Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Zotac MAG - Interesting gadget (or toy)

Okay.  Here is a very interesting item that looks very inviting to "play" with.

It is called the Zotac MAG and what they have done is put some hardware together in what looks like a very small box that measures 7.4" x 1.5" by 7.3" and weights 3 pounds.  Here are some key points:

  • It can be placed on its side or even mounted to the back of a monitor
  • It comes with a dual-core Atom processor (most of the "netbook" computers only have a single)
  • 2 GB of DDR2-800 memory
  • A separate NVDIA graphic processor (most devices have integrated processors)
  • Plenty of connections: eSATA, 6 USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet, VGA, HDMI (!), WiFi, SD/MS/MS Pro/xD card reader, etc.
  • 160GB hard drive
  • Does not come with any OS (reports you can install Windows 7, XP, Vista, 32-bit, 64-bit, or Linux)
  • It does not come with a CD/DVD drive.  You would need to load the OS directly off the internet or via USB thumb drive or other external drive.
For the size/form factor, this has all the features you would want to run most basic operations on a computer.  With the dual core, you may be able to even run some minor graphics programs.  This probably is not built for video editing.



If you are interested in buying this item, you can buy the Zotac MAG from Amazon with this link.

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