Meet Sparo, the 2 inch mini PC - soon to be announced on Indiegogo
Every once in a while we get some exclusive news about Mini PC's that are going to be released - here's a new one!
Ricisung (Shenzhen RiCiSung Technology Co., Ltd) is about to start a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for their new Mini PC's - Sparo.
Sparo is a new product line that features tiny cube-shaped Mini PC's with aluminum casing and minimalistic connectivity (not that you could have added more ports on the tiny devices anyway).
They are crafted from aviation-grade aluminum at Foxconn and they are one of the smallest Windows 10 Mini PC's at just 62mm/2.4'' and 51mm/2'' respectively.
Sparo R236
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Sparo R236 is the biggest of the two ("big" is a relative term, this Mini PC has only 2.4 inches on each side). Using a BayTrail Z3735F SoC, Sparo R236 has a full-sized USB 2.0 port. |
Ricisung Sparo R236 gallery
Sparo R219
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Sparo R219 is the most powerful and also the smallest of the two - just 2''. Powered by a quad core Intel CherryTrail Z8300 CPU with Intel® HD Graphics (200 MHz base, 500 Mhz burst frequency). Comes with just two microUSB ports, one to power it up and one for data transfer and a miniHDMI port. |
Ricisung Sparo R219 gallery
Side by side: Ricisung Sparo R236 vs Sparo R219
| Sparo R236 | Sparo R219 | |
|---|---|---|
| SoC | Intel Bay Trail - Z3735F | Intel Cherry Trail - Z8300 T3 |
| CPU | Quad core @ 1.33GHz (1.83GHz burst) | Quad-core @ 1.60GHz |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | Intel HD Graphics |
| RAM | 2GB DDR3 | 2GB DDR3 |
| ROM | 32GB eMMC (64 GB version available) | 32GB eMMC (64 GB version available) |
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 b/g/n | 802.11 b/g/n |
| HDMI version | Mini HDMI, 1.4a | Mini HDMI, 1.4a |
| Connectivity | 1 USB 2.0 | 1 micro USB |
| Bluetooth version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Other | 5V/2.5A 5-pin micro USB | 5V/2.5A 5-pin micro USB |
| Size | 62mm x 62mm x 62mm (2.5'') | 51mm x 51mm x 51mm (2'') |
You can connect a keyboard and mouse wirelessly via bluetooth, and external devices can be connected via an USB hub, but personally I would have liked to see one of the Sparo Mini PC's to have a better wi-fi chip and an USB 3.0 port.
Pricing is unknown at this time, but I've seen Sparo on Taobao for around $250. A version of the Sparo Mini PC was a few months ago on a Taobao crowdfunding campaign in two versions at ~$123 and ~$153 respectively.
[Update] - another version (Sparo R203) is now on BangGood for $212.
This article will be updated with new info as soon as we will hear back from RICI.
