Posted January 7, 2013, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Eager to partake in the madness of CES, Zotac has updated its Zbox mini-PC line with two new systems: a new third-generation design (ID42) and a revamped second-generation offering (ID83). Zotac says the former is the most drastic evolution of…
Posted November 9, 2012, 9:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Just in time to attract a few holiday shoppers, Zotac has announced a performance refresh for its Zbox Mini PC series. Armed with AMD's E2-1800 APU, the new Zbox AD06 supposedly offers about 10% more speed than its predecessor, the…
Posted June 5, 2012, 2:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Gaming
Not all of the news that comes out of Computex has to do with high-end components as evident by Nvidia’s announcement of the Kepler-based GeForce GT 640 DDR3 graphics card. This GK107 part follows in the footsteps of the previously-announced…
Posted April 11, 2012, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Zotac has announced an updated mini-PC that further shrinks last year's Zbox Nano AD10 while packing slightly more horsepower. The new Zbox Nano XS AD11 measures a diminutive 4.17 x 4.17 x 1.46in (down from 5 x 5 x 1.7in),…
Posted January 9, 2012, 4:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Hoping to maintain a strong presence in the pre-fabricated HTPC market, Zotac has unveiled three new systems, the Zbox ID80, ID81 and AD04. All three offer an external Wi-Fi antenna, integrated Bluetooth 3.0, and a bundled media remote with a…
Posted November 29, 2011, 11:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Hardware, Gaming
Nvidia has announced a special edition graphics card just in time for the holidays. The GTX 560 Ti with 448 CUDA cores is positioned squarely between the existing GTX 560 Ti with 384 cores and the GTX 570 that features 480 cores.
Posted September 23, 2011, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
In perfect synchronicity with Lian Li's new LAN party chassis, Zotac has unveiled its latest Mini-ITX motherboard. Meant to provide the foundation for compact multimedia rigs, the new A75-ITX features AMD's codenamed Hudson-D3 chipset along with the company's new FM1…
Posted September 1, 2011, 8:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Zotac is preparing to launch an updated Zbox that is among the, if not the smallest nettop we've seen to date. Measuring a petite 127 x 127 x 45mm ( 5 x 5 x 1.7in), the Zbox Nano AD10 can…
Posted May 27, 2011, 5:25 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Zotac's ever-expanding range of pint-sized motherboards is about to get a little bigger. According to various reports, the company is preparing to unveil two new Mini-ITX motherboards based on Intel's latest desktop chipset during this year's Computex technology conference, which…
Posted April 25, 2011, 6:06 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Chinese tech site MyDrivers has some early details on Zotac's upcoming premium-grade Nvidia GeForce GTX 580. Set to debut this June at Computex Taipei, the GTX 580 Extreme Edition features a custom PCB outfitted with a 16+2 phase power design,…
Posted March 1, 2011, 8:34 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
With various manufacturers shipping Brazos-based Mini-ITX HTPC motherboards, AMD's new platform was bound to be offered in a more complete package. It seems Zotac has done the honors, announcing one of the first compact barebones systems powered by AMD's E-series…
Posted December 2, 2010, 4:45 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Zotac isn't a newcomer to the compact computing scene having released various nettops, HTPCs and related hardware. Today, the company has added two more products to its portfolio: the M880G-ITX WiFi and 880G-ITX WiFi. Both are ITX motherboards based on…
Posted October 26, 2010, 9:23 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Chinese tech site Expreview.com has published pictures of a Zotac-branded video card that packs not one, but two GF104 GPUs -- the same chip that powers the GTX 460. It's unclear whether the company actually plans to sell the "GTX…
Posted September 8, 2010, 2:42 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Zotac today announced the "world's first" (that title never gets old eh?) mini-PC with a built-in Blu-ray drive. The new Zbox addresses a small hole in the company's previous offerings, which lack integrated Blu-ray, meaning you have to buy a…
Posted August 11, 2010, 5:00 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Hardware
Zotac has announced a new mini-ITX motherboard that should provide a solid foundation for a new HTPC or ultra-compact desktop. The H55ITX-C-E adds USB 3.0 to the existing H55ITX-A-E board, and supposedly features an enhanced power delivery system that improves…
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