The guys at Liliputing.com gave us a good look at the new ASUS Eee Top ET2002. It’s not a netbook, it’s not a desktop, and definitely not a laptop. Well, what is it then?
It is definitely a “descendant” of the Asus Eee netbooks most of us low end buyers have come to love. On mostly netbook and laptop hardware, this now becomes a very interesting system when you see that it is capable of running Windows 7. With an nVidia ION graphics chip and touchscreen features for the Windows 7 MultiTouch feature, it seems like a good deal for a multimedia all-in-one system.
Liliputing.com reports more:
The Asus Eee Top ET2002 is a 20 inch all-in-one desktop computer with NVIDIA ION graphics. It’s not exactly a netbook or a nettop. It’s way too large. But it’s a direct descendant of those devices thanks to the low power processor and relatively low price tag. It sells for under $600 and features:
- CPU: 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330 dual core
- Graphics: NVIDIA ION
- RAM: 2GB
- Storage: 320GB hard drive
- Disc drive: DVD-RW burner
- Connectivity: 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Ethernet, 6 USB ports, 1 HDMI port
- Peripherals: Wireless mouse and keyboard
- Audio: Built in speakers with SRS Premium Sound
While the computer doesn’t have a Blu-Ray drive, it can handle 1080p video thanks to the NVIDIA ION graphics processor and that includes decoding Blu-Ray discs if you happen to have a USB Blu-Ray drive and software designed to take advantage of the GPU.
Read the full article at Liliputing.com.
With nVidia ION, this 20-inch system is capable of giving you full 1080p high definition viewing — not bad for a a low-end system on a netbook structure. Too bad that it doesn’t come with a Blu-Ray drive option. But with a USB Blu-Ray drive, you can make your high-definition dreams happen on this system, and at a very agreeable cost, if we may add.
Here’s a list of compatible external Blu-Ray drives for this item.
