Affordable Acer Hornet PC Could be the Nettop for the Masses
Although I have read a negative comment or two on the blogs by folks who are convinced that bigger is always better and that a PC should be as powerful as possible in every occasion, the majority opinion regarding Acer's upcoming Ion-based Nettop PC, the Hornet is generally pretty good.
Planned in four separate varieties, estimated to possibly range from $150-300+, the Hornet will support 1080p video playback over HDMI and its 'Media Center' version will reportedly come with a Wii-like remote that can be used for gaming, or as pointing device supplementing a wireless keyboard and mouse. The low end model will feature an Atom N230 processor with 1GB of RAM and an 80GB drive preloaded with Vista Home Basic, while higher end models come with 2GB of RAM, a 160GB drive, and a 'Boxshell' quickboot OS in addition to Vista Home Premium. The unit is said to be ultra quiet at under 26dB and is designed to attach to the back of your flatscreen TV and connect to your network via WiFi.
So, sure, the Hornet isn't the most powerful box in the world, but its specs are better than decent, it is designed to be mounted out of the way, it has HDMI connectivity and could very well come at a nice price. None of these are the case with my laptop which I am currently using to stream content to my HDTV, so it's definitely on my radar. The Hornet, due out in early April, is the first of what may be many NVIDIA powered inexpensive PCs, so this may just be the first of many mighty mights that introduce the masses to Nettops.
--Tom Milnes
Mister Snitch on April 05, 2009 at 04:45 PM
Two words: 'Apple tablet'. Any day now, I swear...
Sean on April 05, 2009 at 04:46 PM
Tom,
I have been seeing this and the Asus EEE Box 204 (and the 206 with less features) being teased for the past couple of months and have yet to see them on the shelves. When will they hit the consumer market?
Mister Snitch on April 05, 2009 at 04:48 PM
...also, how come that Hornet's not green? Green is IN, last I looked. http://blog.newsok.com/nerdage/2008/09/22/green-hornet-gets-director/
picky-yoon on April 05, 2009 at 04:53 PM
"mighty mights" = "mighty mites", perhaps? Where mite = "a very small object or creature"
Mr L on April 05, 2009 at 10:38 PM
Love the idea, don't love that fugly remote and bizarre diagonal orientation. Why?
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