Via Artigo A1100

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Pros:

Tiny, modular chassis, HDmedia friendly.
Smallest PC we've ever assembled; runs mainstream apps; solid media streamer.

Cons:

Lackluster general performance, Potentially pricey
No video inputs or digitalaudio outputs; terrible analog audio output.

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Last revision on August 15, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Tiny, modular chassis, HDmedia friendly
Smallest PC we've ever assembled; runs mainstream apps; solid media streamer

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lackluster general performance, Potentially pricey
No video inputs or digitalaudio outputs; terrible analog audio output

Expert reviews and ratings

The Artigo A1100 is a true PC enthusiast and modders product for low-power projects that require ultra-small PCs. It could be a fair choice for projects such as Car PCs (providing you only want one thing from it at once: music GPS) or making your own...

By Bit-tech.net on September 08, 2010

If you're interested in a fun side project, the VIA Artigo A1100 has enough muscle to perform as a fairly capable media machine, as well as to tackle light productivity tasks. Investing a bit more cash into the project will net you a more capable...

By PC Advisor on August 16, 2010

The tiniest DIY PC around. Microscope not included. How should we classify VIA’s ARTiGO A1100? It’s technically not a portable, since it lacks a display and input devices (e.g. a keyboard and trackpad); but the desktop label doesn’t...

By Maximum PC on June 16, 2010

VIA is well known for its ultra-compact mainboards and low power CPUs, though Intel’s Atom processors have generally cornered the market when it comes to nettops. The VIA ARTiGO A1100 is the company’s attempt to remedy that, a palm-sized...

By SlashGear on September 27, 2010

VIA Technologies might not be a company we hear from very often any more, but they are still plugging along in the world of small form factor computing and embedded technologies. They recently sent us a sample of their new ARTiGO A1100 pico-ITX...

By PCPer on August 13, 2010

If you’re in a tinkering mood, VIA’s Artigo A1100 offers a modular, media-slinging PC in a tiny shell....

By PCWorld on August 09, 2010