Systems
Intel's Meteor Lake series of processors was launched in September 2023 with a focus on mobile platforms. Multiple mini-PC vendors have utilized these processors to market offerings in the SFF / UCFF desktop market. ACEMAGIC is an Asian manufacturer with products in multiple categories including micro-PCs, UCFF (ultra-compact form-factor) and SFF (small form-factor) PCs, and notebooks. They were one of the first to market with Meteor Lake-based desktop systems. The ACEMAGIC F2A 125H is the entry-level version of the F2A line, equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 5 125H processor. It is a bit larger than the traditional NUCs, slotting it in the SFF category. However, that allows for the processor to be operated at 65W (compared to the 28 - 40W adopted in the...
Puget Systems Echo: Intel and AMD Showdown at 65 Watts
Just about anyone can put together a solid computer using a decent midtower and the right parts. What we don't see as often is just how fast a computer...
62 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/21/2012
iBUYPOWER Erebus GT: Custom Cooling for Less
Boutique gaming desktops are nothing new around here; while enthusiasts may readily dismiss them, it's easy to forget they do serve a purpose and a market beyond the do-it-yourself...
37 by Dustin Sklavos on 3/15/2012
Microsoft Demonstrates Windows to Go
Windows 8 supports installation to removable flash media via a feature called Windows to Go. Your apps, settings, and OS can all be installed to a USB stick and...
12 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/29/2012
Microsoft Demos Windows 8 on 82-inch Touchscreen
Microsoft is talking a lot about the importance of touch input to the Windows 8 experience in everything from tablets to high-end desktops. To show just how far you...
23 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/29/2012
Microsoft Shows Windows 8 CP on Tegra 3, Krait, OMAP 5 & Clover Trail
Update: Despite Microsoft referring to the test platform as running on a next-generation OMAP processor, TI tells us that the Windows 8 tablet was running an OMAP 4470, not...
4 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/29/2012
Windows 8 Consumer Preview: The Four Corners
During Microsoft's Windows 8 Consumer Preview Event at MWC today, Microsoft demonstrated some of the new features in the CP release out today. While the Metro UI obviously lends...
60 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 2/29/2012
HP Phoenix h9se: The Pavilion Goes Beyond Thunderdome
Outside of the Envy series and the bygone era of Voodoo (anyone remember the Blackbird?), HP hasn't exactly been a brand associated with high performance gaming desktops, at least...
40 by Dustin Sklavos on 2/29/2012
Alienware X51: The Xbox With Teeth
While Alienware isn't openly inviting comparisons to Microsoft's Xbox 360 with their brand new X51 gaming desktop, it's hard not to see the resemblance, at least in form factor...
59 by Dustin Sklavos on 2/17/2012
ASRock CoreHT Server Edition Review
Late last year, we took a look at the ASRock CoreHT 252B, a Sandy Bridge-based midrange HTPC. We liked the CoreHT quite a bit, noting that the small form...
44 by Vivek Gowri on 2/16/2012
AVADirect Silent Gaming PC: An Exercise in Balance
One of the benefits of going with a boutique builder is being able to get custom machines that are a little more specialized than what you might get from...
16 by Dustin Sklavos on 1/30/2012
Samsung Launches Series 9 All-in-One PC
Samsung has released Series 9 All-in-One (or simply AIO), and more specifically the model that was released today carries a model number 900A7A. It adopts a similar design as...
15 by Kristian Vättö on 1/22/2012
Zotac's ZBOX AD04 Gives HTPC Users an AMD E-450 APU
If you'd rather have a Brazos based mini HTPC than something that uses Cedar Trail, Zotac has you covered with the ZBOX AD04. Equipped with an AMD E-450, the...
3 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012
Zotac's Cedar Trail ZBOX ID80 Uses Discrete GPU
Intel announced its 32nm Atom platform for netbooks/nettops at the end of last year. Codenamed Cedar Trail the new Atom doesn't really change CPU performance all that much but...
0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012Puget Systems Deluge Updated with NVIDIA Surround Results
Once NVIDIA dropped the 290 series beta driver, we were able to test the Puget Systems Deluge's pair of GeForce GTX 580s in triple-monitor surround. There's good news and...
3 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/30/2011
Pre-Built Desktop Buyer's Guide: Holiday 2011 Edition
While we at AnandTech recognize that a good portion of our readership prefers to roll their own as far as desktops go, not everyone is that way. Sometimes there...
42 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/30/2011
Puget Systems Deluge: Revisiting the Art of Custom With X79
It's been a little while since we've had a Puget Systems desktop in, and so far we haven't yet tested any of their big dog gaming machines. Everything else...
72 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/24/2011
Origin PC Offers Ready-To-Ship Gaming System
We've only had the opportunity to look at one Origin PC so far, and while the performance was impressive the packaging was equally so—Dustin had to struggle to get...
20 by Jarred Walton on 11/22/2011
Toshiba DX735 All-in-One: Notebooks Without Batteries
So far we've tested HP's TouchSmart 610 all-in-one and Dell's Inspiron One all-in-one, and in both cases we've found things to like along with aspects that left us wanting...
30 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/22/2011
Dell Inspiron One 2320: Stuck in the Middle With You
Our last Windows all-in-one review was for HP's TouchSmart 610, an interesting if slightly pricey piece of desktop kit. HP brought a lot of innovation to the table but...
35 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/17/2011
Commodore USA Announces C64x Extreme: Quad Core in a Classic Commodore Chassis
Everyone old enough remembers Commodore 64. For many, it was their first computer. It was among the first computers aimed for home use and its unique form factor was...
14 by Kristian Vättö on 11/7/2011
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