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alaScore 85

27 reviews

Apr, 2018

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 27 reviews of ViewSonic VOT132. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. Opinions about the usability and design are on the whole positive. The price and size are also mentioned favorably.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the ViewSonic VOT132 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 85/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for ViewSonic VOT132

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 user reviews of ViewSonic VOT132 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the price and size.

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90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Apr, 2018

Expert review by (engadget.com)

Viewsonic VOT132 nettop review

 

You don't need booming sales figures to tell you that netbooks have taken over the world -- the mobile computing world, at least. Their screenless and battery-...

Dec, 2009
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Expert review by : Cameron Wilmot (tweaktown.com)

ViewSonic VOT132 NVIDIA Ion Nettop - Redefining Small Size and Power Usage

 

ViewSonic is next up with its nettop entry into the labs as we closely examine the VOT132. It's the smallest we have tested yet at just 24mm thick!

Dec, 2009
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Expert review by : William Van Winkle (computerpoweruser.com)

ViewSonic VOT132

 

The VOT132 aims to put media and productivity computing in more places, not replace older, bigger PCs. ViewSonic bundles a mounting kit to snap the system onto a monitor's VESA mount, making it a zero-footprint PC. Alternatively, a stand comes...

No, this is definitely not for 3D gaming. But for productivity and local media, the VOT132 is a stylish, low-energy, space-saving alternative to conventional PCs.

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Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techadvisor.co.uk)

ViewSonic VOT132 review

 

Nettops are the desktop cousins of netbooks - small cheap computers with not a lot of power. For basic web surfing and word processing, the Intel Atom processor provides a just enough performance, and the absence of a graphics card is hardly missed if...

The concept of a nettop with more power is good, although we hoped the combination of dual-core Atom, 2GB of RAM and nVidia graphics chip would put a clearer gap between this and a regular netbook. As it was, better graphics can be found on the Asus...

Oct, 2009
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Expert review by : Harry Butler (bit-tech.net)

Viewsonic VOT 132 Atom+Ion Nettop Review

 

We've developed something of a love-hate relationship with nettops and netbooks. Despite the obvious advantages they offer in regards to portability and space, the under powered nature of the Intel Atom processor all too often leads to frustration,...

While the VOT 132's media capabilities are excellent and the dual core Atom processor makes multi-tasking a lot more realistic, there is a big flaw with the VOT 132 though: the amount of noise it makes. The slim line cooling fan mounted atop both the...

Nov, 2009
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Expert review by (channel5.com)

Viewsonic VOT132 PC Mini review

 

The Viewsonic VOT132 is a dinky little PC aimed just as much at your living room as the study. It packs in an impressive amount in its wee 190mm x 135mm x 24mm frame, including 2GB of RAM, a 320GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, NVIDIA ION graphics and the big...

We like the Viewsonic VOT132 PC Mini, but knowing that a similarly specced Acer Aspire Revo upgrade is nearing release, we'd definitely hold tight on the wallet until the verdict is in on it. Right now, the Viewsonic VOT132 PC Mini doesn't offer the...

Nov, 2009
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Expert review by : Joe Minihane (electricpig.co.uk)

Viewsonic VOT132 PC Mini review

 

Punters with a predilection for PCs to stash video in the living room are currently being bombarded with a raft of killer options. And now you can add the Viewsonic VOT132 as a fierce competitor to the rejigged Mac Mini, and the HD-friendly Asus Eee...

Smaller than its rivals, specs to sate even the pickiest gadget fan

Noisy fan, HD graphics don't live up to expectations

A decent little nettop let down by its lack of under telly skills

Nov, 2009
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Expert review by : Andrew Harrison (techworld.com)

ViewSonic VOT132 nettop review

 

Nettops are the desktop cousins of netbooks - small cheap computers with not a lot of power. For basic web surfing and word processing, the Intel Atom processor provides just enough performance, and the absence of a graphics card is hardly missed if...

