Israel based CompuLab, a leading manufacturer of computer-boards for embedded systems and miniature fanless-PCs, has unveiled a new range of rugged mini PC system called Airtop, that comes in several different versions depending on your needs and requirements.

The Airtop Mini PCs range adopts cool air-flow technology, known as Airtop's 'natural air-flow' (NAF) to keep the system cool, as it has a fanless design. The NAF enables to pump up to 220w of heat generation out of the machine without moving parts or liquid cooling.

Compulab is offering different configuration of the Airtop Mini PC, for workstations, gaming systems as well as a bare bare bone versions that sells without any processor, memory, storage or graphics included. They can run Linux or Windows 7/8/10.

Here is full list of models of Compulab Airtop rugged mini PCs-

• Airtop-W – workstation model — includes a Xeon Processor E3 plus an Nvidia Quadro M4000 graphics card
• Airtop-G – gaming model — includes a Core i7 Processor plus an Nvidia GeForce GTX 950 graphics card
• Airtop-S – server model — includes a Xeon Processor E, 32GB of ECC RAM, four HDDs in RAID configuration, plus six Gigabit Ethernet ports
• Airtop-DIY — barebones model — supplied without processor, memory, storage, and discrete graphics card

It can support up to 32GB dual-channel DDR3-1866 RAM and can support for upto four 4K display. There is also support of dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, a PCIe x 16 slot, two mini PCIe slots and multiple USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports. It also has an optional FACE module, that adds addition USB and Ethernet ports.

The prices start at $1128 for the barebones model and go all the way up to $2999 for the high-end server model. The Airtop-G model for games with a core i7 CPU and GTX 950 GPU prices start at $1968.

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Complete list of Specifications of Airtop systems 

Processor —  

• Intel 5th Gen (“Broadwell”) processors, including:
• Xeon E3-1285L v4 — 4x cores (8x threads) @ 3.4GHz (3.8GHz turbo), 65W TDP, integrated Iris Pro Graphics P6300
• Core i7-5775C — 4x cores (8x threads) @ 3.4GHz (3.7GHz turbo); integrated Iris Pro Graphics 6200

Memory — 2x DIMM sockets, for up to 32GB dual-channel DDR3-1866 (ECC or non-ECC) RAM

Storage —  

• 4x SATA 3.0 (up to 6Gb/s) interfaces, usable with:
• Up to 4x 2.5-inch HDD/SSD internal drives with RAID support
• 1x M.2 M-key slot
• 1x mSATA slot

Networking: 2x Gigabit Ethernet (integrated), 4x Gigabit Ethernet (via optional Compulab FACE module) 

Wireless: WiFi 802.11ac + BT 4.0 (via optional miniPCIe cards), 2x microSIM sockets (for miniPCIe options), 4x SMA antennas (for miniPCIe options) 

Graphics: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6300 GPU (integrated in Intel processor); supports quad display mode, 2x HDMI 1.4a, up to 4096×2304 @25Hz, 1x DisplayPort 1.2, Optional add-in full height PCIe GPU card  

Audio — S/PDIF; analog audio in/out; HDMI audio 

USB — 4x USB3; 4x USB2 (via optional FACE module), 3x RS232 ports 

Expansion: 1x PCIe x16 (PEG) Gen 3 full-height, half-length slot (for discrete GPU or other options) | 2x miniPCIe sockets (1x full- and 1x half-size; both with PCIe and USB signaling, and associated microSIM sockets) 

Other features — TPM module, Kensington lock 

Dimensions — 10.0 x 30.0 x 25.5cm; (W x H x D)

Constructed of diecast and extruded aluminum, Passively cooled, 0dB noise leve 

Software — Linux 32/64-bit, Windows 7/8/10 (32/64-bit), Windows Server 2012 R2; Phoenix BIOS with Legacy mode, UEFI 2.2 mode, and secure boot