Archive for 2010
Habey is distinctively making a push into the nettop scene. We hadn’t heard much from them before 2010, but in the last few months we’ve seen a Habey HTPC nettop, as well as the tiny Habey BIS-6622 and BIS-6620 nettops. Today, there’s another new model, the Habey WIT-1800. It’s a power efficient fan-less design based on Intel’s ATOM N450 and D410 processors plus a ICH8M South Bridge instead of the standard NM10 Express chipset.
One of the most interesting features are the four built-in mini-PCIe slots and two on board rear accessible SIM sockets that enables the system to support up to two 3G mini-PCIe modules for dual 3G wireless communication as well as WiFi, SSD (in addition to the normal HDD/SSD 2.5″ SATA interface option) and other mini-PCIe devices.
There are many other connections as well as 3g, including one serial port, two USB 2.0 ports, one Intel 82574 Gigabit Ethernet port, one SATA port, one CF socket and two SMA sockets for 3G antennas. The compact fanless enclosure is based on HABEY’s highly efficient ICEFIN™ proprietary thermal design. While the single VGA port will support either up to 2048×1536 (with the Atom D410 CPU) or up to 1400×1050 (N450) resolutions.
Pricing and availability have yet to be announced.
Confirming what we already knew, the knife wielding gurus over at iFixit tore into the Revue in order to see what was inside. Sure enough, they founda 1.2GHz Atom CPU, 1GB of DDR3 memory as well as a grand total of 5GB NAND Flash (split between a Samsung and Hynix chip).
Essentially, that makes it a nettop, albeit a bit underpowered for current nettop standards. In tests it was found the Logitech stuttered with HD video playback, something you won’t find if you buy one of the latest dual core, Intel N550 powered nettops.
Zotac ZBOX HD-ID40
Zotac has been a leader in the nettop space lately, and they’re hoping that the new Zotac ZBOX HD-ID40 will continue the streak. It features the same case design as the last half dozen or so Zotac nettops (a good thing!),but there are some brand new features under the hood to keep things exciting:
1.83GHz Intel Atom D525 dual core PCU
Next-generation NVIDIA ION graphics with 512MB RAM
802.11b/g/n WiFi
HDMI output
6-in-1 flash card reader
6 USB ports, 1 combo eSATA/USB port, DVI, HDMI, Ethernet jacks
Silent, (fanless) cooling
2.5 inch drive bay.
The Zotac nettops are ‘barebones’ which means the ZBOX HD-ID40 ships without a hard drive, RAM, or OS. But, now there’s also a ZBOX HD-ID40 PLUS model with 2GB of DDR2 memory and a 250GB, 5400RM hard drive. You still need to install an operating system on your own.
Habey new nettops, the Habey BIS-6620 and BIS-6622, have garnered some deserved attention recently, but Habey has another nettop up it’s sleeve. Namely, the new Habey ENT-6564, which is destined for your living room.
The ENT-6564 is based on the MITX-6564 mini-ITX board from Habey which features an Intel Atom D510 dual core processor and next-generation NVDIA ION graphics. The board is about 1 inch in height which makes a very slim cabinet possible for the ENT-6564 nettop.
You can pick up the Habey ENT-6564 from Amazon for $329.99
You can check out a demo video after the break.
Acer has unveiled two new nettops under the Acer Veriton name. They should look pretty familiar if you’re acquainted with Acer nettops because in terms of shape it’s basically the same as the Acer Aspire Revo 3700 ($349). The two models are names the Veriton N281G and N282G respectively.
The Veriton N281G is more of a budget model, featuring a single core 1.83GHz Intel Atom D425 processor, integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics, 2GB of DDR3 memory, and a 320GB hard drive.
The Acer Veriton N282G is the media powerhouse of the bunch, featuring a 1.83GHz dual core Intel Atom D525 processor, NVIDIA ION 2 graphics, 2GB of DDR3 memory, and a 320GB hard drive.
Acer says both models should be available this month for $399 and up.
via Engadget
