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.
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.
Haleron H-BOX Nvidia Ion Nettop
A PC maker called Haleron is launching a new dual core, Nvidia Ion powered nettop. The Haleron H-BOX is powered by a dual core Intel Atom 330 CPU and NVIDIA ION graphics – all in a slim line case and a weight of 2.2lbs.
The PC features 5 USb ports, an HDMI output, Ethernet, VGA, mic and headphone jacks and a flash card reader. It users 20-25 watts of power and sports a 320GB hard drive and 2GB of RAM. It’s available with Windows XP, Linux, or Windows 7.
No word yet on a release date, but we say, bring on the dual core, Nvidia nettops!
via Liliputing
Windows 7, coming to a nettop near you
With the launch of Microsoft’s new operating system just days away, we though it fitting to dedicate a post. Windows 7 is the follow up to to the not so well received Windows Vista, and actually spells even better news for nettops and netbooks in particular. That’s because many parts of this new version of Windows were written with netbooks and their nettop cousins in mind. The result – better performance and lower power consumption.
Our friends at Netbook Review UK have put together a comprehensive page on their site with information on the different versions of Windows 7, and an FAQ. It’s definately worth checking out.