The concept of a nettop with more power is good, although we hoped the combination of dual-core Atom, 2GB of RAM and nVidia graphics chip would put a clearer gap between this and a regular netbook. As it was, better graphics can be found on the Asus...

Oct, 2009
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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great little system for HTPC

 

Foxconn has a barebones version of this, but if you buy 2GB memory, 320g 5400rpm drive, and a copy of windows 7, it comes to about the same price. Overall, it's a good bedroom HTPC, I don't think it'll be a good productivity system.

The unit is small, VESA mounts for behind the TV, or in my case, mounting on the wall being a wall mounted TV. The fan gets noisy when playing HD videos, but it won't drown out your sound ; Viewsonic's image on here is pretty slim, the only added...

First thing you should do is open the case up, remove the heatsink and clean their thermal grease off with alcohol and swabs. Buy some Arctic 5 and apply that instead. I had issues of overheating that lead to the system constantly locking up. Once I...

May, 2010
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Consumer review (circuitcity.com)

Don't waste your time!

 

I bought this to be a simple media server for my large screen TV. Spent almost an entire day trying to get the wifi to work and loading programs and media. The wifi is so weak you need to be within 10 feet of your hub and on the third boot-up the unit...

Mar, 2010
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Product Specifications

Built with Intel Atom processor, this PC mini is ideal for surfing the web, setting up an entertainment hub or home office computing. Save desktop space by attaching the PC mini to your VESA ready monitor. The eco-friendly design uses up to 80% less energy consumption than standard PCs. ViewSonic PC mini's are the smart choice to work, play and connect virtually anywhere.

Audio

Built-in speakers: No

Audio Output

Type:Sound card

Cabinet (Chassis)

Form Factor:Ultra small form factor
Manufacturer Form Factor:Mini PC

Certificates

Certification:UL, cUL, CE, FCC-B, RoHS, Epeat, Energy Star / UL, cUL, CE, FCC-B, WEEE, IC
RoHS compliance: Yes

Design

Cable lock slot:Kensington
Chassis type:All-in-one
Color of product:Black / White
LED Indicators: Yes
Rack mounting: No
VESA mounting interfaces:75 x 75,100 x 100

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:0.9in
Height:5.3in
Weight:1.1lbs
Width:7.5in

Display

Display included: No

Energy Management

Power supply:65
Power supply input voltage:19

Environmental Standards

ENERGY STAR Qualified: Yes
EPEAT Compliant: Yes
EPEAT Level:EPEAT Silver

Graphics

Discrete graphics adapter model:NVIDIA Ion

Header

Compatibility:PC
Manufacturer:ViewSonic
Model:VOT132
Packaged Quantity:1
Product Line:ViewSonic

Mainboard

Chipset Type:NVIDIA ION
Data Bus Speed:533MHz

Memory

Internal memory:2
Internal memory type:DDR2-SDRAM
Memory layout:1 x 2
Memory layout (slots x size):1 x 2

Miscellaneous

Color:Black

Networking

Cabling technology:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Data Link Protocol:IEEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11b / Gigabit Ethernet / Fast Ethernet / IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LAN:Y
Ethernet LAN connection: Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates:10,100,1000
Type:Network adapter
Wake-on-LAN ready: Yes
Wi-Fi: Yes
Wi-Fi standards:802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Wireless LAN Supported: Yes
Wireless Protocol:802.11b/g/n

Operational Conditions

Maximum operating temperature range (T-T):0 - 40
Operating altitude:0 - 120000
Operating relative humidity (H-H):15 - 80
Operating relative humidity range:0 - 80 / 0 - 90 / 15 - 80
Operating temperature (T-T):0 - 40
Operating temperature range (T-T):0 - 40
Storage relative humidity range:0 - 90
Storage temperature (T-T):32 - 104
Storage temperature range (T-T):-20 - 80 / 32 - 104

