ASUS's ION response (Photo)

As you know, ASUS is preparing to release its version of the Mini-ITX format board on the nVidia ION platform. The model will be called AT3N7A-I and carry, as usual, Intel Atom 330 with a frequency of 1.6GHz. Of course, a chipset with integrated NVIDIA GeForce 9300 graphics supporting DirectX 10 and hardware video decoding is used.



Today, detailed photos from the Expreview website test lab appeared .
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Brief TTX:

• Intel Atom 330 1.6GHz
• Chipset nVidia GeForce 9300
• 2 slots DDR2-800
• 3 SATA 3.0Gbps ports, 1 eSATA port
• 1 PCI slot
• HDMI and D-Sub Outputs
• Sound 7.1
• Gigabit ethernet
• Built-in Bluetooth module

Board dimensions standard -170x170mm. The density of the elements on the board allows us to conclude that ASUS will not use the Zotac experience in power supply integration.



I am glad that ASUS engineers have found a place for a PCI slot. At the moment, IMHO, this is the main competitive advantage of this board.



Effectively designed Bluetooth module. I wonder if he blinks?



Judging by the markup under the radiator, the Atom is not the only processor that ASUS is going to install on such cards. Apparently, in a short time, in addition to the analogue of Zotac IONITX, analogs of Zotac 9300-ITX will appear.

Earlier, an estimated cost of $ 112 was announced.
At the moment, the estimated price hovers around $ 150 .
Expected date of appearance of the board on sale - the end of September.

ZY And by the way ... a link to a photo review was shared with me by a friend who does not have an account on Habré. With your help, I would like to give him an invite.