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Thursday Oct 8, 2009
Zotac has announced its Ion-based nettop: the MAG, 6 months after the first Ion-based nettop: the AspireRevo was announced by NVIDIA and Acer.
The MAG features an Intel atom 230 CPU or 330 CPU, NVIDIA ION integrated graphics, HDMI output, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA and joins the likes of the AspireRevo and the EeeBox.
Combining a high-performance NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processor with a choice of energy-efficient dual-core Intel® Atom™ 330 or single-core Atom™ 230 processors, the ZOTAC MAG delivers an eco-friendly computing experience that still packs a performance punch in a compact 186mm x 189mm x 38mm package.
The MAG does not come with any pre-installed operating system: Zotac leaves it up to users to chose the one they want to run.
MAG HD-NS01 / HD-ND01 specifications:
- CPU: Intel Atom 230 CPU (1.6GHz - HD-NS01 series) or 330 CPU (1.6GHz dual core - HD-ND01 series)
- Chipset: NVIDIA ION
- RAM: 2 GB of DDR2 800 RAM
- Display: NVIDIA ION Integrated Graphics, 1 x VGA output, 1 x HDMI output
- Audio: 7.1 Channel HD Audio
- Storage: up to 160GB 2.5in SATA hard drive, 1 x eSATA port
- LAN: 1 x Gigabit
- WLAN: 1 x 802.11b/g/n
- I/O: 6 x USB 2.0
- Other: card reader
Press release here.
Product page here.
Technorati Tags: 230, 330, atom, eSATA, HDMI, Ion, MAG, mini computer, nettop, NVIDIA, ZOTAC
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Friday Jul 31, 2009
Phoronix has posted a review of the ASRock ION 330 nettop.
Running it through their Phoronix test suite, the ASRock ION 330 nettop performed favorably with Ubuntu 9.04, compared to a ION/Atom 230-based system.
As in TweakTown’s review, they were impressed with the NVIDIA ION graphics performance when playing 1080p HD content (using VDPAU for hardware acceleration), and got some additional performance out of the system by overclocking the Atom 330 from 1.6GHz to 2.1GHz.
Not only does the ASRock Nettop perform well thanks to its NVIDIA ION GPU and Intel Atom 330 dual-core processor, but also the system has a very small form factor, runs cool and quiet, and comes with a great set of features.
Read the full article here.
ION 330 specifications:
- CPU: Intel Atom 330 CPU (1.6GHz dual-core)
- Chipset: NVIDIA ION
- RAM: 2GB of DDR2 800 RAM, up to 4GB
- Display: NVIDIA ION Integrated Graphics, 1 x VGA output, 1 x HDMI output
- Audio: 5.1 Channel HD Audio, 1 x S/PDIF output
- Storage: 320GB 2.5in SATA hard drive
- LAN: 1 x Gigabit
- I/O: 6 x USB 2.0
- Other: slim super-multi DVD player
Technorati Tags: ASRock, Atom 330, HDMI, Ion, mini motherboard, nettop, NVIDIA, review
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Friday Jun 26, 2009
TweakTown has posted a review of the ASRock ION 330-BD nettop.
They were impressed with the NVIDIA ION graphics performance when playing 1080p HD Blu-ray content and power comsumption. While still being limited with its Atom CPU, the ability to overclock the Atom 330 from 1.6GHz to 2.1GHz delivers some additional performance out of this little system.
We really enjoyed the ASRock ION 330-BD nettop - it has plenty going for it and easily gets our recommendation for consumers wanting an affordable, but capable home theater PC or simply a small PC that doesn’t use a lot of power, but still has some decent hardware under the hood to do more than a standard low-end nettop, which is only for basic office computing.
Read the full article here.
ION 330-BD specifications:
- CPU: Intel Atom 330 CPU (1.6GHz dual-core)
- Chipset: NVIDIA ION
- RAM: 2GB of DDR2 800 RAMup to 4GB
- Display: NVIDIA ION Integrated Graphics, 1 x VGA output, 1 x HDMI output
- Audio: 5.1 Channel HD Audio, 1 x S/PDIF output
- Storage: 320GB 2.5in SATA hard drive
- LAN: 1 x Gigabit
- I/O: 6 x USB 2.0
- Other: Sony BC-5500S SATA Blu-ray slim player
Technorati Tags: ASRock, Atom 330, blu-ray, HDMI, Ion, mini motherboard, nettop, NVIDIA, review
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Monday May 4, 2009
Engadget has posted a review of the Acer AspireRevo nettop that was announced recently.
They were impressed with the NVIDIA ION graphics performance, but not with the performance of the Atom 230 CPU, with some performance issues with web browsing or non hardware accelerated video.
This is really a tale of two chips: the CPU and the GPU. Sadly, while we were very impressed with NVIDIA Ion’s performance (it’s basically the GeForce 9400m for cheap and low-power computers), the sluggish Atom 230 processor almost ruins it for everybody.
Read the full article here.
Technorati Tags: Acer, Atom 230, eSATA, HDMI, Ion, mini motherboard, nettop, NVIDIA, review
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Friday Apr 10, 2009
NVIDIA and Acer have announced the first Ion-based nettop: the AspireRevo.
The AspireRevo features an Intel atom 230 CPU, NVIDIA ION integrated graphics, HDMI output, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA and could be a strong contender to the EeeBox.
The GeForce 9400 chipset allows 1080p/full HD playback - a limitation of previous Atom based systems (except for the ones using discrete graphics such as the EeeBox B206 and B208).
No larger than a typical hardcover book, the AspireRevo is a fully capable desktop with advanced graphics and impressive multimedia features. Equipped with NVIDIA ION graphics, the system can handle a wide variety of computing needs including high definition video, gaming, sharing digital photos, surfing the web, and other tasks consumers expect from full-size systems.
AspireRevo specifications:
- CPU: Intel Atom 230 CPU (1.6GHz)
- Chipset: NVIDIA ION
- RAM: up to 4 GB of DDR2 800 RAM
- Display: NVIDIA ION Integrated Graphics, 1 x VGA output, 1 x HDMI output
- Audio: 7.1 Channel HD Audio
- Storage: up to 250GB 2.5in SATA hard drive, 1 x eSATA port
- LAN: 1 x Gigabit
- WLAN: 1 x 802.11b/g (or n - TBC)
- I/O: 6 x USB 2.0
- Other: card reader
NVIDIA press release here.
Acer press release here.
Technorati Tags: Acer, Atom 230, eSATA, HDMI, Ion, mini motherboard, nettop, NVIDIA
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