ASUS Adds NVIDIA to its Eee Series of PCs and Netbooks
PC OEM says the ION graphics deliver “a premium experience in small, low-powered PCs.”
ASUS, a PC OEM, has adopted NVIDIA ION graphics for many of its top-selling “Eee” netbooks and nettop PCs.
NVIDIA ION graphics processors transform low-power PCs into versatile media and entertainment centers for viewing of HD video, games, and video editing.
All of the NVIDIA ION-based PCs and motherboards from ASUS fully support Windows 7, which takes advantage of graphics processors to accelerate a variety of applications, freeing the CPU to handle other tasks.
The new ASUS products include:
- Eee PC 1201N–An fast netbook that combines NVIDIA ION graphics with a dual-core CPU to deliver a superior multimedia experience.
- EeeTop PC ET2002T–An all-in-one PC, featuring a 20-inch Touchscreen display and built-in DVD drive.
- ASUS EeeBox PC EB1012–The latest version of ASUS’ nettop delivers a media experience with support for HD video, HDMI, and casual gaming.
- EeeBox PC EB1501–A full PC experience with built-in DVD burner, up to 4GB of memory, wireless connectivity, and Windows 7 Home Premium.
- AT3N7A-I–A mini-ITX motherboard ideal for building a media center, small form factor desktop, or home theater PC.
“ASUS has energized an entire line of netbooks and nettops with our NVIDIA ION GPU,” says Jeff Fisher, senior vice president of the GeForce and ION business units at NVIDIA. “High-definition media, great gaming, and Windows 7–with these PCs, consumers can truly have it all.”
Jerry Shen, CEO of ASUSTeK Computer Inc., says the new ION-powered Eee PCs “will redefine netbook and nettop performance.” He adds, “They deliver an outstanding HD experience that isn’t possible with today’s basic integrated graphics.”
ASUS says the ION graphics deliver a premium experience in small, low-powered PCs with support for:
- All versions of Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7
- HD video, including 1080p and Blu-ray
- Streaming video with the upcoming Flash Player 10.1
- Digital connectivity to an external monitor via HDMI
- Mainstream computer games
- Hardware acceleration for NVIDIA CUDA architecture-based applications, such as vReveal, Badaboom, Arcsoft Total Media Theater, and Super LoiLoscope
- 24-bit, 8-channel LPCM uncompressed audio through HDMI
For more information about the new products, visit ASUS’ Web site.
