In addition to unveiling their new ECS Liva Z2 which has been created to replace the older Liva Z system. Elitegroup Computer Systems or ECS has also been showcasing other mini PC systems at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show 2018, launching shortly and take the form of the Liva Q2 and Liva One SoC. All three new mini PC systems will feature Intel Gemini Lake low-power processors although each has its specific design and specifications. ECS is making all three mini PC systems available with 10 watt Intel Celeron or Pentium Silver Gemini Lake processor options and equipped the compact computer systems with native support for HDMI 2.0 together with other features.
The new ECS Liva Q2 can be equipped with up to 64GB of eMMC storage, and its processor can be supported by a maximum of 4 GB of RAM. Other features include connectivity via 802.11ac WiFi, Gigabit Ethernet and Bluetooth 4.1 and included ports take the form of a USB 3.0 Type-C port, a USB 2.0 Type-A port and ECS has also included a handy microSD card slot for further expansion if required. An ECS Liva Q2 system equipped with 32 GB of on-board storage and 4 GB of RAM is expected to be priced at around $164 without any operating system installed, or if you would prefer pre-installed with Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 operating system for $180.
The ECS Liva One SoC is a more substantial, traditional looking compact PC which provides users with a single DDR4 SODIMM slot for memory. Its also equipped with two 2.5 inch drives and an M.2 SSD with connections taking the form of S/PDIF and COM ports, HDMI 2.0, VGA, 2 x USB 3.0 ports, and 4 x USB 2.0 ports. Unfortunately, no information on worldwide availability or pricing has been announced as yet for the ECS Liva One SoC.
If you’d like to learn more about the ECS Liva Z2 jump over to our previous article. As soon as pricing and worldwide availability are announced for the Liva One SoC, we will keep you up-to-date as always.
Source: HardwareLuxx : AnandTech : Liliputing
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