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Via introduces new rugged Mini ITX board

By Justin Mann

On August 6, 2009, 5:50 PM

New hardware is on the way from VIA, in the form of a new addition to their wide EPIA series. The new N700-10EW board conforms to the Nano-ITX form factor and is designed specifically for “extreme” environments. Extreme as it is defined here isn't the usual PC hardware marketing term, but rather indicates the board is up to the job of being situated in extremely high or cold temperatures, at high altitudes or in other intense environments.


The new board certainly seems to boast such functionality on paper, with VIA saying it can withstand temperatures as cold as -20C or as hot as 70C. The company guarantees maximum stability at these temperatures, indicating it may operate far beyond those limits – despite its fanless design.

The N700-10EW is based on a plethora of other common VIA components, such as the VX800 chipset, onboard gigabit LAN, audio, USB and Compact Flash. They even mention its media functionality, but clearly their aim here isn't the standard media center or highly integrated niche markets they generally pursue. You can catch all the details on the product page, but things such as pricing and what sort of manufacturing differences this board has over other EPIAs are not mentioned.

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  1. August 6, 2009 7:36 PM
    Tekkaraiden
    Tekkaraiden said:

    It's really a share these via boards aren't more commercially available.

    Reply
  2. August 6, 2009 10:25 PM
    HaMsTeYr
    HaMsTeYr said:

    share? you mean shame? o.o" looks like it could be made into a cool little media player machine... heh. Built in CPU?

    Reply
  3. August 7, 2009 1:42 AM
    tengeta
    tengeta said:

    So tiny! Think of how many stupid places you could stash a PC with something like that.

    Reply
  4. August 7, 2009 6:41 AM
    Tekkaraiden
    Tekkaraiden said:

    That's what I get for posting a message after working a 12 hour day.

    Reply
  5. August 7, 2009 8:25 AM
    license27kill
    license27kill said:

    these is a really a sweet board though..

    form factor might convince consumer to buy this.

    and take note they added the temperature range for this..

    not usual in all manufacturer.

    but i think ill stick to the mini atx form

    Reply

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