Mele is currently showcasing a mini PC powered by Intel Atom Z3735D quad core processor at the Hong Kong Electronics Fair, and the company has started taking OEM orders for $49 (MOQ 1000) for the barebone model without memory.
Mele PCG03 Specifications:
- SoC – Intel Atom Z3735D “Bay Trail” quad core processor @ 1.33 GHz (Bust freq: 1.83 GHz) with Intel HD graphics
- System Memory – Optional 1 or 2 GB DDR3
- Storage – Optional 16, 32, or 64 GB eMMC + micro SD slot
- Video Output – HDMI 1.4, VGA and Composite (RCA),
- Audio I/F – HDMI, Stereo RCA, optical S/PDIF, and MIC and earphone jack.
- Connectivity – 10/100M Ethernet, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
- USB – 2x USB 2.0 host
- Power Supply – N/A
The box will run either Windows 8.1 or Android. I’m a little confused to what “barebone” means for this type of mini PC because the DDR3 and eMMC chips are most probably soldered to the board, so a barebone model would simply be unusable. Or maybe my assumption is wrong, and you can insert SO-DIMM modules. On the video & audio front, Mele claims it can handle 4K UHD / 1080p videos and Live TV, VOD, XBMC, YouTube, Netflix… apps, as well as Dolby Digital and DTS.
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This one will run openelec just fine 🙂 , thank you for sharing Jean-Luc
Status Launched Launch Date Q1’14 Processor Number Z3735D # of Cores 4 # of Threads 4 Clock Speed 1.33 GHz Burst Frequency 1.83 GHz L2 Cache 2 MB Instruction Set 64-bit Embedded Options Available No Lithography 22 nm Scenario Design Power (SDP) 2.2 W Recommended Customer Price N/A Datasheet Link Conflict Free Yes -Memory Specifications Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 2 GB Memory Types DDR3L-RS-1333 # of Memory Channels 1 Max Memory Bandwidth 10.6 GB/s -Graphics Specifications Processor Graphics ‡ Intel® HD Graphics Graphics Base Frequency 311 MHz Graphics Burst Frequency 646 MHz -Package Specifications Package Size 17mm… Read more »
Are these the new Intel Atom SoCs manufactured by Rockchip?
Barebone must mean a SO-DIMM module slot, just as Mini-ITX PCs.
Does it come with IR-receiver and/or a optional remote control?
Could it be possible to install Win 8 on SD Card?
Thank you for this wonderful news !
Finally very interesting prices for boxes Bay Trail, Mele did a very good gesture on price.
Strongly the test with reading several video formats !
No sata… No USB 3.0 … No gigabit LAN…
@Leo And aren’t these the Intel processors with a dodgy bootloader that makes installing Linux difficult?
@onebir I have a Onda V975w, which has a Z3735D. The bootloader is a standard UEFI x32 with the classic bios style configuration. I have gotten it to boot linux, but: 1. The storage subsystem has issues (Gives out errors, I can’t remember if I was able to mount it) 2. UEFI x32… practically noone makes images for UEFI x32, but I found a copy of grub from some fedora image that works as I was too lazy to build it. 3. There’s a odd timing issue, which causes keyboard input (OTG+Hub) to go through different repeat rates in steps.… Read more »
@Harley
Intel SoC developed by Rockchip are of the “Sofia” family, and are mainly designed for smartphones and tablets, as they include 3G and LTE support.
@nimeq Ta – sounds just as problematic as ARM linux. Not for me!
Looks like retail price will start at $99. http://androidpc.es/blog/2014/10/14/mele-pcg03-un-nuevo-mini-pc-con-soc-intel-y-androidwindows-8-1/
nimeq : @onebir I have a Onda V975w, which has a Z3735D. The bootloader is a standard UEFI x32 with the classic bios style configuration. I have gotten it to boot linux, but: 1. The storage subsystem has issues (Gives out errors, I can’t remember if I was able to mount it) 2. UEFI x32… practically noone makes images for UEFI x32, but I found a copy of grub from some fedora image that works as I was too lazy to build it. 3. There’s a odd timing issue, which causes keyboard input (OTG+Hub) to go through different repeat rates… Read more »
@dhead666
4. I meant the RTL8723AS driver from the github repo
@onebir
Liliputing has loaded Ubuntu on a Zotac mini PC (also Bay Trail-T), and it runs, but at least Wi-Fi is not working. http://liliputing.com/2014/10/run-ubuntu-zotac-zbox-pico-mini-pc-kinda.html
@Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) Oooh – that’s great. Someone will iron out the problems I’m sure 🙂
Mele contacted me: “Mass production of PCG03 will be on end of November, shipping will be on December. “
Too bad it’s not based on the new Core M based on Broadwell die. They are supposed to run fanless and perform much better than this Atom Z3735D
@fossxplorer
A Core M mini PC would be nice, but the price would be over $300.
MeLe PCG03 is now available for 2GB RAM / 32GB eMMC on Ebay for $149 -> Ebay – http://www.ebay.com/itm/MeLE-Super-Windows8-1-Mini-PCG03-Intel-Quad-Core-2GB-Ram-32GB-Rom-VGA-HDMI-/251795099061
It’s also on Aliexpress, but much more expensive ($195) -> http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/2015-First-Fanless-Intel-Quad-Core-Mini-PC-with-VGA-MeLE-PCG03-Ultra-HD-4K-HDMI/715968_32265759335.html