Zotac Announces AMD Fusion APU Powered ZBox Mini-PC

[btarunr]

ZOTAC International, a leading innovator and the world's largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today supercharges energy-efficient computing with the new ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series powered by the AMD E-350 APU platform. The ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series combines discrete-class graphics processing with a dual processor cores for the perfect synergy of CPU and GPU that delivers a perfect digital media experience with unprecedented energy-efficiency.

AMD Radeon HD 6310 discrete-class graphics processing takes charge of all digital media processing tasks to enable the ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series to deliver stunning Blu-ray and smooth streaming high-definition video playback. The ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series is a potent casual gaming platform capable of rendering stunning 3D visuals with Microsoft DirectX 11 technology.



"The AMD E-350 APU platform combined with our ZBOX Blu-ray form factor is a phenomenal small form factor solution. The snappy day-to-day performance and superb high-definition video and DirectX 11 3D capabilities makes the ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 perfect for users that crave energy-efficiency without sacrificing premium features and capabilities," said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International.

Enhanced audio output capabilities deliver superior audio quality and features with the ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series. The ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series can send raw lossless (bitstream) audio formats - Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio - via HDMI to digital home theatre receivers for flawless high-definition audio that matches the high-definition video capabilities.

An integrated slot-load Blu-ray drive enables the ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 series to read Blu-ray media, read and write DVD and CD media for compatibility with all available forms of optical media. Dual network connectivity options lets the ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 connect to home networks at speeds up to 300 Mb/s wirelessly or up to 1000 Mb/s via Ethernet for lightning-fast transfer speeds with or without wires.

The ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 packs class-leading expansion capabilities inside a slim chassis and provides support for a 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD, two DDR3 SO-DIMM slots, mini-PCI express, USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and eSATA expansion capabilities - ZBOX Blu-ray AD03 Plus models include 2GB of DDR3 memory and a 250GB HDD preinstalled.

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[Mussels]

now this is impressive. if fusion can get us PC's that small, then fusion is already a great success.

 

[bear jesus]

now this is impressive. if fusion can get us PC's that small, then fusion is already a great success.

I guess it's products like this that are why AMD is pushing so hard with fusion as i assume AMD will push for fusion APU's to be in as many products as possible giving them much greater sales than in recent years.

Going by the size of this i would guess that at some point there will be fusion APU's in TV's along with all in one PC's and many other compact products.

 

[HalfAHertz]

It will be very hard considering atom is in everything from MIDs to toasters.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

Well that looks really good.

I'd have this over a Mac Mini at any time. And I bet it costs like half of a McMini.

 

[suraswami]

If the price is right I might just get this one instead of building a mITX based PC

Looks nice too.

 

[TheLaughingMan]

Pre-fab HTPC. It looks very sexy. Like the man said, this makes you reconsider building an HTPC yourself if the price is right.

 

[TheLaughingMan]

Review at HotHardware Up: http://hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-Fusion-Hits-Retail-Zotac-and-Gigabyte-E350s-Tested/?page=1

 

[cheesy999]

now this is impressive. if fusion can get us PC's that small, then fusion is already a great success.

if they wanted to they probably could of done this ages ago, just get a laptop and remove the screen

 

[Mussels]

if they wanted to they probably could of done this ages ago, just get a laptop and remove the screen

this things smaller than a netbook, so its like like they could have done it, without it being a really crippled atom system.