Asus Eee Box EB1501 Unboxing

Netbooked got their hands on the new Asus Eee Box EB1501 Nettop.  This latest Eee Box 1501 (EB1501) comes with an upgraded design and an optical drive (DVD) and still packs Nvidia ION graphics and a dual-core Atom 330 processor.  There’s also decent wireless keyboard and mouse and a remote control included to make one of the best of-the-shelf HTPC (home theatre pcs) on the market today.

The EB1501 is is available at Amazon UK for £391.08 in white, and £388.93 in Black.

ASUS Eee Box EB1501 specs:

DVD burner
Nvidia ION graphics
Intel Atom 330 processor (1.66GHz, dual-core)
2GB RAM
250GB HDD
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
6x USB 2.0, HDMI, eSATA, S/PDIF, audio jacks
Windows 7 Home Premium
Wireless keyboard / mouse / remote control

Check out the unboxing video after the break.

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Zotac Mag Nvidia 2 Nettop

UPDATE:  The Zotac Mag is currently available and SHIPPING at Amazon UK for £249.99.

A company called Zotac showed off  several MAG nettops at CES 2010 and one included (as pictured above)  ION 2 graphics along with either an Atom D410 or D510 processor.  Digitimes confirmed the story today and added that it will launch in March for $249.  (about 200GBP).  No word yet if it will make it to the UK, but we certainly hope so.

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ECS MD120 Nettop

NettopReview.com reports on this new ECS MD120 nettop. It’s a barebones nettop, meaning you add your own hard drive and RAM (up to 4gb) and OS, but it does come with the popular and powerful Nvidia Ion graphics card.  It also packs a processor punch with a dual core Atom 330 processor.

There’s also room for a 3.5 inch SATA II hard drive and space for a  DVD burner. You also get a total of 6 USB ports, HDMI and DVI ports, 6-channel audio, and a D-Sub port as well as a multi-format flash card reader.  For expansion, there are also two Mini PCIe card slots on the inside.

The ECS MD120 measures 10.6″ x 7.9″ x 2.4″.

The ASUS Eee Box PC EB1501 is the latest nettop from Asus and it’s a fully featured scorcher.  It comes with a super-multi DVD burner, dual-core Atom 330 processor and NVidia ION graphics.

Other specs are: 2GB RAM (4GB max), 250GB HDD, Gigabit LAN, 802.11n Wi-Fi.
Ports: 1x LAN, 1x eSATA, HDMI, VGA, 6x USB, S/PDIF, Mic and headphone, Card Reader and built-in Antenna.

It can be mounted to your monitor via the includeda VESA kit, comes in black and white and runs Windows 7.

It looks like this nettop will be sold by Amazon UK for £339, although the page is looking a little sparse and units won’t ship for 2 to 5 weeks.

Asus Eee Keyboard

Computerbase.de reports that the  ASUS Eee Keyboard will finally ship in Europe at the end of October priced at 500 Euros.

The Eee Keyboard is basically a nettop with a keyboard and a small touchscreen 480 x 800 display.  On the other hand, you could also call it a netbook with a different form factor and tiny screen!

The specs:
Atom N270 Processor
Intel GMA 945GSE + GMA 950 graphics
VGA and HDMI out.
1GB RAM
16GB SSD
802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.0
Gigabit Ethernet, 3x USB 2.0 ports.
Windows XP Home

Size: 145 x 425 x 24.4 mm and weighs 1.1 kg.

Lenovo C300 Nettop

The folks over at NettopReview have gotten their hands on, and unboxed Lenovo’s new C300 nettop.  The new Lenovo All-In-One nettop comes in three flavours, ranging from a single core, Intel GMA 950 graphics entry-level version, to a well spec’d dual core Atom 330 model with 512mb of dedicated ATI graphics.

Their first impressions indicate the fit and finish of the nettop is good, as is the small footprint of the machine.  Pricing in the states ranges from $450 – $699 for the entry level and top of the line model respectively.  We’ve contacted Lenovo but haven’t heard back yet on UK availability or pricing.

You can see NettopReview’s full unboxing pics here.

Ripple Look Nettop

A company called Ripple have launched a new nettop on the scene called the ‘Look’.   Specs are pretty much par for the course, you get a dual core Atom 330, 2GB RAM, 320GB storage and Intel GMA950 graphics.  Like some other nettops, the Ripple Look can be mounted to the back of your monitor via the standard VESA mounts.  It’s currently being sold in  Korea, where you can have it for $321. A couple more shots after the break.

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The ViewSonic VOT120/121 is a pair of tiny nettops that can be mounted to the back of your computer monitor, or television monitor. Both the VOT120 and VOT121 offer Draft-N WiFi, and a DVI output port to connect to your monitor. Somewhat oddly, they also include an eSata port to connect external storage, which we suppose might be difficult if it’s mounted to your monitor!

The VOT120 is based on Intel’s Atom processor, while the VOT121 packs more of a punch with Intel’s CULV platform.

Viewsonic's VOT132 nettop with HDMI and DVI

Lars, over at Netbooknews, has posted a hands-on video with the new Viewsonic nettops – the VOT130 and VOT132.  We are impressed, these nettops look realy good.  The VOT130 uses a standard netbook-like configuration, but the VOT132 gets the dual core Intel Atom 330 chip as well as Nvidia Ion with DVI and HDMI out.   On top of all of that, the case in which the VOT nettops are packaged is tiny, stylish, and easy to upgrade.

These nettops look like they are going to be a huge hit when they come to the UK.  Oh, we almost forgot, there’s also a sleek DVD module that can be magnetically attached to these nettops.   No word yet on UK pricing or availability, but we will report it as soon as we know.

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Viewsonic VOT 130 Ion powered nettop

Above, and pictured, we have the Viewsonic VOT 130 which is a pretty typical nettop with an Atom N270 CPU, GMA950 graphics, up to 2GB of RAM, and a 160GB hard drive.

But there’s also a souped up model called the VOT 132 that not only packs a dual core Atom 330 CPU but also the Nvidia Ion chipset, which includes NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics. The VOT132 will also support up to 3GB of RAM and come with a 250GB hard drive, as well as HDMI output.  Of course, both model covered the basics as well with 6 USB ports, DVI, Ethernet, and 802.11b/g/n WiFi.

Prices have not yet been announced for the UK market, but in the US the VOT 130 will sell for about $331 USD while the NVIDIA ION-powered VOT 132 will be about $514 USD.