The latest nettop system to hit the U.S. market is the new Acer Veriton N260G-U2802CP. Designed for the business/professional market, the N260G comes in a one-liter volume chassis which can be placed upright via its retractable stand or attached to the back of a display via the VESA mount.

The Veriton N260G has the following specs:

• Screw-less chassis
• Intel Atom N280 processor clocked at 1.66GHz
• Intel GN40 Express Chipset
• Windows XP Professional
• 2GB RAM
• Two memory slots
• 160GB SATA HDD
• Intel GMA 4500M
• Multi-in-one card reader
• Six USB 2.0 ports (four in the front and two in the back)
• HDMI port
• PCI Express Mini 1.1 x 1 slot
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/draft-N
• PS2 keyboard
• USB Optical Mouse

The Veriton N260G is available now here in the U.S. with a starting price of $399.

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As we mentioned earlier this morning, Lenovo will be introducing several new products tomorrow in what amounts to their first entry into the digital home space. First up is Lenovo’s first ever home theater PC – the IdeaCentre Q700 – with features such as 1080p playback, digital surround sound, and connectivity straight to an HDTV set. Secondly, to complement the HTPC product, Lenovo will be rolling out their first ever Windows Home Server product –the IdeaCentre D400. The D400 provides a central storage solution for all of your digital content as well as providing an easy means to backup all of your networked PCs. Finally, Lenovo will be rolling out the world’s thinnest nettops in the form of the IdeaCentre Q100 and Q110 series.

Oh and one more item – Lenovo will also be updating their IdeaPad U series of notebooks with the new IdeaPad U450p laptop – a new 14 inch thin and light notebook.

Let’s jump right to it shall we?

First up, there’s Lenovo’s first ever home theater PC – the IdeaCentre Q700.

Features and specs to the Q700 include:

• About the size of a consumer DVD player
• Can be placed vertically or horizontally
• Supports 1080p full HD playback
• 7.1 digital surround sound
• Your choice of fast Intel Core 2 Duo processors
• Support for up to 1TB of disk space
• Eight USB 2.0 ports and an eSATA port
• HDMI and VGA connector

Lenovo currently has one model’s specs up on their website (Q700-3015). This system features the following:

• Intel dual core Pentium Processor E5200
• 4GB PC2-5300 DDR2 RAM
• Intel GMA X4500 graphics
• One VGA, One HDMI with HDCP support
• Choice of 320GB, 500GB, or 640GB 7200RPM SATA drive
• Multi-format DVD burner
• 4 in 1 media card reader
• Intel G43 Express Chipset
• Eight USB 2.0 ports
• microphone
• headphone
• FireWire 400 connector
• Realtek ALC888s HD audio
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Optional NTSC/ATSC tuner
• Black color bezel
• Measures 2.36 x 7.87 x 9.84 inches and weighs 5.69 pounds
• Available in August according to the PDF

The Q700 will be available through business partners and www.lenovo.com with a starting price of around $499 (yes.. I’m lining up for one of these bad boys I think..)

Moving onto storage now, as we mentioned earlier this morning, Lenovo’s first ever Windows Home Server product will be the IdeaCentre D400.

Features of the D400 include:

• Support for up to 8 terabytes of total disk space
• Hot swap different brands and capacities of hard drives
• Five USB ports including a front mounted port with one-touch data copy function
• eSATA port for high-speed data transfer
• The D400 will have a starting price of $499

Next up, Lenovo has these down-right super-sexy, super-thin nettops – the IdeaCentre Q100 and Q110.

Featuring a new stylish black patterned design, the nettops measure a mere 0.7 inches thin making them about the size of a book! Features include:

• Intel Atom processor
• The Q110 model will be equipped with NVIDIA ION graphics which means this box will be able to support HD video and provide accelerated media conversation etc
• Measures 6 x 6.3 x 0.7 inches
• Q100 runs on just 14 watts when idle and 40 watts at full operation
• Q100 supports VGA output while Q110 supports 1080p HD video with DirectX 10 graphics along with NVIDIA CUDA technology
• The Q100 will have a starting price of $249
• The Q110 will have a starting price of $349

Finally, here’s information on the newly announced IdeaPad U450p notebook/laptop.

