ZOTAC Shows the ZBOX PI430AJ – the World’s First Solid State Active Cooled Mini-PC

May 31, 2023 at 3:34 PM

ZOTAC has launched the World’s First Solid State Active Cooled Mini-PC, the ZBOX PI430AJ, using Frore’s Airjet system, a solid state “fan”. With no moving parts, the PI430AJ steps us into a new uSFF world – a decent performing tiny PC with no spinny bits.

Featuring an Intel i3-N300 processor, 8GB of LPDDR5 memory, a M.2 storage slot, and ample IO, this PC measures in at 0.18 Litres. With a CPU TDP of 7W, the Frore Airjets aren’t pushing too much heat, but it’s a great start into utilising the new tech in PC builds.

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ZOTAC has launched the World’s First Solid State Active Cooled Mini-PC, the ZBOX PI430AJ, using Frore’s Airjet system, a solid state “fan”. With no moving parts, the PI430AJ steps us into a new uSFF world – a decent performing tiny PC with no spinny bits.
Featuring an Intel i3-N300 processor, 8GB of LPDDR5 memory, a M.2 storage slot, and ample IO, this PC measures in at 0.18 Litres. With a CPU TDP of 7W, the Frore Airjets aren’t pushing too much heat, but it’s a great start into utilising the new tech in PC builds.

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Mortis Angelus

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Jun 21, 2023

I mean... This is impressive in its own right. But I cant really see the use case of this outside say running menus in restaurants or digital billboards for those who want something easier to handle (used to windows) than a raspberry pi.

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Jun 21, 2023

Mortis Angelus said:
I mean... This is impressive in its own right. But I cant really see the use case of this outside say running menus in restaurants or digital billboards for those who want something easier to handle (used to windows) than a raspberry pi.

We'd need a stack of Airjets not unlike a full sized CPU cooler to keep a normal processor under control!