MagicStick Wave: The Windows 10 PC is in your pocket and 8GB of RAM

Last updated Jul 4, 2017 1,835

Magicstick is a new PC that is different from other solutions on the market for more sophisticated technical features. The price is growing dramatically.

The coming months will be characterized by the invasion of PC Stick, small devices the size of slightly greater than that of a traditional USB stick but that integrate all electronic components needed to run Windows 10 desktop. A new model was presented on IndieGoGo and is characterized by the remaining proposals of the market for hardware and researched on paper less disabling.

The top of the range version is called Magicstick Wave and adopts an Intel Atom Z8700-x7 (Cherry Trail) quad-core can operate up to 2.4GHz. The CPU is supported by as many as 8 GB of RAM, while storage side we find a memory eMMC 64GB. The technical specifications are accompanied by a list price significantly higher: $ 249 plus shipping to the launch, $ 399 thereafter.

In model Wave will pay the exclusivity of the product and the work of extreme miniaturization made to cram the hardware inside the tiny chassis. It should be clear that at this price you can buy mini-PC much more performance with Intel Core or AMD APU, although in slightly larger sizes. Wave controller integrates a Wi-Fi 802.11ac, a slot for microSD, a HDMI 2.0, a USB 3.1 Type-C, two USB 3.0 and a microUSB.

The system is offered in another variant of IndieGoGo called Magicstick One, much more traditional side of the hardware specifications. The integrated processor is an Intel Atom x5-Z8300, quad-core processor based on Cherry Trail able to operate in burst up to the frequency of 1.84 GHz.

This model is equipped with 2 GB of RAM, a 32 GB eMMC flash memory, a wireless adapter Wi-Fi 802.11n, USB 3.0 Type-C, two USB 2.0 and a microSD.

The due PC stick come with a trial license for a period of three months of Windows 10 and with Android Lollipop. In support, there is also a mobile application for use when the computer is connected to a TV, so as to make unnecessary for any matches inconvenient with mouse and keyboard.

The campaign is already a success on Indiegogo to 12 days from the end. The team behind the PC stick has already collected $ 250,000 on 50,000 required, with the first shipments of the product that will be carried out from next month of December 2015.