[pcdoodle]

Interesting that it's using the Atom x5-Z8350. I've seen idle power consumption under 1.5W on these chips when software is setup properly.

I'm wondering if intel are still selling these chips or are they going to run out when supply dries up?

[teleforce]

For the profit choosing the cheapest Intel Atom available probably make sense, but the reality is that this CPU seems slow [1]. The Atom CPU only supports 2 GB RAM maximum, it's strange that it's advertised supporting up to 8 GB RAM. This CPU also categorized as mobile, given that most of the users probably use the PC+keyboard as PC replacement perhaps it's a poor choice of CPU.

Having said that I really think this PC+keyboard form factor is excellent for educational setup where the students can use with their own or lab monitor. It can also work with external portable screen [2].

The good choice of CPU for this low cost PC+keyboard would be the latest Celeron G9000. The Celeron CPU cost double around USD40 but for the price you get dual-core 3.4 GHz speed with up to 128 GB RAM supporting 4K display [3]. If someone can sell this PC+keyboard with this Celeron CPU with 64GB RAM at USD150 price it will probably sell like hot cakes. Perhaps a good opportunity for a crowd supply type of development.

[1]https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/8a7snc/is_the_atom...

[2]https://www.techradar.com/reviews/asus-zenscreen-mb16a-porta...

[3]https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/96163/i...

[wmf]

That processor was discontinued over a year ago.