The advent of the laptop was obviously a huge turning point in the personal computer industry, allowing people to carry powerful computing experiences with them wherever they went. Notebook computers are clearly still hugely popular, but there’s a new type of computer that’s even more portable. The new lineup of Intel Compute Sticks pack surprisingly swift computing experiences into tiny little gadgets about the size of a flash drive. Simply plug a Compute Stick into any TV or monitor and you’ve transformed it into a full-blown desktop computer in less than a second. Intel offers a number of different options that range in terms of power and price, and you’ll find three great options in this post that start at under $130.
Intel Compute Stick CS125
- Quad-Core Intel Atom x5-Z8300 Processor
- Windows 10 (32-bit)
- Intel HD graphics
- 2 GB DDR3L 1600 MHz soldered down single-channel memory
- Integrated Wireless 802.11ac (Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265)
- One USB 3.0 and One USB 2.0
- Bluetooth 4.0
Intel Compute Stick CS325
- Intel Core m3-6Y30 processor
- Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Intel HD graphics
- 4 GB total DDR3 1866 MHz dual channel memory
- 64 GB eMMC device built-in
- Integrated Intel 802.11ac wireless (Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8260)
- One USB 3.0 on device and two USB 3.0 on power adapter
- Bluetooth 4.2
Intel Compute Stick CS525
- Intel Core m5-6Y57 vPro processor
- Intel HD graphics
- 4 GB total DDR3 1866 MHz dual channel memory
- 64 GB eMMC device built-in
- Integrated Intel 802.11ac wireless (Intel Dual Band Wireless AC 8260)
- One USB 3.0 on device and two USB 3.0 on power adapter & Bluetooth 4.2
- Brown Box
- Intel HD Audio3 via HDMI, supporting multi-channel digital audio
