Four Quiet and Powerful Mini PCs for Intel CPUs

Both Intel processors we tested

We had various memory modules on hand for testing

We had various memory modules on hand for testing

We used PCIe graphics cards of various heights and widths

We used PCIe graphics cards of various heights and widths

Not every fanless graphics card will fit in these barebones

Not every fanless graphics card will fit in these barebones

Two expansion cards require this type of graphics card and won't fit into every mini-PC

Two expansion cards require this type of graphics card and won’t fit into every mini-PC

Two Hitachi 7200 RPM Serial ATA disk drives

Two Hitachi 7200 RPM Serial ATA disk drives

Front view

Front view

Both drives mount inside a clip-on drive cage.

Both drives mount inside a clip-on drive cage.

The display reports status constantly

The display reports status constantly

RAID 0 (capacity) and RAID 1 (data redundancy) are supported

RAID 0 (capacity) and RAID 1 (data redundancy) are supported

The SR3610 can attach to a PC using either eSATA or USB 2.0

The SR3610 can attach to a PC using either eSATA or USB 2.0

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