BOSGAME E2 Air

Published on September 19, 2026

The BOSGAME E2 Air is a cheap Windows desktop for office work, browsing and video calls. It drives three displays, and because the memory sits in sockets rather than soldered to the board, the 8GB it ships with is not a dead end. The M.2 2280 slot runs the SATA interface, though, so a faster NVMe drive is never an option.

Pros and Cons

BOSGAME E2 Air Comparison Chart

	BOSGAME E2 Air
Price	List Price: $329.99 Amazon Prices: Loading prices...
Version	8GB/256GB
Performance Rating	4.6
Operating System	Windows 11 Pro
Processor	Quad-core 2.10 Ghz (max 3.70 Ghz) AMD Ryzen 5 3501U
GPU	Integrated Radeon RX Vega8 Graphics
RAM	8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM, 2-channel (DDR4-2400, two SO-DIMM slots to 32GB)
Internal Storage	256 GB M.2 SATA SSD
Dimensions width x length x thickness	---
Weight	1.98 lbs (0.9 kg)
WiFi	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	1 Ethernet port at 1 Gbps
HDMI	2 Full-Size HDMI Ports
DisplayPort	Both HDMI 2.0 at 4K60; USB-C video at 1080p60
VGA	No VGA Ports
USB Ports	1 USB 2.0, 3 USB 3, 1 USB-C Front 2x USB 3.2 (5Gbps) and USB-C; rear 1x USB 3.2, 1x USB 2.0
Thunderbolt Ports	No
OCuLink	No
Internal SATA Ports	No SATA ports
Card Reader	No Card Reader
Headphone Jack	combo
Fanless	No
VESA Mount	Yes
In the Box	Mini PC, power adapter, HDMI cable, VESA mount with screws, user guide
Expandability	Two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots to 32GB. M.2 2280 storage, SATA interface only.

The Ryzen 5 3501U against current budget silicon

AMD lists the Ryzen 5 3501U in its Ryzen 3000 series under the Picasso codename on a 12nm process, with a launch date of the second quarter of 2026: a recent SKU built on the Picasso design AMD first shipped in 2019. It has four cores, eight threads, a 2.1 GHz base clock and a 3.7 GHz boost, and PassMark rates it at 6,195. The Intel N100 common in cheap mini PCs scores 5,320 and the newer N150 scores 5,478, so the AMD part is roughly 13 to 16 percent faster on multi-threaded work.

Radeon Vega 8 scores 1,283 on PassMark’s G3D test against roughly 760 for the N100 and 850 for the N150, a wider margin than the CPU gap. It covers 4K video playback, a browser with a dozen tabs and older or lightweight games. Zen 2 and Zen 3 boxes are a different class again: BOSGAME’s own E5 uses a Ryzen 3 5300U that PassMark scores at 9,460 and adds 2.5-gigabit networking. Anyone whose work is heavier than documents and video calls should price that tier before settling here.

The 3501U tops out at DDR4-2400 across two channels, and PCI Express 3.0 is as far as its lanes go, both of which follow from the Ryzen 3000-series design rather than from BOSGAME’s build.

Three display outputs, two of which reach 4K

Both rear HDMI ports are HDMI 2.0 and each drives a 4K panel at 60Hz. The front USB-C port carries video as well, but only at 1080p60, so a three-screen desk means two 4K panels and one 1080p panel. The third output suits a chat window or a dashboard rather than detailed work.

The front face carries two USB 3.2 Type-A ports at 5Gbps, the USB-C port, a 3.5mm audio jack and the power button. The rear adds one more 5Gbps USB-A port, a USB 2.0 port, the two HDMI outputs, a gigabit RJ45 jack and the barrel power input. There is no SD card reader. Wireless is Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0, a generation behind the Wi-Fi 6 radios that newer budget boxes carry.

Socketed memory, but storage stops at SATA

The two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots are the reason this machine stays useful past its launch configuration. 8GB is the practical floor for Windows 11, and a pair of 16GB modules takes it to 32GB with a screwdriver rather than leaving the memory soldered down. Our guide to soldered versus socketed memory covers why that matters more than the shipped amount.

The M.2 2280 slot runs the SATA interface, so the 256GB drive can grow in capacity but never in speed. A SATA SSD caps out around 550 MB/s where an NVMe drive in the same slot shape would run several times that. On a machine bought for spreadsheets and browser tabs the difference rarely shows, but it does rule out the cheap NVMe upgrade that many mini PCs in this class accept.

Windows 11 Pro preinstalled, with Linux listed as supported

The E2 Air ships with Windows 11 Pro, which brings BitLocker, Remote Desktop hosting and domain join on a machine this cheap. BOSGAME also lists Ubuntu and Linux as supported. Ryzen 3000-series mobile silicon with Vega graphics has mature open-source kernel and Mesa driver coverage, so a lightweight desktop distribution is a reasonable second life for the box.

BOSGAME lists TPM 2.0 along with Wake on LAN, real-time-clock wake and automatic power-on, so a box mounted behind a monitor or driving a signage screen can be woken and patched without anyone reaching around for the power button.

Who the E2 Air suits

A reception desk, a classroom cart, a point-of-sale counter or a household second computer all fit the Ryzen 5 3501U comfortably, and the VESA bracket in the box means the machine can hang out of sight. Buyers who expect to keep it for years should plan on a memory upgrade early and accept that the drive will always be a SATA one. To line it up against other models, use Starry Hope’s Mini PC Comparison Chart.

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