The GOLE1 Pro also called “HIGOLE PC 2022” is a pocket-sized fanless Mini PC with a 5.5-inch touch screen. This is an upgraded version of the GOLE1 (2016) with a 5-inch display. The new GOLE1 Pro 2022 is available in two Gemini Lake / Refresh series processor variants. HIGOLE PC 2022 pocket-sized Touch Mini PC can be found in the crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo.
HIGOLE brand, or HIGOLE PC, has been creating Mini PCs equipped with a touch screen for many years. We mean not only a 5 – 5.5-inch display but also a device with a 10.1-inch screen. We had the opportunity to test GOLE1 Plus with an 8″ Touch Screen.
HIGOLE PC 2022 on Indiegogo
As already mentioned, the GOLE 1 Pro Touch Mini PC will be eaten in the crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. Perks start at $199 for the early bird GOLE1 Pro with N4000 (WiFi 5), and $229 for the model with J4215 (WiFi 6) both with Windows 11 Pro preinstalled. Shipping adds about $20 worldwide and deliveries are expected for September 2022.
GOLE1 Pro Mini PC Overview Features
The GOLE1 Pro is an interesting combo of a pocket-sized fanless Mini PC with a 5.5-inch touch screen like in a smartphone. The device measures 142 x 91.2 x 17.76 mm. The previous GOLE1 version was equipped with an Intel Atom x5-Z8300 processor. The new version for 2022 comes with a choice of 6-watt Intel Celeron N4000 dual-core (2017) or 10-watt Intel Celeron J4125 quad-core (2019) chips.
2022 GOLE1 Pro has been equipped with 8GB DDR4 RAM and 128GB SSD. Depending on the processor, the device supports WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 (N4000) or WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 (J4125). Despite such a small size, there was also a LAN port, and more specifically Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45 port with Wake-on-LAN and PXE support).
Interestingly, the device supports a triple display, 4K @60Hz dual display (via HDMI 2.0) + a third 5.5-inch touch screen. The device has pre-installed Windows 11 Pro, but as HIGOLE says, it also supports Ubuntu and Linux. The GOLE1 Pro is a fanless Mini PC with a wealth of I / 0 ports (see photo above) as well as various usage scenarios. Not only for everyday home use but also as a portable Mini PC for office work and meetings. It is worth noting that the device has a built-in mic and speaker (but no webcam). More details on Indiegogo.
Discussion about this post