Zotac Mag nettop has dual-core Atom + ION chipset

Zotac has announced a nettop called Mag, which is a pretty small nettop. It will be made available in two versions. One single core: Atom 230 and other dual core: Atom 330.

Both versions are otherwise identical: 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, NVidia’s 9400M ION chipset, LAN, WiFi (b/g/n), eSATA port, 4-in-1 card reader, 6 USB 2.0 ports, HDMI out and D-Sub out. The price of dual core version is expected to be around €249. Price of single core version is not yet known, but will inevitably be cheaper than the former.

Dual core version will hit the shelves in the month of November, whereas the Single core version will make its appearance sometime after it.

ASUS Eee BOX EB1501 – yet another dual core Atom nettop

Here is another nettop with dual core Atom processor: ASUS Eee BOX EB1501. Specs:

• dual-core Intel Atom 330 processor
• ION chipset (GeForce 9400M)
• Windows 7 Home Premium
• slot-in DVD burner
• 250GB hard disk
• 2GB RAM
• WiFi (b/g/n)
• 6 USB 2.0 ports
• HDMI and VGA ports
• one eSATA port

We expect it to be released after Windows 7 since it sports Windows 7 Home Premium edition. Price: 350-399 Euros

ION Powered Lenovo IdeaCentre Q110 Nettop

The Lenovo’s IdeaCentre Q110 powered by NVidia’s ION powered chipset is now available at Lenovo.com. It has an Intel Atom 230 processor running at 1.6GHz, Windows Vista Home Premium, NVidia ION, 2GB RAM and 160GB HDD. It has 4 USB 2.0 ports, HDMI, LAN and earphone jack too. Currently only the black color is shipping. Priced at $299, it may not be the cheapest nettop in town, but then you also pay for the brand.

Shipment will commence next month

HyperSpace: An instant on operating system coming to Nettops

Here is another instant on OS for the nettops: Phoenix’s HyperSpace OS. Interestingly, it will be coming preloaded on nettops powered by the Intel Atom 230 or Atom 330 processors. HyperSpace is one of those most “Instant On” types of OS that are quicker to boot up and shut down than Windows XP. As expected, it comes with only essential apps. The cost varies from $33 – $60 a year depending on what subscription you get.

According to Phoenix Technologies, HyperSpace “delivers instant-on, always-connected access to the Internet and key productivity applications such as HyperSpace Office Suite, Adobe Photoshop, Hulu, McAfee, Real Networks, Yahoo Search, etc.”

Hyperspace is an instant on OS based on Linux kernel. By a curious chance, I know it very well that there is no photoshop available for the Linux operating systems.

Does anyone actually use these instant on operating systems? I instead prefer to put my netbook in sleep mode instead of shutting it down completely.

More info at HyperSpace

Hello Kitty Nettop is Cute! – MiNEW A10 Nettop

For some of you, it can be a cute, trendy and decorated nettop, especially for the girls, but for hardcore gadget freaks, it may be craziest thing they have ever come across. This new Hello Kitty nettop, based on the MiNEW A10 is pink and girlish. To match the nettop, they are also offering matching monitor, keyboard and mouse so that other components do not look out of proportion.

It has an 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive and integrated GMA 950 graphics. It also has 4 USB ports and the usual earphone and microphone ports. It even has a PS/2 port! The nettop runs Windows XP Home and weighs just 3.96 pounds.

For the males out there, who do prefer colors other than pink can go for the non-kitty version.

Julong = Eee Box clone

If the netbook clones were not enough, here come the clones of nettops! Meet the Julong Eee Box which is an, um, an EEE box clone. Unlike most of the recent nettops, this does NOT have an ION or ION LE chipset. It uses the bog standard Intel Atom N270 processor, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 3 USB ports and VGA port. No HDMI.

Available at price of $150 USD in China, we cannot complain much.

MSI Wind Top AE2010 launched in US – This Nettop is on steroids!

MSI Wind Top AE2010, the all-in-one nettop has now become official which was seen in the France recently. This is not the usual nettop that you come across everyday. Why? Instead of an Atom processor, this comes with an AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core processor and ATi Radeon HD 3200 graphic card! Talk about some serious performance from this nettop.

Click on read more to learn more about it including its mighty specifications

Asrock ION 330 nettop to pack a Blue-ray drive!

Asrock has announced that they will soon launch a nettop with built-in Blue-Ray drive. This is surprising considering the fact that most of the nettops do not even come with any sort of optical drive. It seems Asrock thought that the Blue-ray drive was not enough for it for making it stand out from the rest of nettops so they added in a mammoth sized 320GB hard disk and 2GB of RAM. Couple that with the powerful ION chipset, we have the most powerful nettop ever built.

Price is not known at the moment, but we expect it not to be costly.

Acer Veriton N260G nettop updated – Now comes with Atom 280 processor

Acer has unveiled an updated version of the its Veriton N260G nettop by equipping it with the latest Atom N280 CPU. Earlier, this Acer Nettop came with Intel Atom 230/330 CPU. Unfortunately, they have taken away the powerful NVIDIA Ion GPU and it now comes with Intel’s GN40 chipset with GMA X4500 graphics.

The Acer Veriton N260G nettop comes equipped with a 160GB HDD, 2 GB RAM, 6 USB ports, HDMI as-well-as VGA port. It is available in Europe (including UK) at a fair price of £188.12 ($302)

Emtec to launch ION-powered nettop

Emtec is planning to launch an nettop powered by ION-chipset. The nettop will come with 160GB hard disk, 1GB RAM and will run Windows XP.

It comes with 6 USB ports (4 at the back and 2 on the front), Ethernet, WiFi, Mic and headphone jacks. Expect the price to be around $300 (£180). According to pocket lint, there will be two models: one with HDMI port and one without one. Of course, you will have to shell out a bit more for the one with HDMI port.