The Orbsmart AW-12 is a fanless Mini PC with an Intel Celeron J4125 processor, up to 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage, running Windows 11 Pro. The closest Thinvent match is the Thinvent Neo H Mini PC with Intel Celeron N5095A. It has 4 cores, 8 GB of DDR4 RAM, 128 GB of SSD storage and Windows 11 Pro, and it is available with dual band Wi-Fi 5. The Neo H is an alternative to the AW-12 for buyers who want a similar compact Intel Celeron system.
Orbsmart AW-12 vs Thinvent Neo H Mini PC
| Orbsmart AW-12 | Thinvent Neo H Mini PC, Intel Celeron N5095A | Thinvent Neo H Mini PC, Intel Core i3-1315U | |
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| Processor | Intel Celeron J4125 | Intel Celeron N5095A | Intel Core i3-1315U |
| Cores/Threads | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| RAM | Up to 8 GB | 8 GB DDR4 (up to 32 GB across the Neo H range) | Up to 64 GB DDR4 |
| Storage | Up to 128 GB | 128 GB SSD (up to 2 TB across the Neo H range) | 128 GB SSD (up to 2 TB across the Neo H range) |
| Form Factor | Mini PC | Mini PC | Mini PC |
| Cooling | Fanless | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Operating System | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro (also Windows 11 IoT, Ubuntu Linux, Thinux Embedded Linux, DOS or no OS) | Windows 11 Pro (also Windows 11 IoT Value, Ubuntu Linux, Thinux Embedded Linux, DOS or no OS) |
Key differences
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The Thinvent Neo H with Intel Core i3-1315U has up to 64 GB of RAM, against the AW-12's 8 GB maximum.
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The Thinvent Neo H range has up to 2 TB of SSD storage, against the AW-12's 128 GB maximum.
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The Thinvent Neo H with Intel Core i3-1315U has 6 cores, against the 4 cores of the Celeron J4125.
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The Thinvent Neo H has a choice of Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 IoT, Ubuntu Linux, Thinux Embedded Linux, DOS or no operating system.
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The Thinvent Neo H with Celeron N5095A is available with dual band Wi-Fi 5, which we could not confirm for the AW-12.
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The Orbsmart AW-12 is fanless. We could not confirm the cooling design of the Thinvent Neo H.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the Orbsmart AW-12 if you need a fanless Windows 11 Pro Mini PC with the Celeron J4125 and 8 GB of RAM. Choose a Thinvent Neo H if you need more RAM, more storage, more cores, a choice of operating system, or Wi-Fi 5.
