Xc Cube MZ915-M Blk Pm 700 479 Intel 915G 150W VGA Pci-e X16 Glan

Xc Cube MZ915-M Blk Pm 700 479 Intel 915G 150W VGA Pci-e X16 Glan
Manufacturer: AOPEN AMERICA INC.
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The XC Cube Mini MZ915-M offers a host of attractive features, including compact size, better performance, greater home entertainment support, lower power consumption with silence plus a sleek design! The extremely low noise level of MZ915-M is for musicians or multimedia designers who are concerned about silent working environment, and its performance is for 3D gamers who seek to keep up power. The product's upgradeability is for those who need to satisfy their special demands. Its stylishness is for fashion pursuers who want a vivid and stylish PC. The compact size is for students living in dorm and business executives who are always on the move, and its complete I/O ports are for budget users who do not want to pay extra cost for connectivity.

Average customer rating:

uncompetitive with Mac mini

Xc Cube MZ915-M Blk Pm 700 479 Intel 915G 150W VGA Pci-e X16 Glan

Manufacturer: AOPEN AMERICA INC.
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

Product Description

The XC Cube Mini MZ915-M offers a host of attractive features, including compact size, better performance, greater home entertainment support, lower power consumption with silence plus a sleek design! The extremely low noise level of MZ915-M is for musicians or multimedia designers who are concerned about silent working environment, and its performance is for 3D gamers who seek to keep up power. The product's upgradeability is for those who need to satisfy their special demands. Its stylishness is for fashion pursuers who want a vivid and stylish PC. The compact size is for students living in dorm and business executives who are always on the move, and its complete I/O ports are for budget users who do not want to pay extra cost for connectivity.

Customer Reviews:

uncompetitive with Mac mini.......2006-11-10

AOpen needs to realise that their barebones are deeply overpriced compared to alternatives such as Mac Mini.

MZ915-M is priced at around 275 to 300 USD today. This is at the time where 915g-based products are even no longer considered an innovation!

Here is the list of other items that you'd have to buy for this barebone in order for it to be somehow comparable to an intel-based 599 USD Mac mini:

* Intel Pentium Mobile processor (hard to find in retail today, because everything is moving towards dual core), around 180 USD
* DDR2 memory, 512mb is around 60 USD
* hard disc drive (mac mini has 2.5" drive that is much quieter than 3.5" drives that this system accepts), one platter drive is around 50 to 70 USD
* slim optical combo drive, hard to find, around 55 USD
* wireless adapter, around 30 USD
* remote control unit set, hard to find
* operating system, price may vary, from 0 USD for OpenBSD/FreeBSD/Linux to at several hundred dollars for Microsoft Windows.

After purchasing the said items, you are guaranteed to spend more money on a considerably underperforming system, which you must then assemble yourself. Why 'underperforming'? Because this barebone is designed for a single core processor, whilst Intel Mac Mini is long Dual Core.

Bottom line: until AOpen drops their barebone prices to around 200 USD for entry models, go with Mac Mini.

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