C first launched in 2024 it shipped with an Intel N100 Alder Lake-N processor. Now MeLE has given the little computer a small spec bump: it’s now available with an Intel N150 Twin Lake processor. At time of publication, you can pick up a new model with an N150 chip, 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD from Amazon for $252 when you use the code 9JFE7Q0Z6XBM at checkout.

Amazon also offers a 32GB/512GB model for $270 (with the same coupon code). Or you can order one from MeLE’s website for $350 and up, although I’m not sure why you’d do that.

When Ian reviewed the Quieter 4C last year he found that it offered a good set of ports in a compact package as well as silent operation. He noted that MeLE did have to sacrifice a bit of performance in order to keep the little computer from overheating – while Intel’s Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake processors don’t generate a lot of heat, a fan really does come in handy when you’re trying to keep them cool in a space-constrained environment.

So I’d be curious to know whether new models with N150 chips offer better performance, or if MeLE caps the power limits to prevent overheating in such a way that there’s little to no functional difference between a Quieter 4C with an N100 chip and one with an N150 processor.

Intel’s N150 chip is basically just an N100 with support for slightly higher CPU and GPU frequencies. There are no architectural changes, so even under the best circumstances, I’d only expect a modest performance boost, if any. But in recent months most mini PC makers that had been offering systems with Alder Lake-N processors have begun switching to Twin Lake, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see Intel phase out the older chips eventually.

Aside from the new processor the updated MeLE Quieter 4C is identical to the original, which is probably why it still has the same model number.

The mini PC measures 131 x 81 x 18mm (5.2″ x 3.2″ x 0.7″) and features LPDDR5 memory, support for WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1, and a set of ports that includes:

The computer comes with a VESA mount that lets you attach it to the back of a display and MeLE says the Quieter 4C supports Wake on LAN, PXE, RTC Wake, and Auto Power On functionality.

via FanlessTech

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