Pros
- It's tiny! No really, you have to see it to realize how tiny it is. It's a 4x4 inch gizmo about 2 inches in height. And all these make the Zbox Nano XS AD11 a pretty nifty looking gadget.
- But the size is not only the best thing. It is a full PC that can take anything you throw at it. Add a keyboard and mouse and you can even use it as a desktop. It boots up quickly and runs Windows 7 smoothly. Heavy-duty gaming or image editing does slow it down to a crawl, but it managed to play some new games on medium to low settings without stuttering.
- Zotac has bundled a Window Media Center remote control as well as a webcam for Skype calls.
- The lack of preloaded operating system is a huge problem. The Zbox Nano starts seeming a little overpriced when you add the cost of a Windows license. If you're loading up a free operating system like Linux Ubuntu, setting up the remote control isn't easy for an average user.
- make no mistake about it, the XS AD11 is a full-fledged but what's a PC without mouse and a keyboard. Those are additional costs again. And you'll ideally want wireless variants of both.
- The four USB ports at the back quickly get used up by a keyboard, mouse, Wi-Fi dongle and Webcam, leaving only the eSATA/USB combo port at the front. Too little.
- The Media center remote only makes sense if you have Windows installed, which is the worst part about the XS AD11.
- 1.65GHz dual-core AMD E450 processor
- AMD Radeon HD 6320 graphics
- 2GB RAM, 64GB mSATA SSD
- 2X USB 2.0, 2X USB 3.0, eSATA /USB 2.0 combo
- 3.5mm audio in, HDMI, 6-in-1 memory card reader
- Wi-Fi dongle, Ethernet port
- 106x106x37mm
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