Biostar Releases Mini-ITX Motherboard With Integrated Intel N3150 CPU

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Biostar's latest Mini-ITX motherboard features an integrated Intel N3150 quad-core CPU and a moisture-proof design.

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[rwinches]

ASROCK

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/N3150-ITX/

 

[quilciri]

Ok. Someone please educate me. Why does any new board still have more than two USB 2.0 ports? You only need them for setup if your OS doesn't have XHCI support. After that, there's no reason to have them.

 

[quilciri]

...and really, if you know how to navigate through an OS install with the keyboard, you only need one 😉

 

[drtweak]

comon. Can we at least get a x8 slot for RAID Cards??? Sticking with my Dual Core 1037U until something with a x8 slot more bigger comes along

 

[Kartowl]

Ok. Someone please educate me. Why does any new board still have more than two USB 2.0 ports? You only need them for setup if your OS doesn't have XHCI support. After that, there's no reason to have them.

if you know how a PC works you would know that a chipset handles the USB ports (not only of course) and the chipset built in there isn't a high end chipset so there can't be only USB 3.0 ports or just 1 USB 2.0 port and 5 USB 3.0 ports as far as i know, correct me if i'm wrong and show me the source

 

[quilciri]

if you know how a PC works you would know

Wow, the condescension. Some people take anonymity as license to be a dick...at the same time, you never know who you're being a dick to....

that a chipset handles the USB ports (not only of course) and the chipset built in there isn't a high end chipset so there can't be only USB 3.0 ports or just 1 USB 2.0 port and 5 USB 3.0 ports as far as i know, correct me if i'm wrong and show me the source

USB 3.0 is no more expensive to implement than 2.0. For instance, VIA's host controller chip for USB 3.0 is the exact same price as their 2.0 chip.

ZDnet speculated that Intel is intentionally slow in adopting 3.0 in order to promote it's thunderbolt/lightspeed connections. While that may or may not be true, AMD did have 3.0 connections an entire year before intel did.

 

[Grindayzier]

...and really, if you know how to navigate through an OS install with the keyboard, you only need one 😉

One for keyboard and one For USB device boot up and install
In DMS systems it's hard to workout with only one USB 2

 

[quilciri]

Fair enough. Four 2.0 ports on the other hand...

 

[drtweak]

Maybe because unless you are using an external storage device the point of using 2.0 vs 3.0 becomes irevalant? I mean how many people have 10 usb 3.0 storage devices vs 10 things like mouse keyboad printer speakers web cam etc that DONT need the speed or can even max out 2.0. For me 2 3.0 ports is enough. I only have 3 usb 3.0 devices (2 thumb drives and 1 2.5 hdd adaper for booting live version of 8.1) it isnt always about moving on to bigger faster stuff.

 

[quilciri]

Mouse/keyboard/printer and the like don't even need the bandwidth of USB 2.0, yet there are no new motherbaords with any 1.X only sockets.

Whether or not most people need that many 3.0 sockets yet is irrelevant. If it's the same cost to manufacture, then having a higher ratio of 2.0 to 3.0 sockets on lower end boards and reserving a better ratio of 3.0 for more expensive models is akin to charging extra for texting (which is cheaper for cellular carriers to send than voice).