Akasa has just got around to officially launching its Newton V NUC cases, which we first saw at the Computex, Taipei show in June. This new all-aluminium chassis is compatible with the Intel D53427RKE motherboard which comes with a soldered-in Core i5 3427U processor. It is a VESA mountable, fanless cooling design which Akasa says is "ideal for business, education and embedded environments".
Akasa Newton V Specifications:
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Material |
Aluminium |
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Motherboards types |
UCFF 4" X 4" |
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Dimensions |
150 x 150 x 47mm (W x D x H) |
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Weight |
950 g |
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Front panel I/O Ports |
1 x USB 3.0 , 2 x USB 2.0 |
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Antenna fitting holes |
2 |
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Security |
Kensington lock |
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VESA mounting |
Support |
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Product code |
A-NUC02-A1B |
The Intel D53427RKE motherboard which is compatible with Akasa's new Newton V case is supplied with a soldered in i5-3427U with 17W TDP and supports up to 16GB of DDR3 RAM. The back I/O ports, not listed in the above spec but listed by Intel in the spec of the motherboard, include; 1 x HDMI (which can also transmit high definition audio) and 2x mini DisplayPort connectors plus a Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb/s) LAN connection. The board, which uses the Intel QS77 Express Chipset, also offers a PCI Express Half-Mini Card connector and a PCI Express Full-Mini Card connector.
The Akasa Newton V is a totally silent fanless design where the CPU connects to a heatsink which is part of the outer body of the chassis. The all-aluminium chassis has integrated cooling fins in an attractive design. However many people will VESA mount this PC to the back of their monitor and not actually see it from day to day.
The original Akasa Newton, currently available to purchase for £38, is compatible with the Intel NUC Board DCP847SK, supplied with a Celeron 847 and the Intel NUC Board D33217GKE, supplied with an i3-3217U processor. Akasa hasn't announced pricing for the new Newton V but hopefully it won't be premium priced over the currently available to buy unit.
