ZOTAC announced a few more little wonders to their already wide range of tiny PCs built for HTPC use. Their latest ZBOX AD02 series is built upon AMD’s FUSION E-350 APU which means that it’ll play back all your stuff and be able to game a little as well. Most importantly, the FUSION APU inside sips very little power, allowing it to stay cool and quiet while smooshed up in your home theatre system somewhere.

The ZBOX AD02 ships in two flavours: AD02 and AD02 Plus. The plus ships totally ready to go with a 250GB hard drive, 2GB or DDR3 SO-DIMM memory but leave the OS up to you. The AD02 does away with the hard drive and memory so that you can outfit those two pieces yourself. Both have USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and eSATA for hooking up those external storage solutions. No pricing or shipping details were unveiled, but you can read the full press release below to see if anything else jumps out at you. We’ve also got a ton of pictures posted too.

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ZOTAC® Unleashes ZBOX AD02 Series mini-PCs

New ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 series deliver a premium high-definition computing experience with outstanding 3D visuals

HONG KONG – Mar. 1, 2011 – ZOTAC® International, a leading innovator and the world’s largest channel manufacturer of graphics cards, motherboards and mini-PCs, today unleashes the ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 series mini-PCs powered by the AMD E-350 APU platform. The ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 series delivers a premium computing experience with rich high-definition video playback capabilities and outstanding 3D visuals in a compact form factor.

The powerful AMD E-350 APU equips the ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 series with dual processor cores for lightning-fast system responsiveness and snappy multi-tasking abilities. Integrated AMD Radeon™ HD 6310 graphics enable compatibility with the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 11 titles for stunning 3D visuals on the ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 series.

“ZOTAC® continues to expand our award-winning ZBOX mini-PC series. Our latest ZBOX AD02 series takes the powerful AMD E-350 APU Platform with Discrete-Class AMD Radeon™ HD 6310 graphics and packs it into our compact and customizable ZBOX chassis,” said Carsten Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC® International. “The result is the perfect synergy of CPU and GPU performance that makes for an outstanding high-definition computing experience that uses very little energy while generating very little heat or noise.”

The ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 ships as an easily customizable barebones with a tool-less chassis design – two thumb screws unlock access to the internal components. Support for 2.5-inch hard drives and two DDR3 SO-DIMM slots enable users to equip the ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 to their liking.

A ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 Plus is available and ships equipped with a preinstalled 250GB hard drive and 2GB of DDR3 SO-DIMM memory – both ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 and AD02 Plus models let users select their operating system of choice and is ready for Microsoft® Windows® 7 operating systems. The ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 series feature class-leading expansion with USB 3.0, USB 2.0 and eSATA connectivity for simple plug and play connectivity to external devices.

It’s time to play with the ZOTAC® ZBOX AD02 series.

General details

  • ZOTAC® Unleashes ZBOX AD02 Series mini-PCs
  • AMD E-350 APU platform (dual-core, 1.6 GHz)
  • AMD Radeon™ HD 6310 graphics processor
  • ZBOX AD02
    • 2 x DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM slots
    • Support 1 x 2.5-inch SATA 6.0 Gb/s HDD/SSD
  • ZBOX AD02 Plus
    • 2GB DDR3
    • 250GB 5400RPM HDD
  • SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology
  • HDMI, DVI-I and VGA (with included adapter) outputs
  • AMD UVD technology(hardware accelerated H.264, VC-1, decode)
  • Dolby® TrueHD™ & DTS-HD™: Master Audio bitstream ready
  • Gigabit Ethernet & 802.11n WiFi

ZBOX Specifications:

Product Name ZBOX AD02 ZBOX AD02 Plus
SKU ZBOX-AD02 ZBOX-AD02-PLUS
Memory 2 x 204-pin DDR3-1066 SODIMM slots 2GB DDR3

 

Hard Disk 1 x 2.5-inch 250GB 5400RPM
CPU AMD E-350 APU Platform (1.6 GHz, dual-core)
GPU AMD Radeon™ HD 6310
Video Memory Unified Memory Architecture
Display Options HDMI (w/audio), DVI-I, VGA (with included adapter)
Memory Card Reader 6-in-1 (SD/SDHC/MMC/MS/MS Pro/xD)
SATA eSATA port
Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps
WiFi Onboard 802.11n WiFi
USB Ports 2 USB 3.0 (back panel)

4 USB 2.0 (2 on back panel, 1 on front panel, 1 on top panel)

Audio Onboard analog stereo high-definition audio

7.1-Channel digital audio (LPCM and Bistream capable via HDMI)

Optical Digital S/PDIF audio output

DirectX® Support DirectX® 11 with Shader Model 5
Other Features OpenCL compliant, OpenGL® 4.0 compatible, AMD UVD technology
HDCP: Yes
Software Features  
Windows® 7 Capability Windows® 7 with Aero® user interface and DirectCompute compatible

About ZOTAC® International (MCO) Limited

ZOTAC® International is a part of PC Partner Ltd. Group. ZOTAC® is also one of the largest NVIDIA® graphics cards and motherboard manufacturer in the world with over 10 years of quality manufacturing experience. The ZOTAC® philosophy is to deliver the latest products at competitive prices without sacrificing quality.

For further information please visit www.zotac.com

Disclaimer

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While every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy and completeness in the preparation of this site, we assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Products shown in this site are provided for general reference purposes only. All product information herein is subject to change without notice.

Copyright ã2011 ZOTACâ International (MCO) Ltd. All rights reserved. All company and/or product names may be trade names, trademarks and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with which they are associated. Features, pricing, availability and specifications are subject to change without notice.

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