Measuring just about 3.9\u2033 x 2.8\u2033, the new Gigabyte GA-PICO3350 motherboard is just a little larger than a Raspberry Pi Model B (3.4\u2033 x 2.2\u2033). But while the Raspberry Pi features an ARM-based processor and embedded memory, Gigabyte\u2019s tiny board has a DDR3L SODIMM slot for laptop-type memory plus an mSATA\/mini PCIe slot for storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That said, while you could theoretically use Gigabyte\u2019s tiny new Pico ITX board for just about any computing task, its embedded 6 watt Intel Celeron N3350 dual-core \u201cApollo Lake\u201d processor isn\u2019t exactly a speed demon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I suspect this is the type of board that will appeal more to IoT developers than to home users. Still, it\u2019s kind of nifty\u2026 mostly because it\u2019s just so small.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition to the specs listed above, the board has the following features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2 x USB 3.0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gigabit Ethernet<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HDMI 1.4a<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATA 6Gb\/s connector + SATA power connector<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USB 2.0, Serial port, GPIO, LVDS, and SMBus headers<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gigabyte says the system supports Windows 10 64-bit software as well as Linux (although the company suggests downloading \u201cLinux driver from chipset vendors\u2019 website or 3rd party website.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s no word on the price for the GA-PICO3350, but the similarly-=sized MSI MS-98I6 sells for around $300 \u2014 although that model supports faster memory and features dual display outputs and dual Ethernet jacks, among other differences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MSI\u2019s pico-ITX board is also slightly larger, at 101mm x 73mm compared to 100mm x 72mm for the Gigabyte model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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