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The use of this cooling tech means that the Up Xtreme PTL Edge Air is virtually silent, operating at less than 21 dBA. Moreover, Aaeon boasts that it has allowed its mini PC designers to make this device “35% thinner and 43% lighter” than a traditional heatsink and fan-cooled model.
The Aaeon Up Xtreme PTL Edge Air doesn’t look very much like a regular consumer mini PC. That’s because it is designed for the embedded and industrial market. Aaeon mentions that this model might be purchased “for integration in space-constrained applications such as ultra-thin kiosk setups, low-clearance AMR housing, and compact mobile healthcare units.” Besides being virtually silent, thin, and light for those use cases, Aaeon touts the appeal of “its elimination of fan-induced vibration” in those target markets as well as robotic controllers, actuators, sensors, and cameras.
The I/O makes it clear this isn't a consumer-grade system. In addition to the commonly seen USB-A and USB-C ports, LAN, audio , and various video outputs, the Up Xtreme PTL Edge Air packs in a pair of COM ports for RS-232/422/485, and a 40-pin GPIO . This mini PC can be connected to up to four displays simultaneously.
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Reference reading
- https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/first-intel-panther-lake-mini-pc-cooled-with-solid-state-airjet-tech-operates-at-less-than-21-dba-aaeon-claims-its-fanless-up-xtreme-ptl-edge-air-is-also-slimmer-lighter-than-actively-cooled-rivals#main
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