ZOTAC LAUNCHED NETTOPS WITH NVIDIA ION

Zotac, a company known for manufacturing graphics cards and motherboards, have launched a line of nettops running on Intel Atom processors and Nvidia ION graphics.

While one of the nettops, the Zotac Mag HD-NS01, features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 processor, the Mag HD-ND01 has a 1.6GHz dual core Atom 330 processor. Other specifications are more or less the same for both nettops. Both devices are equipped with Nvidia ION graphics, 160GB hard drives, 2GB of RAM. Other features include Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 8-channel audio, Gigabit 10/100/1000 Ethernet, HDMI, eSATA, VGA output and 6 USB ports.

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ASUS UNVEILES EEE TOP ET2002T AND ET2203T NETTOPS

Asus plans to roll out two nettops for the UK market. Dubbed Eee Top ET2002T and ET2203T, the devices are expected to hit the UK market by the end of October. They will come pre-installed with Windows 7.

The ET2002T is powered by an Intel Atom dual-core 330 1.60GHz processor with Nvidia’s Ion platform. It is equipped with a 20-inch touchscreen display. Up to 4GB of RAM can be installed. The maximum storage capacity is 320GB. Other features include a DVD burner. Prices start at £559.

The ET2203T can be configured with a Core 2 Duo processor. It comes with a 21.6 inch larger touchscreen display. Other features include 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard disk and ATI Radeon HD 4570 512MB discrete GPU. Optional features include Blu-ray drive. Prices start at £819.

Other features common to both notebooks include Asus Top Media Centre App, gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi b/g/n and webcam.