Zotac has been producing some cracking nettops lately, and the  Zotac ZBOX HD-ID40 doesn’t look to be an exception.  There’s the same case design as the last half dozen or so Zotac nettops, but some brand new hardware underneath, including:

1.83GHz Intel Atom D525 dual core PCU
Next-generation NVIDIA ION graphics with 512MB RAM
802.11b/g/n WiFi
HDMI output
6-in-1 flash card reader
6 USB ports, 1 combo eSATA/USB port, DVI, HDMI, Ethernet jacks
Silent, (fanless) cooling
2.5 inch drive bay.

These Zotac nettops ship ‘barebones’ which means the ZBOX HD-ID40 ships without a hard drive, RAM, or OS. But, now there’s also a ZBOX HD-ID40 PLUS model with 2GB of DDR2 memory and a 250GB, 5400RM hard drive. You still need to install an operating system on your own.

There’s a new nettop from Zotac, and if you’re in the know, you’ll realize that’s a good thing.   Previously, Zotac have used the familiar Intel Atom processor paired with Nvidia’s Ion chip as a standard formula.  This time, however, they’ve mixed up the recipe a bit.  The new Zotac ZBOX HD-AD01 breaks the mold by using an AMD Athlon Neo X2 L325 1.5GHz dual core processor and ATI Radeon 3200 graphics.  There’s also 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Ethernet, DVI, and HDMI as well as an eSATA port, SPDIF, mic and headphone jacks, and a flash card reader.

No new yet on availability or price yet for the UK, but it is already available for purchase in Japan.

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Zotac has lived up to the rumours and has announced that they’re  updating its nettop lineup to add support for Intel’s latest Atom processor and NVIDIA’s next-generation ION graphics.  The new Zotac Zbox HD-ID11 is the same size and shape as the earlier Zotac MAG nettop. But the new model features a 1.66GHz Atom D510 dual core processor and faster NVIDIA ION graphics.

As the outgoing Zotac nettop, they system will be available as a barebones system.  That means there is no memory, hard drive, or operating system included.  What do you get is a  2.5″ hard drive bay and  a single 200-pin DDR2-800 SODIMM slot. The computer also has 802.11b/g/n WiFi and 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet.  The ION graphics processor has 512MB of dedicated memory and supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.2.

The computer has 6 USB ports, HDMI and VGA output, and mic and headphone jacks. There’s also an eSATA port and flash card reader. The system comes with a VESA mount and a DVI to VGA adapter.

A great design feature is that you can open the case without any tools. You simply need to remove two “thumb screws” to open the Zotac ZBOX HD-ID11 and insert RAM or a hard drive.

No word yet on when the new ZBoX HD-ID11 comes out, but you can get the current Zotac Mag Mini-PC nettop from Amazon for £249.99.