Lattepanda Board Price - LattePanda IOTA vs Thinvent Aero Mini PC

The LattePanda IOTA is a palm-sized x86 single-board computer with an Intel N150 processor, 4 cores, up to 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM and up to 128 GB eMMC storage. The closest Thinvent match is the Thinvent Aero Mini PC with Intel Celeron N5095A (4 cores), which shares the same core count, a similar Intel N-series class and a comparable storage size. Thinvent's Aero line also has much higher memory and a choice of operating systems.

LattePanda IOTA vs Thinvent Aero Mini PC

Key differences

• The Thinvent Aero Mini PC with Intel Core i3-1315U supports up to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM, compared with the LattePanda IOTA's 16 GB maximum.

• The Thinvent Aero Mini PC has a 128 GB SSD, and the Aero line supports SSDs up to 2 TB. The LattePanda IOTA's storage is up to 128 GB eMMC, which is the maximum we could confirm.

• The Thinvent Aero Mini PC has four USB 3.0 ports, two USB 3.2 ports, a front USB C port, dual-band Wi-Fi 5 on the wireless variants, and HDMI and VGA video outputs.

• The LattePanda IOTA is a palm-sized single-board computer with an RP2040 co-processor and M.2 expansion. The Thinvent Aero Mini PC has no RP2040 co-processor and no M.2 slot listed for expansion; its storage is an SSD.

• The Thinvent Aero Mini PC with Intel Core i3-1315U has 6 cores, which is more than the LattePanda IOTA's 4 cores.

• Trade-off: the LattePanda IOTA is much smaller and lighter, which suits space-constrained embedded designs. The Thinvent Aero Mini PC measures 198 mm × 187 mm × 40 mm and weighs 1.48 kg to 1.61 kg.

Which one should you choose?

Choose the LattePanda IOTA if you need a palm-sized board with an onboard co-processor for real-time I/O. Choose the Thinvent Aero Mini PC if you need more RAM, faster storage capacity and multiple operating system choices in a desktop-class mini PC.

Buy the Thinvent alternative

• Thinvent Aero Mini PC, Intel Celeron N5095A

• Thinvent Aero Mini PC, Intel Core i3-1315U