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Ockel Sirius A mini PC is like a Gole1 with better specs, higher price (crowdfunding)

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"After raising nearly half a million dollars to fund a pocket-sized Windows 10 desktop computer called the Sirius B last year, Ockel is back with a new Indiegogo campaign for a tiny computer called the Sirius B.

It’s basically a compact desktop with a wedge-shaped design, a 6 inch touchscreen on top, and an Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor.

The Ockel Sirius A looks a lot like the Gole1 mini PC I reviewed this summer. But Ockel’s model has a faster processor, a bigger and higher-resolution display, and faster WiFi, among other things. It also costs a lot more.
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"You can still pick up a Gole1 for as little as $149. But to get an Ockel Sirius B you’ll need to make a pledge of $549 or more to the company’s crowdfunding campaign. The device isn’t expected to ship until May, 2017. And the full retail price is expected to be about $699.

So what do you get for all that extra money? A device that’s a little better than a $149 Gole1.

The Ockel Sirius A features a 6 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, an Atom x7-Z8750 Cherry Trail processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of eMMC storage.

It has HDMI and DisplayPort, a USB Type-C port, two USB 3.0 ports, and an Ethernet jack and 3.5mm headset jack. There’s 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4.2, and the Sirius A has a microSDXC card for removable storage.

The Ockel Sirius A measures has an anodized aluminum case and comes in silver, grey, and gold color options. It measures 5.9″ x 3.3″ .78″ at its thickest point (and .24″ at its thinnest).

The computer also features a 3,000 mAh, 11 Wh battery that Ockel says should provide up to 4 hours of run time while playing videos.

The battery means you can use the little PC like an oddly-shaped tablet. Or you can unplug it from the monitor in your office, carry it into the living room, and plug it into a TV to watch videos on a bigger screen, all without rebooting the computer.

Since this system is fanless, it should also be silent whether you’re using it to play videos, surf the web, or perform any other actions.

Ockel says there’s also a “Switch Mode” that lets the computer automatically detect when an external display is connected. It’ll then bring up a virtual keyboard or mouse to let you interact with Windows apps on a big screen, no physical keyboard or mouse required.
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https://liliputing.com/2016/10/ocke...1-better-specs-higher-price-crowdfunding.html
 
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They are about 1 year too late to the party.

Basically a generic chinese Z8300-powered mini-PC with equally generic specs and copy-paste design at premium price only due to Kickstarter publicity.
Identical pocket-sized mini-PCs already retail at $90-$150 (depending on specs).

For $199 you can get a 10" convertible with exact same internals, FHD IPS display, keyboard dock and plastic stand. Same amount of cash gets you a 12" model with retina display but no KB & accessories.
8" tablet with micro-HDMI output, FHD display and other trinkets retails at $80-85 (2GB RAM/32GB eMMC).

Also a slight side note - a device with Atom X7-8750 will probably never happen anyway. The entire supply of 8750's was most likely bought/reserved by companies like ASUS, Lenovo, ECS etc. for their netbook production. Hence no Chinese manufacturer has a consumer device powered by this CPU on the market. It's a pure speculation on my part, but a very-very probable one.
 
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a device with Atom X7-8750 will probably never happen anyway.

Well they are already using it for this device. (Atom x7-Z8750)
Ockel is a Dutch company.
 
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Ockel is a Dutch company.
Just like Bravis and Impression are Ukrainian brands. Both order their products from the same manufacturer in China (most likely the one that makes fake Lenovos :banghead:).
Everything is made in China nowadays. The difference is whether the client company is willing to invest into their own R&D and pass their designs to the manufacturer, or simply make a quick buck on rebranded existing designs.
As with most Kickstarter tech projects of this type, it starts with the first direction (or at least a promise of "uniqueness"), but once the company is buried too deep into deadline - it compromises with the later one.
 
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I think I would rather a 5 - 5.5" Windows phone, at a lower cost
 
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