Archive for November, 2009
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.
Foxconn Qbox Nettop
NetbookNews.de reports on this new nettop by a relatively unknown manufacturer – at least on the consumer side of things. Foxconn produces the Qbox, but more usually, they are the company that builds products for other large PC venodors like IBM, Apple, etc. So for now, this super slim nettop is called the Qbox, but don’t be suprised if you it sold under another brand name in a store near you.
On to the nettop – is a tiny! The Qbox measures just under an inch thick. It’s about 9.8″ x 6.6″ in length and width and weight just under 1.5lbs. Under the hood, it features pretty standard specs; a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1G of RAm, a 250GB hard drive, 5.1 channel audio, Ethernet, and 3 USB ports. It has a card reader, audio jacks, and a VGA port.
Reports are that it will sell for about $299 when launched.
