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Last month ASUS announced its NUC-sized Chromebox, a small form factor affordable desktop running Google's Chrome OS. The Chromebox will be available with three different CPU options, all based on Intel's Haswell architecture (dual-core Celeron 2955U, Core i3-4010U or Core i7-4600U). Contrary to what ASUS told us last month, none of these units are fanless.&nbsp;</p>
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The ASUS Chromebox will start at $179 for the dual-core 1.4GHz Celeron 2955U model. The very low price point includes 2GB of memory, a 16GB M.2 SSD, 100GB of Google Drive space, and dual-band 802.11n WiFi.</p>
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ASUS Chromebox</td>
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ASUS Chromebox</td>
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Intel Haswell NUC</td>
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OS Preloaded</td>
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Google Chrome OS</td>
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None</td>
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CPU</td>
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Intel Celeron 2955U (2C/2T 1.4GHz 2MB L3)

Intel Core i3-4010U (2C/4T 1.7GHz 3MB L3)

Intel Core i7-4600U (2C/4T 2.1/3.3GHz 4MB L3)</td>
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Intel Core i3-4010U (2C/4T 1.7GHz 3MB L3)

Intel Core i5-4250U (2C/4T 1.3/2.6GHz 3MB L3)</td>
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GPU</td>
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Celeron: Intel HD (200/1000MHz)

Core i3: Intel HD 4400 (200/1000MHz)

Core i7: Intel HD 4400 (200/1100MHz)</td>
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Core i3: Intel HD 4400 (200/1000MHz)

Core i5: Intel HD 5000 (200/1000MHz)</td>
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Memory</td>
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2GB/4GB configs, 2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots</td>
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2 x DDR3 SO-DIMM Slots</td>
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Storage</td>
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16GB M.2 SSD + 100GB Google Drive for 2 years</td>
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1 x mini PCIe (full length)</td>
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LAN</td>
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10/100/1000 Ethernet</td>
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10/100/1000 Ethernet</td>
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Wireless</td>
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dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n, BT 4.0</td>
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1 x mini PCIe (half length)</td>
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External I/O</td>
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SD card reader

4 x USB 3.0

1 x HDMI

1 x DisplayPort

1 x Audio Jack (mic-in/speaker out)</td>
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4 x USB 3.0

1 x mini HDMI

1 x mini DisplayPort

1 x Audio Jack (mic-in/speaker out)</td>
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Power Supply</td>
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65W</td>
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65W</td>
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Dimensions</td>
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4.88" x 4.88" x 1.65"</td>
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4.59" x 4.41" x 1.36"</td>
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Starting Price</td>
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$179</td>
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$285</td>
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The Chromebox is available for preorder now at Amazon, Newegg and Tiger Direct with systems shipping on March 14th. ASUS doesn't plan to do a preorder for the Core i3 version (also available on the 14th), and the Core i7 version won't be available in North America.&nbsp;</p>
<div>Gallery: ASUS Chromebox Available for Pre-Order Now, Shipping March 14, Not Fanless<div></div></div></p><p align="center"><img src='http://dynamic1.anandtech.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=24&cb=1408594635&n=a1f2f01f' border='0' alt='' /></p>

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