The Link is no heavyweight—just 418 grams and compact enough to hide behind a monitor. Ports include HDMI, USB-C, three USB-As, Ethernet, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. It’s functional but hardly revolutionary.

Despite the simplicity, there’s a catch: it only works inside organisations already locked into Vole’s ecosystem. You’ll need Windows 365 (Enterprise, Frontline, or Business), Intune, and Microsoft Entra ID to even boot this up. Government users? Jog on—Windows 365 Government isn’t supported.

Vole claims the Link delivers “high-performance video playback and conferencing,” with special shoutouts to Teams. However, outside of that, the box is essentially a glorified cloud dongle designed to make IT administration a bit less painful while allegedly enhancing security by reducing the attack surface.

Still, the value proposition is shaky. The Grey Box Shifter’s OptiPlex 3000 Thin Client costs £287.75 ($469), offering arguably more flexibility. Even the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, will sell you a Mac Mini for £599 ($599), with actual hardware inside.

The Link’s only real trick is speed—it connects to Windows 365 “in seconds.” However, considering that users can already access Cloud PCs via a browser or the Windows app, it's a stretch to call this box essential.

So far, it’s only available from select resellers, such as Ricoh UK and Insight Enterprises in the US. For everyone else, it’s a question of whether paying top dollar for a plastic box that does what a browser tab can do is really the future of work—or just another Vole vanity project.

It is also ironic that as Microsoft celebrates 50 years of enabling full-fat PCs when the rest of the world was into dumb terminals and mainframes, Vole wants companies to return to that.