• Intel Pentium SU2700 processor or Intel Core 2 Solo SU3500 processor
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• Intel Integrated Graphics X4500
• 3-4GB RAM
• 14 inch HD antiglare display with 1366 x 768 resolution
• Touchpad
• 250 – 320GB 5400 RPM HDD
• DVD burner
• 6 cell lithium ion battery
• Wi-Fi
• Prices starting at $799

Have to admit – the IdeaPad U450p looks pretty sweet in terms of portability. These inexpensive thin and lights are certainly making heads turn if you ask me.

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Oh man.. I can’t stand teasers.. and Lenovo is totally being a tease by releasing sneak peaks (or pictures at this point) of two sets of upcoming products – the D400 Windows Home Server and the Q100/Q110 nettop systems.

Not much is really known about either product but according to this tweet from the official Lenovo Twitter account, the Q100/Q110 nettop is supposedly “some of the thinnest nettops in the world”. Heck.. it’s definitely one of the sexiest nettops out there if you ask me. Expect this to be an Atom-based system – would love to have this in the kitchen coupled with a nice wall-mounted display.

As for the D400, this is Lenovo’s first Windows Home Server product featuring four hot swappable hot drives, 4 USB ports, and a single eSATA port. In many ways it resembles the Acer Aspire easyStore Windows Home Server. You’ll be able to find more info at WeGotServed.com.

Expect Lenovo to release information on these two product lines this week. Exciting stuff.

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Korean PC manufacturer, Moneual, has announced a new Intel Atom-based HTPC system called the MiNEW A10 (though quite honestly, this is really more of a nettop system that a full fledged home theater PC given the Atom processor inside). According to Akihabara News, specs for the MiNEW A10 include the following:

• Intel Atom 230 or 330 processor
• 1GB RAM
• 160GB HDD
• Intel X3100 GPU
• Measures 220 x 67 x 220mm

Gotta admit – the A10 certainly looks cute enough.

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Well it’s about time. Several months after NVIDIA announced the ION platform, we finally have our first third party implementation in the form of the Acer AspireRevo. This tiny box features an Intel Atom processor coupled with an NVIDIA GeForce 9400M chipset which basically means you’ll finally be able to do full HD (1080p) video decoding on an Atom powered system. Other niceties with the AspireRevo include:

• 7.1 channel sound
• HDMI output
• VGA port
• Six USB 2.0 ports (four in the back and two in the front)
• Memory card reader
• eSATA port
• Up to 4GB of RAM
• Up to 250GB of storage
• Measures 180 x 1870 x 30 mm

Curiously, Ubergizmo reports that the AspireRevo comes with an Intel N230 processor instead of the N270. Hopefully the N270 will also be an option down the road. No word on prices as of yet.

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Interested in the new ASUS Eee Top 1602 all-in-one PC system announced back at CES 2009? You’ll want to check out PC Magazine’s review of the system here on their website. The Eee Top 1602 (which we checked out at CES) comes with a 15.6 inch widescreen touch-screen display, Windows XP, an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, integrated Intel graphics, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi, built-in stereo speakers, a memory card reader, and various ports. Interestingly, PC Magazine published a price for the 1602 – $599 for the system which isn’t too bad considering all that you get (though a beefier processor would have been nice). Here’s what they thought of the Eee Top:

“The ASUS Eee Top 1602 is the first truly integrated all-in-one nettop. The Eee Top may create a new category—think of it as the new Internet terminal that replaces your desktop (which is what WebTV or Audrey tried to do).”

Is a nettop in your future?

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MSI officially introduced their new all-in-one nettop systems called the “Wind NetOn”. The NetOn’s come in three sizes – 16 inches, 19 inches, and 22 inches and feature a thin form factor, a 16:9 aspect ratio touch-screen display, power-saving efficiency, and large storage spaces. The following were the displayed systems at CES 2009.

