The Ion is fully DirectX 10 compatible and capable of supporting screen resolutions up to 2560×1600. And if more speed is needed a SSD can be supplemented.īesides the processor the nettop is centered around the Nvidia Ion graphic processor and chipset. Considering the largest laptop is 500GB at 7200RPM, you can add plenty of speed and size to the storage capacity. And for those that choose to add more they can. The above is more than enough power for what the unit was meant for. Besides the Atom 330 processor the nettop comes complete with a slim-line DVD with recorder, a 320GB 2.5″ hard drive and 2GB of 240-pin PC6400 of ram with support for 4GB. The above numbers are all the reasons why the processor can run at a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 8 watts which is not including the rest of the system. Operating at a front bus of 533MHz at 1MB of total cache it is able to multitask at a moderate level. The newer micro-processor is a dual core unit that rated at 1.6GHz just like the previous model. The first was a single core unit that we saw in many of the first generation netbooks. The Atom 330 is the newest of the Atom family of processors. Comparing with other NetTop which supports only single channel memory, ASRock ION 330 with Dual Channel memory design can truly deliver the performance of Atom 330 dual-core CPU.īefore we get into the examination of the system I would like to say a few things about the Atom 330 Processor as it needs a paragraph or two of its own. So I would suggestion doing some research first.ĪSRock ION 330 comes with Dual-Channel memory, which is 2 times faster than the single channel memory. Besides the images and a few feature listings the box does not really say anything about the specifications of the unit. The Ion 330 comes in a classic green and white box that displays both color options of the nettop, which is black and white.
#ASROCK ION 330 1080P#
In addition, it also supports Full HD 1080p (Blu-ray /HD-DVD)* playback, 3D gaming, premium Windows® vista, and Windows® 7. Comparing with other system configuration, ASRock ION 330 provides 10 times faster in speed for graphics and video encoding performance scaling. It satisfies you with the high quality audio and visual environment. And in many cases the lower profile makes them look better as well.ĪSRock ION 330 comes with the latest Atom™ + NVIDIA® ION™ graphics processor. This along make them ideal for home theatre PC’s and other places where space is an issue. And if that isn’t enough they take up less room than the SFF rigs.
But they do allow us to keep more of our money in pockets at the end of the month. The nettops may not give us the power that the SFF from Shuttle or other manufacturers. Companies like ASUS, MSI and Asrock have been putting the Atom processor in to desktops which have are been labeled nettops.
#ASROCK ION 330 PORTABLE#
But honestly why should we not have this technology be more of a permanent solution and not just a portable one? Well it isn’t anymore. From the start these little laptops have been a huge hit with college students, people on the go and the individual just looking for an inexpensive way to browse the internet. For the past two years or so we have witness low power in the form netbook’s or mini-pcs. The day that we see low (I mean LOW) power systems in the form of desktops. Introduction to the Asrock Ion 330 Nettop So, read on to see if the Nettop Ion 330 is a considerable unit to be place in your entertainment center.
But the most important features once again are the small size, money saving and light multitasking. The feature set of both are pretty similar as they both supply HD 1080P playback through HDMI, slim-line DVD device and a 2.5″ hard drive. They are both centered center the Intel Atom 330 dual core processor.
And the other S330 is based on the Intel 945C chipset. The Ion 330 is based on the Nvidia Ion chipset obviously. This model is one of two that ASrock produces. Our good friends at Asrock as grace us with one of their new Nettop Ion 330.