Category: PC

Frontier Japan has released a mini tower PC under GX series. Powered by Intel Core i5-4440 or i7-4770 processor, you can get them either with Windows 8 64 bit or Windows 7 operating system.

Other specs include 4 gigabytes of RAM, 500GB hard disk, a DVD Super Multi drive,  HDMI output, DVI-D, mini D-Sub15 pin also called VGA, audio input and output (front × 2, rear × 2) jacks, USB 2.0 × 8 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, and USB 3.0 × 4 ports.

Body size of Frontier Core i5-4440 i7-4770 GX Desktop is about 9.3 kilograms in weight and measures about 174 × 392 × 365mm (width × height x depth). Price of starting model is 77,280 yen while the top model goes for 91,770 yen.

Asus has released its 7th 23-inch LCD integrated desktop PC with a 3.1 GHz Core i7-4770S, the ET2301INTH All-in-One PC. Price is expected to be around 179,800 yen (USD 1770 / EUR 1310).

The Asus ET2301INTH comes equipped with a 23 inch display, Intel Core i7-4770S, 16GB memory, Intel B85 Express chipset, Nvidia GeForce GT 740M, 2TB HDD, DVD Super Multi drive, and a resolution of 1,920 × 1,080 pixels.

It comes pre loaded with Windows 8 64 bit operating system. Interface selection includes SD card slot, USB 3.0 × 4, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac-enabled wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.0, 2 megapixel Web camera, HDMI input, HDMI output, and input / output audio jacks.

Body size of Asus ET2301INTH is 572 × 265 × 448mm (width × height x depth), and its weight is about 11.6 kilo grams. Base stand as shown in above picture is also included in the package.

Mouse Computer Japan has launched Lm-AR310E, ARS210E with AMD A4 4020 APU (accelerated processing unit). Lm-AR310E will cost 39,900 yen while the ARS210E retails for 42,840 yen.

Specification for both are same. You get AMD A4 4020 APU 3.2 GHz 64 bit CPU, Radeon HD 7480D GPU, 4 gigabytes of RAM, 500 gigabytes of hard disk drive, DVD super multi drive and Windows 8.1 64 bit operating system.

Port selection include Gigabit Ethernet, PS / 2 × 2, USB 3.0 × 4, USB 2.0 × 2, DVI, mini D-Sub15 pin, voice input / output interface. Empty slots PCI Express x16 × 1, the x4 × 1, the x1 × 1, PCI × 1. Lm-ARS210E of Slim type only also includes SD card / Memory Stick slot.

Lm-AR310E measures 180 × 382 × 373mm (height x width × depth), while the Lm-ARS210E measures 100 × 393 × 364mm.

Zotac Japan has churned out an Intel Core i7 4770T powered mini PC (nettop) with a price tag of 90000 Yen. Specs of the Core i7 4700T include a 8 thread with quad core cores. Called the ZBOX IQ01, it measures 188 × 188 × 51mm (height x width × depth).

Optionally, if you do not have a lot of space on your desk, you can mount the ZBOX IQ01 using VESA mount.

ZBOX IQ01 specs are great for a small PC

ZBOX IQ01 specs include 2 mSATA slots, 2.5-inch bays supporting DDR3-1600 SO-DIMM RAM, USB 3.0 × 3, SD card reader, Gigabit Ethernet × 2, Display Port × 2, DVI-I, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac-enabled wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.0, and voice input / output jacks.

Aforementioned specs are for the bare bones mode. Zotac does offer a model called IQ01 Plus that features above specs + 500GB hard disk + 4 gigabytes of RAM. Estimated retail price of this model is 110,000 Japanese Yen.

Following the suite of Mouse Computer, TSUKUMO Japan has also churned out a desktop PC featuring the new AMD A10-7850K APU. Called the Aero Stream RM5A-B61 / E, it features the aforementioned quad core 3.7 GHz processor, R7 series Radeon 8-core GPU operating at 720 MHz, 8 GB of RAM, 500 GB of hard disk, DVD super multi drive, 450 W power supply and Windows 7 home premium 64 bit OS.

