ASRock COREHT-252B/B

And finally, we need to discuss price - as it is clear that we are very impressed with the ASRock CoreHT 252B, but at what price does this goodness come? That is a good question really; it seems the 252B is hard to come by. After some Google searches,...

Very compact ; Excellent included hardware and features ; Top-notch performance ; Very upgradable

OS not included ; Excessive heat ; Possibly rather pricey

Should you buy it? The answer depends on what your needs are. If you need something to act simply as a playback station, I might suggest looking elsewhere. An Atom or even a lower-end Intel Core series HTPC, of which ASRock offers several, would suit...

I have only owned this PC for about a week, but it has met all of my expectations so far. I upgraded the RAM to 8GB and installed Windows 7 Pro 64-bit without any issues. It boots fast and runs great. It's fairly quiet too -- almost inaudible when...

I can't think of any real cons, but here are some things that would have been nice ; I ordered mine with an 8GB RAM kit; it would've been nice if there was a model that shipped without RAM and perhaps a hard drive so users could choose their own ;...

Small ; Silent ; Blu-ray player built-in ; Good expandability options ; Intel Core i5 processor

Pricey ; Heats up easily ; Missing Blu-ray playback software ; No IR receiver ; Windows not included in price

The CoreHT appeals to almost every one of our senses because it's a good-looking, do-everything box, so having one in our lounge would be awesome.