Review: The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 barebone has been given a frugal Intel N200 and DDR4 RAM

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The Asus ExpertCenter PN42 is a mini PC that features an Intel N200, amongst other things. The SoC is cooled passively, which has some advantages as well as disadvantages. In this review, we will be analyzing whether Asus has missed the mark in doing this, and we will be taking a look at the device's performance with the help of a variety of measurements and benchmarks while comparing it to similarly equipped mini PCs.

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Think you've given Asus an easy ride here. Difficult to praise them for having lots of USB sockets when there is no USB-C, therefore no PD power. For WFHers, PD power massively reduces carry home and power socket needs.
Socketed DDR4 is an odd choice, when DDR5 could be soldered on for not much more cost and it's not the type of machine that would need more RAM later on. Similarly N200 seems a bit pointless in a business computer - not enough of a power leap over N100 but costs more.I realise it could have industrial uses, but that case doesn't look secure enough for, say, a signage unit.
Aliexpress N100 machines look better value. Chuwi's N100 Larkbox X ticks more boxes, barely makes a sound and costs less than $150, while this costs 299 Euros.