Zotac
Encyclopedia
ZOTAC International Limited (ZOTAC) is a computer hardware company based in Hong Kong
producing consumer electronics in the form of motherboard
s (primarily in Mini-ITX
and Mini-DTX form factors), Mini PC
s, Nettop
s, and Nvidia
based graphics cards
. The company is part of the PC Partner Ltd group and employs over 6,000 people worldwide with its headquarters situated in Hong Kong
and 40 surface mount technology
(SMT) manufacturing facilities in mainland China
.
based Nettop
s, and they are all sold in both as complete ready-to-use computer and as barebone computer
s (without memory and harddrive).
based Nettop
s. ZOTAC MAG review. It comes with standard with a VESA
Flat Display Mounting Interface (FDMI) mount bracket that allows for the MAG to be attached on the back of most flat panel monitors and HDTV sets.
optical disc drive, however neither come with a remote control
or operating system
.
, Kylo (HDTV-optimized Web Browser), and XBMC Media Center
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
producing consumer electronics in the form of motherboard
Motherboard
In personal computers, a motherboard is the central printed circuit board in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple...
s (primarily in Mini-ITX
Mini-ITX
Mini-ITX is a 17 x 17 cm low-power motherboard form factor developed by VIA Technologies in 2001. Mini-ITX is slightly smaller than microATX. Mini-ITX boards can often be passively cooled due to their low power consumption architecture, which makes them useful for home theater PC systems,...
and Mini-DTX form factors), Mini PC
Mini PC
Mini PC is short for “minimized personal computer” and is also called small form factor PC."Mini PC", referring to traditional desktop PC's, refers to the Mini-ITX form factor, which is a 17 x 17 cm motherboard...
s, Nettop
Nettop
Nettop may refer to:*Nettop, a type of computer*NetTop, a NSA project...
s, and Nvidia
NVIDIA
Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...
based graphics cards
Video card
A video card, Graphics Card, or Graphics adapter is an expansion card which generates output images to a display. Most video cards offer various functions such as accelerated rendering of 3D scenes and 2D graphics, MPEG-2/MPEG-4 decoding, TV output, or the ability to connect multiple monitors...
. The company is part of the PC Partner Ltd group and employs over 6,000 people worldwide with its headquarters situated in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and 40 surface mount technology
Surface-mount technology
Surface mount technology is a method for constructing electronic circuits in which the components are mounted directly onto the surface of printed circuit boards . An electronic device so made is called a surface mount device...
(SMT) manufacturing facilities in mainland China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
ZOTAC MAG and ZBOX series Mini-PCs
ZOTAC's "ZBOX" and "MAG" series of small Mini-PCs are all NVIDIA IonNVIDIA Ion
Nvidia Ion is a product line of Nvidia corporation intended for motherboards of low-cost portable computers. It uses graphics processing units and chipsets intended for small products.-Description:...
based Nettop
Nettop
Nettop may refer to:*Nettop, a type of computer*NetTop, a NSA project...
s, and they are all sold in both as complete ready-to-use computer and as barebone computer
Barebone computer
A barebone computer is a partially assembled platform or an unassembled kit of computer parts allowing more customization and lower costs than a retail computer system. They are available for desktop computer, notebook and server purposes, and in nearly any form factor...
s (without memory and harddrive).
ZOTAC MAG series
ZOTAC MAG series was ZOTAC's first attempt at NVIDIA IonNVIDIA Ion
Nvidia Ion is a product line of Nvidia corporation intended for motherboards of low-cost portable computers. It uses graphics processing units and chipsets intended for small products.-Description:...
based Nettop
Nettop
Nettop may refer to:*Nettop, a type of computer*NetTop, a NSA project...
s. ZOTAC MAG review. It comes with standard with a VESA
VESA
VESA is an international standards body for computer graphics founded in 1989 by NEC Home Electronics and eight other video display adapter manufacturers.VESA's initial goal was to produce a standard for 800×600 SVGA resolution video displays...
Flat Display Mounting Interface (FDMI) mount bracket that allows for the MAG to be attached on the back of most flat panel monitors and HDTV sets.
Zotac ZBOX series
ZOTAC ZBOX ID33 and ZBOX ID34 are specifically marketed towards the HTPC market, where ZBOX ID33 is the barebone model and the ZBOX ID34 comes with 2GB RAM, and a 250GB hard drive. Both models include a slot-loading Blu-ray DiscBlu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
optical disc drive, however neither come with a remote control
Remote control
A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.The remote control is usually contracted to remote...
or operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
.
Zotac ZBOX nano series
ZOTAC ZBOX nano AD10 and VD01 are two barebone models of palm-sized mini-PC. The former is powered by AMD E-350 APU (dual-core 1.6GHz), and the latter by VIA Nano X2 U4025 (dual-core 1.2GHz). The "Plus" variety of the corresponding model comes pre-configured with 2GB DRAM (1x DDR3-1066 SODIMM) and 320GB 2.5" SATA hard drive. Both AD10 and VD01 have the same I/O interface: 1x memory card reader, 1x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI, 1x eSATA, 2x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet, Bluetooth 3.0 + 802.11n/g/b WiFi.ZOTAC Boost XL software bundle
Since September 10 of 2010, ZOTAC is shipping a software bundle that they call "ZOTAC Boost XL" with all their new motherboards, and Mini-PCs / Nettops. This software bundle consist of the software applications; Auslogics BoostSpeed (14-day trial), CoolirisCooliris
Cooliris, Inc. is a US corporation. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Cooliris develops products intended to enhance user experience of online media...
, Kylo (HDTV-optimized Web Browser), and XBMC Media Center