Ports selection include HDMI output / 2 × Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 × 2, USB 2.0 × 6, PS, DVI-D, mini D-Sub15 pin, voice input / output interface. Empty slots PCI Express x16 × 1, and PCI × 1.

Body size is about 190 × 400 × 370mm and the TSUKUMO Aero Stream RM5A-B61 / E weighs 10 kilograms. Price of standard configuration is 69,980 yen (USD 680), which makes it about 10,000 Yen more expensive than the Mouse Computer’s offerings.

Mouse Computer, Japan has released two desktop PC models, Lm-AR310S and Lm-ARS210S, both of which are powered by the new AMD A10-7850K APU. Both PCs are launched under G-Tune, a gaming brand of the Japanese manufacture.

Both models feature similar specs, and but the Lm-ARS210S (100 × 393 × 364mm) is slimmer than Lm-AR310S (180 × 382 × 373mm).

Prices start at 59,850 yen (USD 580), and the starting model of Lm-AR310S gives you AMD A78 chipset, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD, DVD super multi drive, 350W power supply (80PLUS BRONZE compliant) and Windows 8.1 64 bit Operating System.

Ports selection includes Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 × 4, USB 2.0 × 2, PS / 2 × 2, DVI, mini D-Sub15 pin, interface and audio input and output.

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Dell has introduced a 28 inch 4K monitor for just USD 699. Called the P2815Q, it is the cheapest 4K monitor till date.

So, why is the price of Dell P2815Q so low? The reason is it uses TN display which does not gives you viewing angles as, let us say, an IPS screen. Another thing to note – the screen refresh rate is 30 Hz at its native resolution. To get 60 Hz, you must use 1920×1080.

4K means it has 3840 x 2160 pixels, which will give you an amazing workspace to work on. The screen of P2815Q can be twisted 90 degrees, so that one can use it both landscape or portrait mode. Dell offers some other Ultra HD monitors that includes 32 and 28 inch models (that retail for USD 3500 and 1300 respectively).

The Dell P2815Q will available for purchase on January 23 2014.

EEEbox B208 HD, which sports the mighty Atom 330 dual-core processor will soon be released in UK at a price tag of 500 pounds! Ouch, that would hurt anyone’s wallet in such hard times. Anyway, here are its specs:

• Atom 330 dual-core processor
• 2GB RAM
• ATI Radeon HD 4530 graphics
• Wi-Fi support for b, g and draft-n networks
• HDMI-out video port
• 160, 250, or 320GB hard drive
• 10GB EEE storage

The overall package is pretty neat and you get a lot for 500-pounds.

[ASUS B208 HD webpage]

Acer has launched its first ION powered nettop, which offers advanced graphics capabilities when compared to the other nettops already in the market. If you’ve been living under the shelves and have not heard about the ION platform, then you have missed something really big. Remember that a couple of months back, we brought you news that the first ION based hardware will be a nettop. General manager of Nvidia says

“You will be stunned and amazed watching HD videos, editing photos, surfing the web and playing the latest online games.”

Yes, Acer promises that you can easily play directX 10 games and play 1080p HD movies on this mighty little nettop.  You can equip the nettop with HDD or SSD although I do not see the benefit of using SSD in a nettop. RAM can be increased to a total of 4GB RAM.

[press release]

The Mouse Computers have added a new product to their netbook/nettop range, a Dual Core Atom Nettop named EGPA33DR32XP. It uses the mighty Atom 330 processor with 2GB of RAM, 320GB HDD and uses XP Home as its OS. Mouse Computers have also thrown in a super DVD drive to make the package even more attractive. Price? It is going to cost you less than 400 euros. For the common man who does not do heavy video editing, this nettop can do everything you throw at it.

Most of us (except heavy gamers) use our computers for basic web-surfing; for managing media and office-editing. For such people, these nettops, especially the Dual-Core Atom processor ones are more than enough to do the job. The obvious question that immediately comes into my mind is: where does the market for cheap PC go from here?

[mouse computers (japanese)] [via akihabara]