DealOther Introducing Zotac nVidia Ion Based mini-PC!!

[ferrari]

For All Your compact HTPC Needs -
ZOTAC MAG HD-ND01

SPECIFICATIONS:

Model
Model: MAGHD-ND01-B/C/E/U/J

Chipset
Manufacturer: NVIDIA® GPU ION™

CPU Compatibility
Name: Intel® Atom™ 330 (dual-core) (1.6 GHz)
Intel® HyperThreading™ technology
Socket: NA (integrated CPU)
Front-side bus: 533 MHz

Memory
Memory: 2GB DDR2-800

Storage
Hard Drive: 160GB 5400RPM
Expansion: eSATA 3.0Gbps
Memory Card Reader: 6-in-1 (MMC/SD/SDHC/MS/MS Pro/xD)

Networking
Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mbps
WiFi: 802.11n/g/b

3D API
DirectX DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 3.1

Ports
HDMI: 1 (HDCP w/8-channel digital audio)
VGA: 1
e. SATA: 1 (SATA 3.0 Gbps)
USB 2.0: 6 (4 back panel, 1 front panel, 1 top panel)
Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mbps (RJ45)
Audio: Headphone jack, Microphone jack

Operating system: User installed (Windows XP, Vista, 7 and Linux ready)

Packaging
Packaging Content
1 x ZOTAC MAG HD-ND01
1 x Stand
1 x VESA mount
4 x Mounting screws
1 x AC adapter
1 x Power cord
1 x Warranty card
1 x User manual
1 x Driver CD

For Complete Details Click Here --> Zotac MAG HD-ND01

Price: Rs. 16,300/- + shipping
Warranty: 1 Year
Shipping: Rs. 200/- flat through DTDC Air
Delivery Time: 2-3 days from receiving confirmed order.

[stonedsurd]

[sabret00the]

awesome...

[babhishek]

multi tasking is not the forte
however when you say *C'mon, it's pretty damned slow. I was on iTunes, Skype and FF3 and it was crawling.*

please specify the config you were running....

[stonedsurd]

Intel D945GL and Atom 230 with 2GB RAM and a 320GB Scorpio Black.

[babhishek]

whats FF3?

FF3

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FF3 may refer to:

• Mozilla Firefox 3
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• Fatal Frame III: The Tormented
  Fatal_Frame_III:_The_Tormented
  , a horror game for the PlayStation 2
• Final Fantasy III
  Final_Fantasy_III
  , a console role-playing game for the Nintendo Famicom
• Final Fantasy VI
  Final_Fantasy_VI
  , a Super Nintendo game released in North America under the title Final Fantasy III.
• Final Fight 3
  Final_Fight_3
  , a fighting game for the Super Nintendo.
• The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
  The_Fast_and_the_Furious:_Tokyo_Drift
  , a 2006 film.
• Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
  Fatal_Fury_3:_Road_to_the_Final_Victory
  , the third game in the Fatal Fury series

[stonedsurd]

Let's think now, shall we?

[toxicdrift]

Originally Posted by stonedsurd Let's think now, shall we?

hahahahahaha ^


btw is the zotac launched yet??

[Vasishta.Sushant]

Well here is my take. With chrome(6-7 tabs), foobar, utorrent, kmplayer...all working together, my netbook works superbly good. On windows 7 with all the eye candy ON.

But i've got atom 270 with 2gb.

This thing shouldn't be that slow stoney.

Although on HD movies it haggles unless I use coreavc.(1080p are anyway out of question).

This thing is more suitable as a web browser and a download machine. As an HTPC, I agree, its of no use.

[ManISinJpr]

Lmao !!!

Originally Posted by stonedsurd let's think now, shall we?

[stonedsurd]

Originally Posted by Vasishta.Sushant Well here is my take. With chrome(6-7 tabs), foobar, utorrent, kmplayer...all working together, my netbook works superbly good. On windows 7 with all the eye candy ON. But i've got atom 270 with 2gb. This thing shouldn't be that slow stoney. Although on HD movies it haggles unless I use coreavc.(1080p are anyway out of question). This thing is more suitable as a web browser and a download machine. As an HTPC, I agree, its of no use.

You're right, it shouldn't be slow. Even Max's Atom rig (dunno which one though) was pretty responsive at BYOC. But 230 was crawling with regular multitasking. Perhaps it was the FF3 raping the memory, but the CPU usage never dropped below 50% while I was using it. That's actually one of the things that pushed to me LGA775 for my HTPC.

[toxicdrift]

u know a friend just picked up the atom and was saying the same thing.. had alot of problems with firefox and browsing in general... even driver updates didnt help.. was on xp though... but i had the same 230 with 2gskill and i never faced any issues.. wasnt dual core fast but yeah it wasnt reaaaal slow aswell.. so its a mixed bag depending on what all ur running i think... i had a minimal setup with speedy vista / removed all bloatware/ minimum apps at startup / msn / gtalk .. latest firmware + drivers on every format.. but i also didnt have any anti virus or ad blockers.. so yeah.. i guess it depends on alot of factors.. depending on what all ur using at one go! for me it was a killer setup while i had it.

[babhishek]

speed is relative - also might depend on if you are stoned at that time!!!

[stonedsurd]

If you're going to around, learn how to do it properly.

[babhishek]

this review doesnt look good - hopefully driver support and better options for dts audio are in the works...
6 months should see some improvements..

Ion As A Gaming PC - Review Tom's Hardware : Zotac's Ion Board On Windows 7: Nvidia Re-Arms Intel’s Atom

[stonedsurd]

Originally Posted by babhishek this review doesnt look good - hopefully driver support and better options for dts audio are in the works... 6 months should see some improvements.. Ion As A Gaming PC - Review Tom's Hardware : Zotac's Ion Board On Windows 7: Nvidia Re-Arms Intel’s Atom

That's possibly the most irrelevant review for the Ion platform.

Ion is meant to serve as a relatively cheap, low-powered, and cool HTPC. To use it for gaming would be pure foolishness.

Also, why would you take a review that pits an embedded chip against a desktop chip seriously?