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Meerkat

  • 13th Gen Intel Core CPU
  • Up to 12 cores and 16 threads
  • Up to 16 TB of storage
  • Mere 4.5″ square of desk space
  • Energy efficient
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Meerkat at quarter turned angle.
  • 13th Gen Intel Core CPU
  • Up to 12 cores and 16 threads
  • Up to 16 TB of storage
  • Mere 4.5″ square of desk space
  • Energy efficient

Tiny elegance.

Diminutive and unassuming, Meerkat adorns your desk without consuming it.

A front-facing view of the Meerkat Mini Desktop, featuring two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-A) front ports and audio combo jack (speakers and mic).
The Meerkat mini desktop shown editing a skiing video across two displays.

Optimize for small size or max storage.

The short option eschews the 2.5″ drive bay to improve space management, while the tall option packs up to 8 TB more storage into only half an inch of extra height.

A front-facing view of the Meerkat Mini Desktop, short version, featuring two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-A) front ports and audio combo jack (speakers and mic).
Short
A front-facing view of the Meerkat Mini Desktop, tall version, featuring two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-A) front ports and audio combo jack (speakers and mic).
Tall

One box. Thousands of possibilities.

A top-down view of the Meerkat desktop featuring the laser-engraved System76 logo.

Mini server. The Meerkat’s storage, performance, and power efficiency are 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 perfect Steam in-home streaming client.

Media center. Complete with fast WiFi and gigabit Ethernet, Meerkat is the ideal platform to build your personal media center. Up to 16 TB of storage provides space for all of your entertainment content.

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 desktop VESA-mounted to the back of a large 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