A pocket-sized 2.8-inch (72 x 72 x 45mm) mini PC based on an Intel Processor N100 SoC with 12GB LPDDR5, and up to 2TB storage has started to show up on Aliexpress for $154 and up under the names ZX01 Plus and Topton M6S.
This is the most compact Alder Lake-N mini PC we’ve seen so far, yet it still comes with two HDMI 2.0 ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 5 connectivity, and three USB 3.2 ports, plus a non-standard 12V USB-C port that’s now common for this type of mini PC.
ZX01 Plus / Topton M6S specifications:
- SoC – Intel Processor N100 Alder Lake-N quad-core processor @ up to 3.4 GHz (Turbo) with 6MB cache, 24 EU Intel HD graphics @ up to 750 MHz; TDP: 6W
- System Memory – 12GB LPDDR5 @ 4800 MHz
- Storage
- Optional 128GB to 2TB M.2 2242 SATA SSD, but the socket is also said to support NVMe SSDs (PCIe 3.0 x2)
- MicroSD card slot
- Video Output – 2x HDMI 2.0 up to 4Kp60
- Audio – 3.5mm audio jack, digital audio via HDMI
- Networking
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port
- Dual-band WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 via Intel 7265AC module
- USB – 3x USB 3.2 10Gbps ports
- Misc – Power button, smart silent fan for cooling
- Power Supply – 12V/3A via USB Type-C port (not USB PD compatible)
- Dimensions – 72 x 72 x 44.5mm
- Weight – 150 grams
If you do NOT order the barebone model, the mini PC will ships with Windows 11, and the company specifically says it does support Windows 10, but as we’ve just seen in Beelink EQ12 review, the Intel Processor N100 can run various operating systems such as Ubuntu, Debian, TrueNAS, pfSense, and so on. Ian’s review did however mention that WiFi and Bluetooth did not work. It’s not the same module here, so we’d have to see…
The mini PC ships with a 12V power supply, an HDMI cable, and a user manual. The $154 price tag is for the barebone model with 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and no storage, but sellers provide the mini PC with storage for about $167 with a 128GB SATA SSD and up to $268 with a 2TB SSD. The price is not that much different from the feature-rich Beelink EQ12 mini PC, so I’d say the ZX01 Plus/Topton M6S pocket-sized Intel Processor N100 mini PC is mostly interesting to people who care about the ultra-compact form factor.
Via Liliputing and AndroidPC.es
Jean-Luc started CNX Software in 2010 as a part-time endeavor, before quitting his job as a software engineering manager, and starting to write daily news, and reviews full time later in 2011.
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