Thursday, Jul 12th 2007 by Ewdison Then
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Aopen MiniPC Duo MP965-D barebone is one of the recent “Santa Rosa” based product. I think of it as the Mac Mini of the PC universe. It uses GM965 Express chipset and support Intel’s Core 2 Duo CPU with 800Mhz FSB. The MP965-D uses Intel’s GMA X3100 as its GPU.
As many other Santa Rosa based computer, the MiniPC Duo MP965-D features Intel Turbo memory to provide better system response. There is two memory slot and according to Aopen site, it only support up to 2GB of DDR2 SO-DIMM (533/667).
The barebone uses 2.5-inch SATA hard drive that usually found inside a laptop. Other features on MP965-D include Gigabit Lan, four port of USB 2.0, and one port of IEEE1394. It is now available in Japan for ¥51000 ($416).
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For anyone weighing up between buying a Mac Mini or this, I’d recommend this unit as the way to go.
The Mac mini is a very nice unit, but pound for pound, the AOpen MP965-D is a speed demon.
Also, because of it’s design, it’s a much easier unit to upgrade with extra ram etc. Everything is accessible and within easy reach. In this respect, it is a well laid out unit. :)
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