Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn is probably best known as the company that builds iPhones and iPads for Apple. But every now and again you can actually buy computers and components with the Foxconn name. Newegg is full of them. Two of Foxconn’s latest devices are Nano PC desktop computers with small, fanless cases. According to Fanless Tech, two barebones models will…
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Zotac has been cranking out tiny desktop computers with low power processors and mid-range graphics for the past few years. Many of the company’s mini-PC models aren’t much larger than an optical disc drive. But now Zotac is going even smaller. The company has introduced a new model called the Zotac ZBOX nano XS. The first computer in the new…
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Zotac has been offering a line of tiny desktop computers for a few years. Up until recently most feature low power Intel Atom or AMD Fusion processors, but this month Zotac unveiled new models with Intel second-generation Core i3 Sandy Bridge processors. In other words, the Zotac ZBOX ID82 isn’t just a mini-PC aimed designed for people looking for a…
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Intel is adding a new processor to its line of Cedar Trail chips for low power desktop computers. The 1.86 Ghz Intel Atom D2550 will be a lot like the Atom D2500, but with a few important tweaks. First, the D2500 doesn’t support hyperthreading, while the D2550 does. That means that some software task managers will show the new chip…
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Acer has released a new mini-desktop called the Revo 70. Like the company’s earlier nettops, the Revo 70 isn’t much larger than a DVD drive… although it doesn’t actually have one. Instead this little computer has the guts of a reasonably decent ultraportable notebook packed into a slim case. The R70 measures 8.26″ x 8.26″ x 2.13″ and weighs just…
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Sapphire Technology offers a line of miniature desktop computers that aren’t much bigger than a DVD drive under the Sapphire Edge-HD brand. Up until recently the company was packing its little computers with Intel Atom processors and NVIDIA ION graphics, but now a new model is on the way with an AMD Fusion processor. The Sapphire Edge-HD3 Mini PC showed…
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It’s been a few months since Intel introduced its latest Intel Atom processors, but it’s been pretty hard to find any actual products that actually use an Intel Atom N2600 or Atom N2800 processor. The Acer Aspire One D270 Cedar Trail netbook is up for pre-order for about $280, but it’s not shipping in the US yet. But if you’re looking…
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Small form factor PC maker Shuttle is preparing to launch at least three new mini-desktop computers. All three will feature 2.13 GHz Intel Atom D2700 dual core processors. Intel’s new chip has a maximum TDP of 10W and doesn’t generate much heat, which allows all three of the new computers to use passive cooling. That means they won’t have any…
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A new mini-desktop computer from EliteGroup Computer Systems (ECS) showed up at the FCC website this week. It looks like a low-power nettop computer, but it will be available with Intel Core i5 or Core i7 Sandy Bridge processors, making it a pretty decent replacement for a full-sized desktop PC. ECS is a Taiwanese computer manufacturer, and it’s likely that the…
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Giada is updating its line of mini-desktop PCs with a handful of new models with the latest Intel processors. The Gigada 135G, for instance, has an Intel Atom Cedar Trail processor, but packs a bit more graphics power than you’d typically get from an Atom-based system thanks to NVIDIA GF119 graphics. The 135G also has an mSATA solid state disk….
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Asus has introduced a new super-slim desktop computer called the Eee Box EB1031. It has a 2.13 GHz Intel Atom D2700 Cedar Trail processor with support for 1080p HD video playback, up to 4GB of RAM, and a 2.5″ hard drive bay with support for up to 500GB of storage. The EB1031 also as USB 3.0 support, HDMI output, a…
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Lenovo has introduced a new mini-desktop that the company calls the world’s smallest desktop computer. The Lenovo IdeaCentre Q180 is pretty small, measuring just 7.6″ x 6.1″ x 0.86″, but it’s certainly not the smallest desktop PC… not by a long shot. You don’t even have to look at minuscule computers like the Trim Slice, Raspberry Pi to find smaller PCs. The new…
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