During CES 2016, Intel has announced quite a few new products, including a refresh for its Compute Stick which will now be available in three new configurations powered by Core M CPUs.

While the original Compute Stick based on Intel Bay Trail Atom Z3735F CPU was getting the job done, the refreshed lineup will be significantly faster as well as feature dual-band 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.1 and an additional USB port.

Intel actually released two new Core M based Compute Sticks, one running on Intel Core m5-6Y57 vPro and other running on Intel Core m3-6Y30. The Core m5 based one will be only available without an operating system, while the Core m3 version will be available both without and with Windows 10 OS. All three versons feature 64GB of eMMC storage and 4GB of RAM.

In addition to the Core M-based Compute Sticks, Intel also unveiled a new Atom-based entry-level Compute Stick. This one is based on a Cherry Trail Atom x5-Z8300 quad-core SoC, has 32GB of internal storage and 2GB of RAM. It also has the same 802.11ac dual-band WiFi but comes with Bluetooth 4.0 and only two USB ports. This one will also be available without an operating system and with Windows 10 OS.

The new entry-level Atom-based Compute Stick, the STK1AW325SC, is already in production and should be available soon with a price tag of US $159.

The Core M-based models are a bit more expensive as the Core m3-based one, the STK2M3W64CC, is priced at US $399, while the more powerful Core m5 model, the STK2MV64CC, will be priced at US $499. Both new Core M-based Compute Stick should be available in February.









Source: Intel.com.