With the Fanless Chromebox, ASUS wants to appeal to users who are looking for a silent Chromebox. ASUS uses an aluminum housing with cooling fins for this. In combination with the two W-LAN antennas, the flat Fanless Chromebox has such a design that you could mistake it for a router at first glance.

ASUS installed inside an Intel Core processor of the 10. Generation or a Celeron processor. Specifically, there are three models to choose from: Intel Celeron 5205 U, Core i3 – 10110 U or Intel Core i7 – 10510 U. The latter model is an economical quad-core SoC based on the Comet Lake architecture. The integrated Intel HD Graphics serves as the GPU. With one exception, the selectable CPUs are congruent with those that are also offered for the ASUS Chromebox 4. In the compact Chromebox 4, however, ASUS uses a fan. For the Fanless Chromebox 4 or 8 GB RAM and 10 or 64 GB eMMC storage or a 128 GB M.2 SSD can be configured.

On 207 x 148 x 32 mm (W x D x H) large housing of the 1.2 kg fanless Chromebox shows numerous connections, including five USB Type-A, once USB Type-C, two HDMIs and a network socket. A microSD card reader can also be used. The Fanless Chromebox supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0. With its VESA attachment, it can be attached to the back of suitable monitors. A Kensington lock can be used for simple theft protection. ASUS lists both a 65 – and a 90 – watt Power adapter.

Various sources report on a US launch in February and a starting price of 399 dollars. According to Computerbase, the Fanless Chromebox in Germany will initially only be sold to bulk buyers and not to end customers.