The Chuwi HeroBox 2023 has been released and it comes with the Intel Alder Lake-N architecture. The refreshed Chuwi HeroBox mini-PC has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It is the latest refresh of the HeroBox which debuted in 2020.

The Chuwi HeroBox 2023 comes with the same design as its predecessor but with improved internals. The name choice of the new model also reflects an unchanged design setup from previous models. The new mini-PC has a 0.97-litre magnesium alloy and polycarbonate housing. It has dimensions of 188 x 138 x 37 mm and a weight of 510g. It is compact and light enough to mount on external monitors. The model comes with VESA mounts for its integration with an external monitor.

The HeroBox 2023 is equipped with several ports including USB 3.0 (x2), USB-C, USB 2.0 (x2), VGA, LAN, and an audio jack. It also has a microSD slot for expanding its storage capacity. The HeroBox 2023 is available in a single option based on the N100 Intel processor. The Processor N100 delivers up to 2.34x better performance than the Celeron processor in the original HeroBox. The new HeroBox 2023 processor is based on the 10nm process and has the Intel Alder Lake-N architecture.

The Chuwi HeroBox 2023 is priced at a discounted offer of $159. However, the original price of the mini-PC is $199. The Chuwi HeroBox 2023 mini-PC can be purchased directly via the company’s official website.

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Chuwi HeroBox was launched just recently in an effort from the company to offer an all-around PC that will serve you as an HTPC with ease as well as an all-in-one machine connected to a display or serving as a NAS. It comes equipped with Intel N4100 CPU backed by 8GB of RAM and 180GB SSD.

Powerful GPU that can decode 4K with ease

Intel N4100 comes with the 9th Gen Intel UHD Graphics 600 GPU and as a result, HeroBox can decode 4K VP9 10bit video smoothly. You can just place it under your living room TV and connect either via HDMI or VGA to watch 4K videos with a high frame rate.

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As you can see from DXVAChecker, HeroBox can hard decode 4K video and supports up to 8K resolution.

Media Streaming as it should be

Many people buy random cheap Android boxes hoping they can use them to watch streaming services like Netflix, YouTube, Hulu at 4K quality but end up with a blurry result and buffering due to poor hardware performance and non-existent digital rights support. HeroBox faces none of the abovementioned problems as it runs Windows 10 on powerful hardware.

Storage expansion

HeroBox comes with a relatively small SSD drive that serves as an installation drive for Windows 10 in order for the PC to be lightning fast. Of course, UHD videos are very large and you definitely need a larger storage disk. For that reason, HeroBox supports SATA hard disk expansion. You can use HDDs up to 2TB big so that you can store hundreds of 4K movies. As you can see in the photos below, installing a HDD is a piece of cake.

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Just unscrew the back of the fuselage, open the back cover and install the 2.5″ HDD to the reserved installation position. The device comes with 2 supports and 4 screws to fix the drive in place.

Conclusion

As you can see, this little box is a sight for sore eyes. It has a metal body, many connectivity capabilities and is as powerful as the average user needs it to be featuring Intel N4100 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and 180GB SSD. In addition, the GPU is capable of decoding 4K video easily in order to make the HeroBox the perfect HTPC companion. For more information about it, visit the official product page.

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