Asus Eee Box EB1501 at Amazon

Netbooked have gotten their hands on the latest Asus nettop, the ASUS Eee Box EB1501. This latest Eee Box comes with an upgraded design and an optical drive (DVD).  It still pack a graphics punch with Nvidia ION graphics and a dual-core Atom 330 processor and would make an ideal home theater PC.  It’s available at Amazon for $465 and comes in Black or White.

ASUS Eee Box EB1501 specs:

• DVD burner
• Nvidia ION graphics
• Intel Atom 330 processor (1.66GHz, dual-core)
• 2GB RAM
• 250GB HDD
• 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
• 6x USB 2.0, HDMI, eSATA, S/PDIF, audio jacks
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• Wireless keyboard / mouse / remote control

Check out the unboxing video after the break.

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MSI Windbox DE220

Brad from Liliputing posted about the new MSI Winbox DE220 nettop he spotted at CES 2010 earlier this month.

Word is that there will be a choice of  a single core 1.66GHz Intel Atom D410 or dual core 1.66GHz Atom D510 processor with both models using an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphic card, up to 4GB of RAM, and options up to 1tb of hard drive space. The computer runs Windows 7 Home Premium and comes with an optional 802.11b/g/n WiFi card.  There also appears to be an eSata port on the back there, making storage upgrades a breeze.

The Wind Box DE220 is a small machine, if not especially stylisth, measuring 10.8″ x  x 6.7″ x 1.6″.

No pricing or availability details available yet, but there are a few more shots to check out after the break.

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Zotac Mag Nvidia Ion 2 Nettop

Zotac showed off several MAG nettops at At CES 2010,and one even included the rumored Nvidia ION 2 graphics coupled with an Intel Atom D410 or D510 processor.   It’s scheduled for a March release, priced at about $300.Digitimes confirms today that the Zotac will have  ION 2 graphics and that it will priced at the somewhat incredible $249 pricepoint when it’s released in March.

Mouse Lm-mini20 Nettop

A Japanese company, Mouse Computers, has brought out a tiny nettop called the Mouse Lm-mini20.  Along with built-in Nvidia Ion graphics, the Mouse nettop is powered by a 1.6GHz Atom 230 CPU, ION graphics, 1GB of RAM and a 160GB hard drive.

In Japan, it sells for the equivalent of about $376, but not word yet on availability or pricing outside of Japan yet.

via Engadget and Akihabara News

Samsung Aio

Samsung will be launching a line of  three new all-in-one desktops in Korea and one of them will feature Intel’s latest Pinetrail processor.  The Samsung MU100 is powered by a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N450 CP and integrated GMA 3150 graphics. It’s a little odd that Samsung chose the N450 netbook chip, since Intel offers the Atom D410 single core and D510 dual core processors specifically for nettop and all-in-one applications.

The rest of the specs include a 20 inch HD display, 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

The other 2 higher end models are the MU200 and MU250. The former will have a 20 inch multitouch display,  a Pentium 4400 processor, and NVIDIA GeForce G310 graphics, while the latter gets a larger 23 inch multitouch display, Core 2 Duo T6600 CPU, and GeForce G310 graphics.

via Akihabara News

Ion-powered EeeBox EB1012 at Amazon

Showing up in the wake of  CES 2010 in Las Vegas is the  ASUS Eee Box EB1012-B0257 nettop.  It has popped up on Amazon and is packing Intel’s 1.6GHz Dual Core N330 Atom processor, NVIDIA Ion, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Windows 7, HDMI out, 802.11b/g/n, and a sextet of USB 2.0 ports.

Still no release date yet, but it must be imminent if Amazon has it up.   Only color being shown right now is a sleek black, but as we saw last time, there should be a white model in the pipeline for some point in the indeterminable future.

The new ECS MD120 is a sharp looking nettop, but it also packs a punch with a dual core Atom 330 processor and NVIDIA ION graphics with DirectX 10 support.   It’s ‘barebones’ so that means the MD120 doesn’t have is a hard drive, RAM, or operating system but that just means you can add exactly the hardware you want.

The nettop supports up to 4GB of RAM and has room for a 3.5 inch SATA II hard drive. There’s also space for a DVD burner. You also get a total of 6 USB ports, HDMI and DVI ports, 6-channel audio, and a D-Sub port as well as a multi-format flash card reader.  For expansion, there are also two Mini PCIe card slots on the inside.

The ECS MD120 measures 10.6″ x 7.9″ x 2.4″.

via Netbooked

Fit PC2i Nettop

The Fit-PC from CompuLab is a tiny nettop only 1″ tall and  4″ x 4.5″ thick.  The company has been pumping out these low power, fanless system and now they’re introducing its first Windows 7 model, the Fit-PC2i.

The new version features a 1.1GHz to 2GHz Intel Atom Z5xx-series processor, up to 2GB of RAM, a 2.5″ HDD bay, WiFI, 4 USB ports, and audio I/O jacks. It will be available with a choice of operating systems including Windows 7, Windows Server, and Ubuntu Linux. It’s designed to consume just 6 to 8 watts of power.

The Fit PC2i is scheduled to ship in January.  The current Fit PC2 is available now at Amazon for just $234 with Free Shipping.

via Engadget
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AOpen XC Mini

The AOpen XC Mini’s glossy black shell only measures 18CM x 16CM x 6CM. but this barebones unit supports Intel’s Mobile Core 2 Duo (Penryn) processors, giving it a serious horsepower advantage over it’s Intel Atom nettop brethren.

The XC also has room for a 2.5″ SATA drive, gigabit LAN, 6 USB 2.0 ports, NVidia ION graphics, and also features HDMI output and an eSATA port at the back.

AOpen shows some impressive benchmarks using an Intel P7450 on their site – a 3D Mark 03 score of 2023 and Windows 7 experience index of 4.7 overall (4.7 on the CPU and 5.4 for 3D graphics).

NettopReviews UK covers this new nettop launched by Asus, and currently selling in the UK for about 330GBP (~$500).  It features a super-multi DVD burner, dual-core Atom 330 processor and NVidia ION graphics.

Other specs are: 2GB RAM (4GB max), 250GB HDD, Gigabit LAN, 802.11n Wi-Fi.
Ports: 1x LAN, 1x eSATA, HDMI, VGA, 6x USB, S/PDIF, Mic and headphone, Card Reader and built-in Antenna.

Check out the hands on video after the break.

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