http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/ Engadget Comments for ASUS EeeBox EB1501 comes packing Windows 7, Atom 330 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Start looking here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-gaming-pc,2424.html

Hope this helps!]]>Oct 2nd 2009 12:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
Does anyone know if you can buy EeeBoxes without an OS? Or if theres any version that comes with a Linux distro? The site shows all models with XP. I plan on putting Ubuntu on it.

Of course, I also plan on waiting till I can get it for around $300.. But I still dont like the idea of paying for Windows.]]>Oct 1st 2009 5:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
*Ultra YAWN*]]>Oct 1st 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
it was cheaper and more powerful, and has low power consumption.

]]>Oct 1st 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/The ability to use 4GB of ram is great. I must admit though.. that case looks quite nice.]]>Oct 1st 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
'wow, cool statue thingo, it looks great'

'but wait there's more, I do my torrenting from it as well!']]>Oct 1st 2009 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
I'm wishing that someone would come out with a CULV Intel + nVidia ION combo. Now THAT would rock the house.]]>Oct 1st 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
Intel Atom 330 (Dual-Core CPU)
NVIDIA ION graphics processor
2GB DDR2 800 MHz memory, support dual channel, maximum memory capacity 4GB
2.5" HDD 320GB
DVD Super Multi (Slim type)
Small (2.5L)
Silent (acoustic below 26 dB)
Stylish (High gloss outlook)
Energy Star 5.0 level (Low power consumption)
ASRock OC Tuner (Overclocking)
ASRock Instant Boot



You're right it doesn't come with an OS, but since Unix has VDAPU that can can take advantage of the Ion, it might be the best choice anyway if you're just looking for a standalone HTPC.]]>Oct 1st 2009 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
No, the $350 Asrock 330 comes with 2GB of memory and a 320GB hard drive. It can also be easily over-clocked to 2.1GHz without any stability issues. It doesn't have an OS, but otherwise it's the same system in a different form factor. As for HD flash...there are conflicting reports, some people say the 330 can run it fine while others say it's not very smooth. That's the only thing that's keeping me from buying it right now.]]>Oct 1st 2009 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856158007

Actually it comes with 2GB DDR-800 and a 320GB hard drive.

Highlighted in red at the top of the page is "Come with Dual-Core CPU, 2GB memory, 320GB HD, slim DVD"

Also look at the features at the bottom right of the newegg link, you'll see the included HDD and RAM mentioned there as well.]]>Oct 1st 2009 5:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856158008

I can't imagine why they would have both, when one is such a better deal than the other. I'm still not inclined to install my own OS, but this is admittedly a much better deal and makes the ASUS box look pretty uncompetitive. It's worth $50 for my time to not have to buy/install the OS and own whatever complexities might come put of that, but not any more than that. Throw in the OS itself ($100 OEM for Win7), and I'd pay a $150 premium to just have it all done. That would put a fair price point at no more than $500 U.S.]]>Oct 1st 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 8:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
The white one also comes with the RAM and the HD, if you look at the Spec page towards the bottom.]]>Oct 1st 2009 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/-Sexy
-powerful enough for most flash-based HD video

Cons:
-Can't bitstream HD Audio formats
-DVD instead of Blu-ray
-UK Price is a bit high

Verdict: Not quite there yet... oh well :(
]]>Oct 1st 2009 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
REMOTE CONTROL!]]>Oct 1st 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 5:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
Here's a hint PC makers - I can get any number of media players in the 100-200 bean range...including the awesome Popcorn Hour A110. Need more? PCH C200. Low power nettop? Any number of units in the 200-300 bean range. An HTPC with balls? This thing at 600 hundred? Uh, no thanks.


Instead, I can get a baseline Dell Inspiron 537s with 2GB of RAM, a 320 GB hard drive, and DVD RW for $269:

http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/desktops/desktop-inspiron-537s/pd.aspx?refid=desktop-inspiron-537s&s=dhs&cs=19


And customize with:

- Dual core E5200
- ATI Radeon HD 4350 512MB (supports dual monitors and HDMI)


And bring the price to a whopping $359 . Windows 7 upgrade is included. Upgrading RAM or HD is minor expense on their site...or cheaper from newegg...but I am keeping them at default since they equal or exceed the specs for this ASUS box.


Sure, it's not as small, but it is still fairly compact...and the HTPC community says it's the one to beat for a pre-built.


$600? Um, I'll pass thanks. Let me know when it is $350.
]]>Oct 1st 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
Of course, the A100 is no longer available...and the A110 costs a little more than 200 beans...but there are many other media streamers that are 100% silent in the 100-200 bean range...including one advertised on g-modo today.

Sure, you can get more out of a real PC...but I just cannot get by that price. There is no way that I drop that for something like this. Of course, everyone has different priorities. :)

cheers,
Steve]]>Oct 1st 2009 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
I bought the ASRock ION 330 recently. Same specs but with a 320GB hard drive and no OS. It is larger, probably 2 of these stacked on top of each other, but the difference doesn't matter for my setup. $360 from Newegg.

Now I was -going- to buy Popcorn Hour C200 but I didn't stay up all night waiting to order and cancelled my order after learning I'd have to wait months. Screw that >_>.]]>Oct 1st 2009 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
I too have recently acquired an ASROCK 330 and find it to be generally quite suitable as
a media server extender (mythtv frontend actually). It has an annoying fan that makes it
noisier than a Mini or AppleTV. Although it also has a nice POWER button that is woefully
missing in the AppleTV and is inconvenient in the mini.

It plays the usual sort of media files very well (including BD rips and HD-PVR recordings).

Various flash files from YouTube play well. My main notable exception is the 720p
flash version of "White and Nerdy" that Weird Al recently released. This file stutters
badly in some cases when played back on the ASROCK 330.

No EFI, no need to hack and a optical drive for OS install are all plusses.

This box boots faster than a mac mini gets past it's little white screen.

Could do without the noisy fan though.]]>Oct 1st 2009 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/Oct 1st 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/01/asus-eeebox-eb1501-comes-packing-windows-7-atom-330/
I bought a WDTV which will do me fine until the HTPC prices come down.]]>Oct 1st 2009 7:16PM