Hooch Tan
11-27-2008, 01:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/11/25/hp.intros.mini.q.nettops/' target='_blank'>http://www.electronista.com/article...mini.q.nettops/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"HP recently used an event in Taiwan to unveil its first-ever nettop PC, the mini-Q 2030, that is powered by Intel's 1.6GHz dual-core Atom 330 processor and 2GB of DDR2 RAM. Other hardware includes a 160GB 7,200rpm SATA hard-drive with Windows Vista preloaded and a dual-layer DVD burner. It also has four USB 2.0 ports, two PS/2 ports, an Ethernet port, a VGA jack for connecting to monitors and an audio and microphone jack."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1227729432.usr20447.jpg" /></p><p>Asus may have started both the netbook trend and the nettop box trend, competition is definitely heating up. The HP mini-Q is a shot against the ASUS EEE Box. It comes in two models with the mini-Q 2020 being the single-core variant with 1GB of RAM and Windows XP. None of these nettop PCs will ever be a powerhouse, but the attraction for me is that they'll get most of the light work done while barely sipping power. I used to have almost a dozen computers, each only dealing with a light load so I can appreciate desktops that could easily cut my PC power consumption in half, if not more. I've invested in virtual machines, but I'm tempted to make the jump to using nettops so I don't have to shut down everything when my main server needs a reboot. Anyone try out any of these nettops yet? Are they powerful enough for you to do your everyday tasks?</p>