Asus attacks desktop market
9 Apr 2008 | 15:29 BST
Tiny shiny thing tips up
TAIWANESE LAPTOP specialist Asus is making waves in the desktop market with its latest release first spotted by the INQUIRER last month.
Hailed in some quarters as the smallest ever PC with full HD 1080p graphics capability on an embedded card, the Essentio CS5110 boasts some pretty impressive specs – and some desktop firsts – in a tiny, shiny shell.
With a Bluray drive on board, and proper 1080p HDMI output, hooked up to a suitable TV, combined with full optical 7.1 surround, this should make gaming and movies a pleasure.
Asus also tells us that this little black box should be pretty cool and quiet, too as it has the world's first 2-in-1 thermal module which insulates heat from from the cooling fan. Operational noise levels (with no drive clanking away) are reported to be 23.9dB.
Wireless duties are performed in both 802.11n and Bluetooth flavours and it has a smart video engine which constantly evaluates what's being thrown at your screen and enhances it to your personal preferences.
We'll be running a full hands-on review soon but, in the meantime, here's the full spec sheet if that sort of thing floats your boat:
Chipset
NB: G35
SB: ICH8
CPU
Intel Core2 Duo/Pentium Dual-Core/Pentium 4/Celeron D
800~1333 MHz FSB
Memory
DDR2 800, Dual Channel
So-DIMM Slot: 2
Support max. 4GB
ODD
Slim slot-in Blu-ray SuperMulti or DVD SuperMulti
HDD
3.5" 250G~1TB SATAII
Graphics
MXM MN8600M GT 256M
AUDIO
Azalia 7.1 Sounds
S/PDIF out (Optical)
LAN
1000/100/10 Mbps
WiFi
802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
IR Receiver
Built-in
Front IO
1 x 1394 (4pin)
1 x 10-in-1 Card Reader
1 x Headphone
1 x Microphone
2 x USB 2.0
Rear IO
1 x HDMI
1 x VGA
1 x DC Power in
1 x Line-In/Line-Out(Front L/R)/Mic-in
1 x Back Surround LR/Side Surround LR/Center LFE
1 x SPDIF out (Optical)
1 x RJ45 LAN
4 x USB2.0
OS
Vista Home Premium
Dimension (mm)
200mm (D) X 290mm (H) X 80mm(W)
Weight
3.4 kg
Power
120W
Accessory
1 x Slim Multimedia Keyboard/Mouse
1 x Vista MCE remote controller(IR)
1 x HDMI to DVI adapter
1 x Anti-Slip Pad
L'Inq
Asus
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