Optical Drive

Optical Drive Type:DVD-RW / No

OS Provided

Type:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

Other Features

Compliance industry standards:IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Floppy drive installed: No
Graphics adapter family:AMD / NVIDIA
Networking features:Gigabit Ethernet
On-board graphics adapter: Yes
Package dimensions (WxDxH):12.2 x 10.6 x 2.56 / 8.98 x 6.18 x 3.62
Power supply type:AC/DC / DC
TV tuner integrated: No

Packaging Content

Display included: No
Handheld remote control: No

Performance

Product type:Mini PC

Ports & interfaces

DC-in jack: Yes
DVI port: Yes
DVI-D ports quantity:1
DVI-I ports quantity:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports quantity:1
HDMI ports quantity:1
Headphone outputs:1
Line-in: Yes
Microphone in: Yes
S/PDIF out port: Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity:4 / 6

Power

Power supply:65
Power supply input voltage:19

Processor

Bus type:FSB
Chipset:AMD A50M
Clock Speed:1.6GHz
Conflict Free processor:N
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio):12
ECC supported by processor:N
FSB Parity: No
Installed Qty:1
L2 cache:2
Manufacturer:Intel
Multi-Core Technology:Dual-Core
Number of Processing Die Transistors:94
Number of processors installed:2
Processing die size:52
Processor:330 / E-350
Processor cache:1
Processor cache type:L2
Processor core voltage (AC):1.25-1.4
Processor cores:2
Processor family:AMD E / Intel® Atom™
Processor frequency:1.6
Processor front side bus:533
Processor lithography:45
Processor model:330
Processor Number:330
Processor operating modes:64-bit
Processor socket:BGA 437
Processor threads:4
Stepping:C0
Tcase:85.2
Thermal Design Power (TDP):8
Tjunction:100
Type:Atom

Processor special features

Embedded options available:N
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology: No
Execute Disable Bit:Y
Idle States: No
Intel 64:Y
Intel AES New Instructions: No
Intel Anti-Theft Technology: No
Intel Clear Video HD Technology: No
Intel Clear Video Technology:N
Intel Clear Video Technology for MID: No
Intel Demand Based Switching: No
Intel Dual Display Capable Technology: No
Intel Enhanced Halt State: No
Intel Fast Memory Access: No
Intel FDI Technology: No
Intel Flex Memory Access: No
Intel Insider: No
Intel InTru 3D Technology: No
Intel My WiFi Technology: No
Intel Quick Sync Video Technology: No
Intel Rapid Storage Technology: No
Intel Trusted Execution Technology: No
Intel Turbo Boost Technology: No
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x):Y
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d):N
Intel vPro Technology: No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT): No
Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) Technology: No
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI):N
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT):N
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD):N
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID):N
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology):Y
Intel® Insider™: No
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology:N
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT):N
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology: No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology: No
Intel® vPro™ Technology:N
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi):N
InTru™ 3D Technology: No
Physical Address Extension (PAE): Yes
Processor ARK ID:35641
Processor code:SLG9Y
Processor package size:22
Supported instruction sets:SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Thermal Monitoring Technologies: No

RAM

Installed Size:2GB
Technology:DDR2 SDRAM

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

Software

Operating system installed:FreeDOS / No / Windows 7 Home Premium / Windows 7 Professional

Storage

Card reader integrated:No / Yes
Compatible memory cards:Memory Stick (MS), MMC, MS PRO, SD, SDHC
Hard Drive Interface:Serial ATA
Host interface:SATA
Number of hard drives installed:1
Storage media:HDD / SSD
Total Storage Capacity:16 / 320

Storage Floppy Drive

Type: None

Storage Hard Drive

Interface Type:Serial ATA-150

Storage Hard Drive (2nd)

Type: None

System

Hard Drive(-s) Total Capacity:320GB
Type:Personal computer

Video

On-board graphics adapter: Yes
On-board graphics adapter model:AMD Radeon HD 6310

Video Output

Graphics Processor / Vendor:NVIDIA ION

Weight & Dimensions

Depth:0.945
Height:5.31 / 7.48
Package weight:3.09 / 30.9
Weight:17.6
Width:5.31 / 7.48