Home Via CPU pops up in cheaper Zbox Nano nettop
News

Via CPU pops up in cheaper Zbox Nano nettop

Geoff Gasior
Disclosure
Disclosure
In our content, we occasionally include affiliate links. Should you click on these links, we may earn a commission, though this incurs no additional cost to you. Your use of this website signifies your acceptance of our terms and conditions as well as our privacy policy.

Zotac’s Zbox Nano AD10 nettop won an Editor’s Choice award back in August. Take one look at the thing, and it’s easy to see why. The AD10 is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, it’s available in pre-built and barebones configurations with easily accessible internals, and there’s a potent AMD E-350 APU under the hood. No wonder the $220 barebones version quickly went out of stock at Newegg.

If you don’t need something quite as fast as the E-350—or with nearly as good of an integrated graphics component—Zotac has a second Nano that might be more up your alley. This one is based on Via’s Nano X2 U4025 CPU, which has dual 1.2GHz cores backed by an accompanying VX900H chipset. The chipset includes Chrome9 integrated graphics that can handle DirectX 9 effects and accelerate video playback with multiple formats.

Obviously, most folks are going to want the Zacate-based Nano instead. The AD10 will be faster and able to handle a greater variety of applications, and it won’t be tagged with a rather unfortunate VD01 moniker. You will pay less for the, er, Nano-based Nano, though. Zotac tells us the barebones version will sell for only $170, which is $50 less than the Zacate config. Despite the hefty discount, the VD01 still comes with an MCE-compatible remote plus built-in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB 3.0.

Latest News

Apple Might Join Hands with Google or OpenAI for Their AI Tech
News

Apple Is Reportedly Planning to Join Hands with Google or OpenAI to License Their AI Tools

YouTube Launches New Tool To Help Label AI-generated Content
News

YouTube Launches a New Tool to Help Creators Label AI-Generated Content

YouTube released a tool that will make creators clearly label the parts of their content that are generated by AI. The initiative was first launched in November in an attempt...

Ripple Dumps 240 Million XRP Tokens Amid 17% Price Decline
Crypto News

Ripple Dumps 240 Million XRP Tokens Amid 17% Price Decline

Popular crypto payment platform Ripple has released 240 million XRP tokens in its latest escrow unlock for March. This comes at a time when XRP’s price has declined significantly. Data from...

Crypto Expert Draws A Links Between Shiba Inu And Ethereum
Crypto News

Crypto Expert Draws Link Between Shiba Inu And Ethereum

The Lucrative FTX Bankruptcy Trade and Ongoing Legal Battle
Crypto News

The Lucrative FTX Bankruptcy Trade and Ongoing Legal Battle

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Set to Enter “Danger Zone” – Time to Back-Off or Bag More Coins?
Crypto News

Bitcoin (BTC) Price Set to Enter “Danger Zone” – Time to Back-Off or Bag More Coins?

SNB to Kick Off Rate Cut Cycle Sooner Than Expected
News

SNB to Kick-Start Rate Cut Cycle Sooner Than Expected