AOpen XC Cube EZ945 announced, cubic cuteness abounds

by Cyrus Farivar, posted Oct 25th 2006 at 4:37AM

It's been nearly two months since we've heard from our friends over at AOpen, the company last heard 'round these parts for its rather well-executed Mac mini knock. Well, AOpen's announced its new XC Cube EZ945, another cubical device that supports Core 2 Duo and the Core 2 Extreme chips -- but beyond that, it will "fully burst out all 64bit processing ability!" It's also got gigabit Ethernet, four SATA2 slots, eight USB 2.0 ports, three FireWire ports, one PCI-E x16 slot and one PCI slot, and supports 7.1 audio. Unfortunately, we've got zero pricing nor a release date for this little guy, but we'll be sure to "fully burst out all" when we do get it.

[Via TG Daily]

Filed under: Desktops

Tags: aopen, core 2 extreme, Core2Extreme, cube, intel, xc cube ez945, XcCubeEz945

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Spaceman2004 @ Oct 25th 2006 5:25AM

These small boxes are a waste of time. You can't put a good gfx card in because they take up so much room now a days. There isn't even vents for where the card needs to pull air in from the side! (I do mean the side, not the back!)

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Matias Korhonen @ Oct 25th 2006 7:01AM

These small cases are hardly meant for gaming powerhouses. I would gladly grab one of these for a media centre...

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MPG @ Oct 25th 2006 7:05AM

Funny, I have a Shuttle PC that is about that size, and I can fit any GFX card into the case that is currently on the market. Heat management doesn't seem to be a problem either, seeing how I am currently using a passive 7600GT.

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KultiVator @ Oct 25th 2006 7:43AM

Am I seeing things or is that a vent on the side of the case (look at reflection beneath the PC for clearer image)?

Doh!

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KultiVator @ Oct 25th 2006 7:40AM

I likes the look of this here tiny cubic pc.

Would make for a nice looking Media Centre PC.

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Matt @ Oct 25th 2006 7:40AM

$279.99 at Newegg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16856140024

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rj @ Oct 25th 2006 8:11AM

that's the wrong model (older one).

it's ez945(c) or ez965 for core2duo support.

http://xc.aopen.com.tw/CubeProduct-mini.aspx?type=25&names=EZ/%20EX/%20EY/%20EU&adauno_t=84

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Crazylink @ Oct 25th 2006 7:51AM

I doubt it will be very expensive, AOpen is pretty cheap (and not bad quality either).

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