Meerkat

Compact and unassuming, the Meerkat mini adorns your desk without consuming it.

Starting at $549.00

Small but fierce

Edit movies and photos, play music, check email, and surf the web on up to 4 displays. Meerkat is your multitasking dream come true.

Two external display monitors connected to a single meerkat

Optimize for size or storage

The short option eschews the 2.5″ drive bay to improve space management, while the tall option packs up to 20TB storage into only half an inch of extra height.

short meerkat mini-desktop backside

short

tall meerkat mini-desktop backside

tall

One box. Thousands of possibilities.

Mini server

The Meerkat’s storage, performance, and power efficiency make the perfect combination for a home or SMB server.

Steam on your TV

With its tiny footprint, sleek look, and HDMI output, Meerkat is the ideal Steam in-home streaming client.

Media center

Complete with fast WiFi and gigabit Ethernet, Meerkat is the platform for building your personal media center.

Work from home.

Reduce clutter with Meerkat's 4.5" form factor. Mount your Meerkat to your monitor for the most desk space you've had in years.

A maker’s dream.

Inexpensive, small, and powerful, Meerkat is a box made for tinkerers. Connect your Arduino or Raspberry Pi and start shaping tomorrow.

Fits anywhere.

Save even more space. Meerkat mounts to VESA-compatible monitors and includes the necessary hardware.

meerkat mounted on a vesa mount on the back of a display monitor

Meerkat

$549.00


Tech Specs

Operating System

Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS or Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Processor

13th gen Intel® Core™
i3-1315U: Up to 4.5GHz - 10MB Cache - 6 Cores - 8 Threads
i5-1340P: Up to 4.6GHz - 12MB Cache - 12 Cores - 16 Threads
i7-1360P: Up to 5.0GHz - 18MB Cache - 12 Cores - 16 Threads

Graphics

Dependent on CPU:
i3-1315U: Intel® UHD Graphics
i5-1340P: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
i7-1360P: Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics

Memory

Up to 64 GB Dual Channel DDR4 at 3200 MHz

Storage

Short: Up to 12 TB, 1 × M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe, 1 × M.2 PCIe Gen3 SATA
Tall: Up to 20 TB, 1 × M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe, 1 × M.2 PCIe Gen3 SATA, 1 × 2.5″ drive

Expansion

Front: 2 × USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A
Rear: 1 × USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, 1 × USB 2.0 Type A, 2 × USB 4 / Thunderbolt™ 4 (Type C)
Optional Add-on card: 2 × USB 2.0 Type A

Networking

2.5 GbE Ethernet, Intel® Wifi 6E, Bluetooth
Optional Add-on card: 1 × 2.5 GbE Ethernet

Video Ports

2 × HDMI 2.1, 2 x DisplayPort (1.4a) via USB Type C

Audio

3.5mm headphone/mic combo jack
7.1 channel (via HDMI, USB Type-C)

Power Supply

Dependent on CPU:
i3-1315U: 19V, 90W Power Adapter
i5-1340P: 20V, 120W Power Adapter
i7-1360P: 20V, 120W Power Adapter

Security

Kensington® Lock

Dimensions

Height × Width × Depth
Short: 1.46″ × 4.61″ × 4.41″ (37 × 117 × 112mm)
Tall: 2.12″ × 4.61″ × 4.41″ (54 × 117 × 112mm)

Model

meer8 - Technical Documentation