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ZBOX ID88 and ID89: the latest Zotac miniPC already reviewed
With its new ZBOX machines, Zotac offers the opportunity to get relatively powerful beautiful configurations, as ID88 and ID89 are respectively equipped with Intel i3-3220T and i5-3470T processor. As for prices, we are $340 and $430, which is added $110 if you want a Plus version, equipped with a 500GB hard drive and 4GB of RAM.
The case is the same and we always find such a complete connectivity with a card reader, a GB Ethernet port, WiFi and Bluetooth, two USB 2.0 ports with Charge function (higher intensity), two USB 3.0 ports , HDMI output and a DVI output.
The bundle still have the VESA mount, remote control and USB receiver antennas for WiFi, etc..
The ZBOX ID89 is already entitled...
Little Black Box, a HTPC with XBMC
The Little Black Box is a HTPC whose characteristic is to work with a Linux distribution (OpenELEC) dedicated to this purpose.
This HTPC has been completely designed to work with XBMC, the free media center software that allows you to shape the media box as desired. It is therefore equipped with an ARM Cortex-A9 chip backed by 1GB of RAM and a Mali 400 graphics chipset, which easily decode Full HD video.
The Little Black Box does not carry a hard drive, but only 4 GB of storage space available. It will then store their movies, TV shows, music or photos on an external USB hard drive or NAS connected via Ethernet or Wi-Fi - attention to HD video speed. It comes with a remote control that offers...
Sapphire Edge VS8 Nettop Review
Our colleagues at TechSpot got their hands on the Sapphire Edge VS8, a small central unit 197 x 182 x 31mm and weighs only 660g. Inside you can find a AMD quadcore A8-4555M APU clocked at 1.6GHz with an HD 7600G GPU, 4GB of DDR3 and a 2.5″ 500GB HDD. About connectivity there is a miniDisplayPort, an HDMI, Gigabit LAN port, four USB 2 and two USB 3, an SD card reader, headphone and microphone jack and finally a SPDIF port.
With this small nettop, Sapphire wanted to design a compact machine, but that is neither a tablet or a laptop, but rather a desktop great for an HTPC. For $505, is the Edge VS8 interesting? The response from our colleagues at techspot.com
Gigabyte Brix: Even smaller than the Intel NUC!
Gigabyte has just officially introduced the Brix miniPC, which is a direct competitor of Intel NUC while pushing further the principle of miniaturization.
While the Intel solution is 117 x 112 x 39mm, the Gigabyte is 115 x 108 x 29.5mm. So we go from 4cm to 3cm thick for a volume decrease of about 25%. This 400g tiny beast can take place, according to the purchased configurations, a Celeron 1007U,...
Shuttle DS47: a nettop with a Celeron 847 and USB 3.0
Shuttle should introduce a new mini PC, the DS47, at Computex in June. Equipped with an Intel Celeron 847, this model stands out above all by its little jig. Another advantage is its external connectivity that is particularly generous with two USB 3.0 ports, two gigabit network and HDMI 1.4a.
Shuttle is currently preparing the DS47 mini PC that will be officially presented at Computex, Taiwan which...
HFX Cineplay XB2: Mini PC with XBMC 12 Frodo
After the Cineplay XB3, launched in 2012, HFX unveils the Cineplay XB2, a new and more affordable Mini PC running OpenELEC 3.0, a new version of the XBMC 12 Frodo Linux distribution that we wrote about recently.
Cineplay XB2 abandon the Core i3 that is reserved only for the XB3, with a low power AMD Fusion Dual Core processor, but no further details on the embedded model. It also features 4GB...
MiiPC: The HTPC for the whole family
On Kickstarter, projects requesting funding abound on Internet. Today, it’s the MiiPC project that interest us. This small PC that runs on Android does indeed go further in parental control by enabling parents to manage their child’s activity on the web.
The PC looks like a small box that plugs directly to a screen. Once done, the children can use apps to do everything they do on a PC...
MSI Wind Box DC110: a Celeron 847 Mini PC
MSI will soon launch a new mini PC, the Wind Box DC110. This little thing measures only 191.8 x 150.93 x 34.94 mm and weighs 830 grams and clearly has an attractive design.
In the machine, there is a Dual-Core 847 Celeron at 1.1 GHz, a GMA HD 3650, a NM70 chipset, 2GB DDR3, HDD 320 GB 5400 rpm, WiFi N, Ethernet, 6 USB 2.0, card reader and HDMI, VGA, Audio and SPDIF outputs.
The maximum power consumption...