Wind NetOn AE2203:

• Intel Core 2 Duo E5200 2.6GHz 45nm processor
• Intel G45 + ICH10 Chipset
• Up to 2GB DDR2 667/800 MHz RAM
• 21.6 inch display – up to 1920 x 1080
• Built-in touch multimedia keys
• Built-in 200W PSU
• Hardware acceleration for MPEG2/AVC and VC1 formats
• Energy Star 5.0 qualified
• EPEAT registered

Wind NetOn AP1902:

• Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor
• Intel 945GC+ICH7 chipset
• 1GB RAM
• 18.5 inch 16:9 1366 x 768 WXGA display
• Slim tray-in super multi burner
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• 802.11 b/g/n

Wind NetOn AP1901:

• Intel Atom 330 Dual Core processor
• Intel 945GC+ICH7 chipset
• 2GB memory
• 250GB 2.5 inch SATA HDD
• Slim DVD SuperMulti Burner
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• 802.11 b/g/n

Wind NetOn AP1900:

• Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor
• Intel 945GSE + ICH7-M Chipset
• 1GB RAM
• 18.5 inch 16:9 1366 x 768 WXGA widescreen display
• Less than 25 dB noise level
• Energy Star 5.0 Compliant and EPEAT registered
• 35 mm thickness

Wind NetOn AC1600:

• Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor
• Intel 945GSE + ICH7-M chipset
• Up to 2GB RAM
• 15.6 inch 16:9 aspect ratio, 1366 x 768 WXGA widescreen display
• Less than 20 dB noise level
• Energy Star 5.0 Compliant and EPEAT registered

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Think ViewSonic is all about displays? Well guess what folks – they’re entering the nettop/netbook space with a new “cloud computing initiative”. The company announced three new products today – a new netbook called the VieBook and two nettop systems – the all-in-one VPC100 ViePC, and the attachable PC called the LinkPC. First up, we have the new VieBook:

Specs for the VieBook are similar to other 10 inch netbooks. We have a system with:

• 10.2 inch display
• Intel Atom processor running at 1.6GHz
• 1GB of RAM
• 160GB HDD
• 10/100 Ethernet
• 802.11 b/g WiFi
• Bluetooth
• 1.3 megapixel webcam
• 4 in 1 card reader
• Windows XP Home Edition OS
• Three battery life

The VieBook will have an MSRP of $429 and is expected in February of this year. Stay tuned for live shots but in the meantime, enjoy these press release stills.

We did however get a chance to see first hand the new VPC100 ViePC all-in-one PC – and folks – this is one sweet looking system.

For $549, you get an 18.5 inch display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, an Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, 1.3 megapixel webcam, DVD+/-RW drive (built into the side), integrated stereo speakers, 3 in 1 card reader, and Windows XP Home Edition. I have to say – this seems like a pretty sweet deal for anyone looking for a second or third computer in the household. Plus – install Windows 7 on this baby and you’ve got yourself a decent performing modern system. The ViePC is due out in February and again – it’s $549!!

Finally, if you feel like converting your existing LCD display into an all-in-one PC, then the new LinkPC is for you. This small PC box attaches to the back of any VESA compatible monitor – turning the monitor into a cost effective, space saving system.

The LinkPC features an Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB HDD, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, VGA output, serial port, four USB 2.0 ports, and Windows XP Home.

Price wise – it’s going to be sold for $399 and should be available in March. I have the perfect display for this bad boy too!

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MSI is rolling out their new all-in-one nettop system at CES 2009 – the “Wind NetOn”. Four models will be available – the 22 inch AE2203 and three 19 inch models consisting of the AP1900, AE1901 and AP1902. The AE1901 will feature the dual core Atom processor while the AE2203 will come with advanced AV and entertainment functions with support for full HD. Stay tuned for pictures from CES 2009.

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Someone needs to do something about MSI’s product names.. they are just darn right strange. Case in point – the newly announced MSI nettop series called the Wind Netons. That’s right.. Netons. What the heck is a Neton anyhow?

Making up the new Wind Neton product lineup are three systems – the M16, M19, and M22 – with the numbers indicating the size (or nearly the size) of the built-in display.

On the low end of the spectrum, you have the Neton M16 with a 15.6 inch display, a 1366 x 768 resolution, and a price of around $400 dollars. The M16 will be coming out in February 2009.

The midrange model is the Neton M19 which features an 18.5 inch display, a resolution of 1366 x 768, and sells for around $500 dollars. The M19 will be coming out in January of 2009.

Finally, on the high end, the Neton M22 comes with a 22 inch display, a resolution of 1920 x 1080, and a price of roughly $800 dollars. The M22 will be coming out in March of 2009.

It’s assumed that all the priced systems will feature the single core Atom processor although MSI plans on offering the dual core Atom processor as well. The single core desktops will come with Windows XP while the dual core desktops will feature Windows Vista.

Again.. what the heck is a “Neton”?

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