It must be said that Slimbook is based in Valencia, and they apologized (poor people, in addition to what they had to go through…) for the delay in this announcement since they were affected by DANA; As most of you know, Valencia was the city most affected by this disaster, but we are happy to know that little by little businesses continue to return to normal activities.
Excalibur, Slimbook's best-selling Linux laptop
We start with this manufacturer's quintessential Linux laptop, Excalibur. It is a renewal of the previous model, now with a stronger aluminum chassis, a renewed keyboard and a new special blue color with chrome frames.
The computer mounts a processor AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS with NPU for AI, up to 96 GB DDR5 RAM, up to 8 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD, 16-inch 120 Hz display, and now has a larger battery (83 Wh versus 68 Wh from the previous model), a 4-speaker system, an improved ventilation system and a new smoother and more precise touchpad.
Its price starts at 1,099 dollars in its most basic configuration.
CUBE, a server to set up the cloud at home
On the other hand, we have CUBE, a server that, like the rest of this manufacturer's equipment, is designed to work with Linux. In this case we are dealing with a device that offers up to 160 TB of storage (with two PCIe 4.0 SSDs and 8 traditional mechanical drives) with the possibility of configuring different RAID levels, four 2.5 Gbps network ports, an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS CPU with NPU, up to 96GB of 5600MHz DDR5 RAM and even has a PCIe 4.0 socket for mounting a graphics card dedicated or whatever you want.
This server has everything integrated, although logically its price and features will depend on the hardware you want to mount inside, but it starts at 1,099 dollars in its most basic configuration. What is clear is that it is used both to create a private cloud at home and to have it in an SME with virtual machines for example. The manufacturer recommends using TrueNAS, Proxmox, Ubuntu or even Windows as your operating system if you want, of course.
Zero, a mini PC with absolutely silent Linux
Finally, we have the Zero mini PC, which Slimbook says is designed for industrial use but, if you need Linux at home, there's nothing stopping you from using it personally. In any case, it is a mini PC with everything integrated and without a fan, so it is completely silent and you will not even notice its presence.
This passive computer has a 12th generation Intel Core processor which, according to Slimbook, is 40% more powerful than that used in the previous generation, although it is true that it is still a very low consumption processor (part of an Intel N100). . It has DDR5 RAM, integrated graphics, and as you can see in the images, it packs four RJ-45 jacks, two HDMIs, and a myriad of USB ports.
Its price starts at 229 dollars.
