First introduced back in October, the Asus EeeBox EB1501 Nettop is finally making its way to US market in December. In case you’ve forgotten, this space-saving computer adopts a 1.6GHz Intel Atom dual-core 330 processor, a NVIDIA ION chipset, an integrated GeForce 9400M graphics card, up to 4GB RAM, a 250GB HDD, a slot-in writer, a 2-in-1 card reader, WiFi, Windows 7 Home Premium OS and comes with several connectivity ports including Gigabit Ethernet, D-Sub, eSATA, HDMI and six USB. The Asus EeeBox EB1501 will go on sale in the US starting on December 7th for $479. [TCMagazine]
Acer Japan has announced a new multi-touch all-in-one PC for the Japanese market in the form of the Gateway One ZX 4800-41. The system boasts a 20-inch 1600 x 900 (HD) multi-touch display, an Intel Celeron T3000 processor, a Mobile Intel GL- 40 Express chipset, a 4GB (2 x 2GB) 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM, a 750GB SATA (7200rpm) HDD, 3rd. generation Dolby Home Theater audio and supports for Windows 7 Home Premium OS. The Gateway One ZX 4800-41 will go on sale in Japan starting on November 27th for around 100,000 Yen (about $1,125). More
Here’s a look at AOpen’s upcoming barebone PC, the XC Mini GP7A-HD. This new computer supports an Intel Mobile Core 2 Duo Penryn (Socket P with a 667/800/1066MHz FSB) processor, up to 4GB RAM (1066MHz) and features an integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9300M graphics card, a 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SATA SSD, a card reader and a DVD SuperMulti drive. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers 6x USB 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, eSATA, D-Sub, VGA and HDMI. The XC Mini GP7A-HD will hit Japan in mid-December for unannounced price yet. [AOpen]
iBuyPower has released their latest Chimera 2 gaming PC series in order to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The Chimera 2 gaming PC series is available in five customizable forms including the Chimera 2-F, Killer Chimera 2-F, Chimera 2-E, Chimera 2-Q, and Killer Chimera 2-Q. All models feature either Intel Core i5, Intel Core i7, or AMD Phenom II x4 processor, either ATI or nVidia graphics card, and support up to 16 to 24 GB of DDR3 memory. These gaming PCs also comes with the Creative Labs SoundBlaster X-Fi card, power supplies up to 1200 Watts, liquid cooling options, Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit, and support a wide variety of storage capability including 7 internal 3.5-inch drive bays and 4 external 5.25 bays for optical drives. The price starts at $999 upwards, depending on the specs. More
Acer has upgraded its Predator Gaming PC series with impressive specs to support latest video games. Available only 100 units, the Limited Edition Predator ASG7711-A46 comes jam packed with a powerful Intel Core i7-960 processor with an Intel X58I + ICH10R chipset, a 1GB nVidia GeForce GTS-260 graphics card, a 1TB of hard disk drive, a 6GB of DDR3 memory (upgradable up to 12GB), a Blu-ray drive, a DVD Super Multi drive, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, and Gigabyte Ethernet with Dual LAN support. This limited edition gaming PC will be released in Japan on November 27th, 2009 for 289,800 Yen or approx. $3,259. [Akihabara]
MSI has proudly introduced the world’s first graphics card to support over voltage function from the N240GT series including the N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 and N240GT-MD1G. Based on nVidia’s first 40nm graphics processors, these graphics cards allow the user to adjust both the voltage and the overclocking configurations via the Afterburner overclocking software to increase GPU clock up to 30%. The N240GT graphic card series also supports the DirectX 10.1 gaming standard for running the latest video games and a native HDMI output for superb 3D support and high-definition entertainment. In addition, the MSI N240GT-MD512-OC/D5 utilities ultra fast 512MB GDDR5 graphic memory. [Cool Computing]
Here’s another super-slim ION-powered nettop from a Chinese-based company JIEHE, the Giada Slim N10. Weighing less then 1kg, this space-saving computer adopts a dual core Intel Atom N330 CPU, a NVIDIA ION graphics, up to 4GB RAM, a 2.5-inch hard drive bay, a 3-in-1 card reader and a choice of either Windows Vista or 7 OS. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers 5 USB 2.0, eSATA, VGA, HDMI and Ethernet. Pricing and availability are still unknown at the moment. More
CyberPower has upgraded its Gamer Xtreme series by adding SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and SATA III 6.0 Gbps interfaces as standard features. As a reminder, these gaming systems are currently available with either an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor. Pricing for the Gamer Xtreme series start at $749. [iTechNews]
PowerColor is preparing to launch another custom-cooled graphics card in the form of the PLAY! HD5770. This Juniper-based GPU is equipped with 800 Stream Processors, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 850MHz, a 1GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 1200MHz, an Arctic Cooling fansink (copper base and a 92-mm fan) and several connectivity ports including DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort. The card also supports all the latest technology including ATI Eyefinity, ATI Stream, DirectX 11 and CrossFirex. The PLAY! HD5770 is expected to be launched on November 30th for $159. [PowerColor]
DosPara has rolled out another i5 powered desktop PC for the Japanese market. Dubbed as the Prime Raytrek, the machine is packed with an Intel Core i5-750 processor, a GeForce GT220 graphics card, a 4GB RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a DVD SuperMulti drive and Windows 7 Home Premium OS. The Prime Raytrek is now available in Japan for 87,980 Yen (about $976). [Product Page via Akihabara]
