Hi guys,
Been looking for a low-cost, eco-friendly and fully functional HTPC.
Here are the most potent contenders during my hunt...
ACER Revo AR3700- 1.8 GHz Intel Atom D525 dual-core processor (1 MB L2 cache)
- 250 GB HDD (not a lot but atleast meron
)
- 2 GB of installed DDR3 RAM (800 MHz)
- Integrated NVIDIA ION Graphics (good enough for HD???)
- Headphone + Optical out
- Wifi (of course it's a PC!)
- 6 USB ports (unfortunately it's a 2.0, who cares unless you're transferring a lot of file everyday!)
- HDMI (a must-have)
- Analog (what? i can connect this to my crt?
)
- Multi-Card Reader
- Included wireless keyboard and mouse (yes!!!)
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (alright WMC7 right out of the box! but still prefer XMBC!
)
PRICE: Around P22,000 (imported) (air freight thru my client!)
ZOTAC ZboxHD with Bluray (oh yeah bluray!)- Blu-ray video playback (oh yeah! sweet!)
- NVIDIA ION technology with 512MB of DDR3
- NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology
- Intel Atom D525
- mini-PCI Express slot
- two USB 3.0, USB 2.0 port (yes future proof with 3.0!)
- eSATA 3.0 Gb/s
- DVI + HDMI (syempre naman)
- S/PDIF optical output
- 6-in-1 memory card reader
- 802.11n WiFi
- 250GB hard drive
- 2GB of DDR2 lang?? pwede na!
PRICE: Around P24,000 (imported) (air freight thru my client!)
just 2K for bluray! wow!
will add more soon..