Additionally, the company announced today it has slashed the starting price of its award-winning X5A-5342 Xi3 Modular Computer to $499 from $899.
Xi3’s new X7A Modular Computer is designed specifically for gamers, engineers and power users. Housed in the standard Xi3 chassis that measures 4.27x3.656x3.656-inches, the X7A Modular Computer packs a real wallop, especially for a machine roughly the size of a grapefruit that draws a mere 40Watts of power.The X7A Modular Computer is available with up to:
- A quad-core 64-bit, x86-based 32nm processor running at up to 3.2GHz (with 4MB of Level2 Cache),
- An integrated graphics processor (GPU) containing up to 384 programmable graphics cores (or shaders),
- 4GB—8GB of DDR3 RAM,
- 64GB—1TB of internal solid-state SSD storage (with up to 12Gbps throughput speeds),
- Three display ports providing maximum resolution of 4096x2160 (including 1 DisplayPort v1.2 and 2 Mini-DisplayPorts v1.2),
- Four eSATAp 3.0 ports,
- Four USB 3.0 ports,
- Four USB 2.0 ports,
- 1Gb Ethernet port, and
- Three audio ports (1 input and 2 outputs: 1 copper and 1 optical).
Designed to be used as a standalone machine or in clustered configurations, the X7A will run any x86-based Operating System, including Windows 8 and lower, Linux, UNIX, etc. Prices for quad-core versions of the X7A Modular Computer will begin at $1,100, with General Availability starting in February 2013.
By contrast, Xi3’s X3A Modular Computer is designed for basic computer use, including home and office environments. The X3A Modular Computer is available with up to:
- A dual-core 64-bit, x86-based processor running at up to 1.65GHz (with 2MB of Level2 Cache),
- An integrated graphics processor (GPU) containing 80 programmable graphics cores (or shaders),
- 4GB of DDR3 RAM,
- 32GB—1TB of internal solid-state SSD storage (with up to 12Gbps throughput speeds),
- Two display ports providing maximum resolution of 2560x1600 (including 1 HDMI/DisplayPort v1.2 and 1 Mini-DisplayPort v1.2),
- Four eSATAp 3.0 ports,
- Two USB 3.0 ports,
- Four USB 2.0 ports,
- 1Gb Ethernet port, and
- Three audio ports (1 input and 2 outputs: 1 copper and 1 optical).
X3A Modular Computers operates at 18Watts of power and will run any x86-based Operating System, including Windows 8 and lower, Linux, UNIX, etc. Prices for dual-core versions of the X3A Modular Computer will begin at $499, with General Availability starting in January 2013.
Given the pending release of the new X7A and X3A Modular Computers, as well as the forthcoming release of the company’s Xi3 microSERV3R™, Xi3 has decided to significantly reduce the starting price point of the X5A-5342 model Xi3 Modular Computer to $499 from $899 effective immediately.
The X5A-5342 model Xi3 Modular Computer runs any x86-based Operating System at 20Watts of power. It is available with up to
- A dual-core 64-bit, x86-based processor running at up to 1.8GHz (with 1MB of Level2 Cache),
- An integrated graphics processor (GPU),
- 2GB of DDR2 RAM,
- 16GB—1TB of internal solid-state SSD storage,
- Two monitor ports providing maximum resolution of 2560x1600 (including 1 with DVI-DL + VGA / DVI-DL + DP / VGA + DP support, and 1 with DP/DVI support, HDMI optional),
- Two eSATAp 2.5 ports,
- Six USB 2.0 ports,
- 1Gb Ethernet port, and
- Three audio ports.
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