14 DAY TRIAL // Taiwanese company Adlink has just launched a new mini computer that comes with interesting features, improved performance and a completely silent and fanless design. The Matrix MXE-1300 system comes with lots of connectivity options and even a full-sized 3.5” HDD.
The bad news is that, although faster than previous models from the company, the Matrix MXE-1300 is powered by Intel’s Atom D2550 dual-core processor and this means that its performance characteristics are completely inferior to an AMD Brazos dual-core processor.
USB 3.0 is also completely missing as Intel’s Atom doesn’t have such a capability and 3D graphics are only good for Minesweeper.
On the other hand, the Matrix MXE-1300 is very well-built and will work in environments with temperatures ranging between -20 degrees and 70 degrees Celsius.
Connectivity is well endowed with six USB ports, 4 serial COM ports, 4 digital I/Os, 3 Gigabit Ethernet ports, and one each Mini-PCIe and USIM slots for wireless operation.
The numerous COM ports make the Adlink Matrix MXE-1300 a very good solution for industrial applications and the three Gigabit LAN connectors could transform it into a powerful network gateway.
