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ECS Liva Z Mini-PC Review

Others/All-in-one PC by stefan @ 2017-02-10

The LIVA Z Mini-PC from ECS is shipped in multiple hardware configurations when referring to the processor (with Apollo Lake Celeron N3350 SoC (as our sample), the Celeron N3450 SoC or the Pentium N4200 SoC) but also regarding the onboard eMMC, which can be 32GB or 64GB. You get the opportunity of installing extra storage via a M.2 SSD, benefit from Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity thanks to the Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 3165 adapter, while keeping the power consumption at very low levels for 24/7 operation.

A Closer Look Part III

The top layer of the PCB does house the Celeron SoC in the middle:

Near the CPU, we will be able to spot the RT5073B Power Management IC:

Between the two Single-Port Transformer modules, we will get to see a Realtek RT8111 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller:

Coming back to the bottom PCB area, we will spot the Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 3165 adapter:

In its vicinity, we have the CMOS battery available:

These Mini-PCs come equipped with either 32GB or 64GB of e.MMC; in our case it is the 32GB version, which is represented by a SanDisk SDINADF4-32G IC which does support e.MMC 5.1 standard:

On the top of the Intel card we can also install a 42mm M.2 SSD:

We can install up to 8GB of DDR3L SODIMM RAM on this motherboard, thanks to the two memory slots:

Our sample has arrived with a Kingston CBD16D3LS1KBG/4G memory module preinstalled:

In the backside of the memory slots, we could spot some additional headers:

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