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Zotac showed off a Nexus Q-like pc prototype in CES 2014

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Zotac showed off several mini pc in CES 2014, one of them looks really like Google Nexus Q.

 

The Nexus Q-like pc is called "ZBOX OI520". It has a i3-4010U, running @ 1.7GHz. It has 2 so-dimm ram slot, 16GB at max. You can put a 2.5" hdd and a msata drive in it, and a sd card slot for extra storage.. It has HDMI & DisplayPort as video output, which 4K video output is supported; it also has USB 3.0 × 4, USB 2.0 × 3 and Gigabit Ethernet for external connectivity. Last but not lease, it has bluetooth 4.0 and IEEE 802.11ac.

 

Japanese Media PC Watch reported that Zotac will release it in 2014 Q3, with a price tag of $ 399 in North America.

 

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http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/event/20140109_630194.html (in Japanese)

 

http://translate.google.com.hk/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=zh-TW&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fpc.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fdocs%2Fnews%2Fevent%2F20140109_630194.html (With Google Translate to English)

 

Video from Hexus.net

http://hexus.net/tv/show/2014/01/CES_2014_Live_Zotac_Zbox_Sphere

 

http://www.techpowerup.com/196702/zotac-brings-orb-shaped-zbox-compact-pc-to-ces-2014.html#comments

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Kick it as far as you can.

And watch it break ;_;

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looks like an exact copy

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Exactly what is this supposed to be used for? It's not powerful enough to be considered a "gaming" PC.

"You can try to play chess with a pigeon. But even if you win, it'll shit on the board and strut around."

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Exactly what is this supposed to be used for? It's not powerful enough to be considered a "gaming" PC.

You put it on your desk and read newspapers.

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You put it on your desk and read newspapers.

Ohhhhh. Ok. That makes a lot more sense. 

"You can try to play chess with a pigeon. But even if you win, it'll shit on the board and strut around."

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Really surprised in how they are able to fit a computer in that form factor. Wonder how noisy the one fan will be if the system is on load.

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It's so spherical...

 

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Yes, I know people have mentioned it already.

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Hmmm looks interesting, especially if you consider how much you can fit in it.

I am definitely considering this for a media build....looks sweet!!! 

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