Asus has broadened its Eee Box range with the addition of a dual-core Atom-based mini-desktop.
Asus_EeeBox_EB1501_001 Asus's Eee Box 1501: Nvidia Ion plus dual-core Atom
The new Eee Box 1501 incorporates Intel’s dual-core 1.6GHz Atom 330 CPU and Nvidia's Ion integrated chipset.
Windows 7 Premium comes pre-installed on the …
I have been researching these things recently because I want a media PC for the lounge. This looks very good but I think I'll be getting an Asrock Ion 330 BD http://www.asrock.com/nettop/overview.asp?Model=ION%20330-BD - same price as this EEE but with a Blu Ray drive. It has no OS which is a minus point because I would probably want Win7 but I'd give it a go with Ubunto before deciding on Win7 (I have Win7 on the other computers in my house).
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Asus has broadened its Eee Box range with the addition of a dual-core Atom-based mini-desktop. Asus_EeeBox_EB1501_001 Asus's Eee Box 1501: Nvidia Ion plus dual-core Atom The new Eee Box 1501 incorporates Intel’s dual-core 1.6GHz Atom 330 CPU and Nvidia's Ion integrated chipset. Windows 7 Premium comes pre-installed on the …
Looks good but..
I have been researching these things recently because I want a media PC for the lounge. This looks very good but I think I'll be getting an Asrock Ion 330 BD http://www.asrock.com/nettop/overview.asp?Model=ION%20330-BD - same price as this EEE but with a Blu Ray drive. It has no OS which is a minus point because I would probably want Win7 but I'd give it a go with Ubunto before deciding on Win7 (I have Win7 on the other computers in my house).
not bad
however, stick in the crucial 256 Gb SSD drive in there and a blu-ray optical reader and i think we have ourselves a deal.