I'm really liking the Mintbox Mini Pro specs, more than the Udoo x86 Ultra. The cpubenchmark scores are similar, but the amd option is higher. I currently have 2x hp stream 11s that I like, but the intel GPU has a lot of artifact-ing in a lot of games and other things. I've always had good luck with AMD gpus in the past in linux. I want to say that both are over priced. But relative to a NUC, are they? Mostly I want the hp stream 11 with 4x's the RAM, so these seem to fit the bill. If only for something to hold me over until the next best thing, to be retired as over powered routers later.

Thoughts? Opinion? Other options for 10W fanless computers for less?

HP - Stream 11
CPU - Intel - Celeron N2840
Price - $200-ish
cpubenchmark score - 1026

Compulab - Mint box mini pro
CPU - AMD - A10-Micro 6700T
Price - $415-ish
cpubenchmark score - 1875

Udoo - x86 Ultra
CPU - Intel - Pentium N3710
Price $270-ish (no case and not available yet)
cpubenchmark score - 1794

I know azulle has a lesser intel offering for < $200 with 4GB ram. Which is tempting, but not that much of an upgrade from my current hp stream 11. My living situation is in an older home circa 70s, so it's was never really wired for 100s of Watts gaming computers. Plus being able to run several computers and powered speakers from one plug has it's perks. Plus in the southern united states, so something that doesn't double as a toaster oven has it's perks.

The intel offering maxes at 8GB ram. The amd offering maxes at 16GB ram and could be had with that for slightly more in the compulab fitlet H. If money were more free flowing I'd probably do the skull canyon NUC with 32GB ram, but it's not.

Yeah, NUC prices are kinda up there.

I toyed with the idea of getting a industrial tough case intel one.
With a Broadwell cpu and 16 gig of ram.

But the prices floored me also.

Might help.

Might not.

I guess I should add that solid-run has a variant of the intel offering (pentium n3710). But by the time you build it out with case and max ram (8GB), it's $360. With a $40 extra fee that is NOT itemized in anyway, which is borderline shady IMO.

https://www.solid-run.com/product-ca...braswell-soms/

Might average 10W a Liva X2. http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Pro...yID=17&LanID=0

One was on sale a week ago maybe just over $120??

Specs about the same as my HP Stream 11s and maxes at 4GB ram. I'm mostly wanting the ram upgrade 8GB+, since a lot of things don't run in 2GB or less now, and in a few years 8GB might be a bit starved. The last HP Stream 11 I bought was $162 after taxes (display model and other discounts). And that was off the shelf.