Archive for 2009
The Linutop 3 Nettop
The new Linutop 3 nettop runs a custom Linux operating system on a 1ghz Via C7 processor, 1gb of RAM and a 2gb hard disk drive. The upside of those miniscule specs are an equally miniscule power consumption of just 20watts. You can expand the disk drive storage of this mahcine by using a memory stick in one of its 6 usb ports. Pricing is said to come in at around $485, making this seem expensive for what you’re getting.
The Shuttle X500V All-In-One nettop
Long time portable desktop pc maker Shuttle has brought a new nettop all-in-one to the mraket called the X500V. The X500v is powered by a dual core 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330 CPU, 1GB of RAM, and a 160GB hard drive and instead of the ubiquitous Windows OS, this Shuttle runs OpenSUSE 11.1 Linux.
The small all-in-one computer measures about 15.4″ 12.9″ x 1.4″ and has a 15.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel touchscreen display, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Ethernet, and 5 USB ports. It costs about 500 Euros in Europe but we don’t know about pricing and availability in the States yet.
Asus Eee Box EB1012
Asus has has made official the lastest member it its Eee Box nettop family, the Asus Eee Box EB1012. It’s of similiar in size and shape to the rest of the Eee Box lineup, measuring just 8.7″ x 7″ x 1.1″ and weighing 2.4 pounds. This new model, however, features a more powerful dual core Intel Atom 330 processor and NVIDIA ION graphics.
The Eee Box EB1012 also has 2GB of RAM (max 4GB), a 250GB hard drive, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, 6 USB ports, an eSATA port, Ethernet, and 5.1 channel audio. It also has D-Sub and HDMI outputs.
Check out the official Asus web page here.
Asus Eee Top ET2002
Sascha, over at Netbooknews does a hands-on with the new Asus Eee Top ET2002 whose launch we covered here a few weeks ago.. This machine has a dual core Atom processor and the Nvidia Ion graphics chipset, so it should be able to handle HD video without any issues. It also has an HDMI-out port, as well as 6 usb ports and a card reader.
The ET2002 is loaded with Windows 7, and Sascha spends some time testing a new voice recognition app from Asus. Check out the video after the break.
Asus AT3N7A-1 Motherboard with Atom 330 and Nvidia Ion
Like the idea of a nettop, but like the idea of building it yourself as well? Well, you’re in luck. You can build that low power, small form factor PC with the AT3N7A-I motherboard just released by Asus. Integrated in the motherboard is a 1.6GHz dual core Intel Atom 330 processor and NVIDIA ION graphics.
The motherboard supports dual channel DDR2-800 memory, 8-channel audio, eSATA and SATA connections, and Bluetooth. There’s also a single PCI slot, and an HDMI jack.
French site, Blogeee got a chance to check out one of these motherboards, check out their hands-on video after the break.
