Zotac ZBOX NANO AD12

Zotac ZBOX NANO AD12
alaScore 93

3 reviews

May, 2013

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the value for money. Many are critical about the design.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Zotac ZBOX NANO AD12 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 93/100 = Excellent quality.

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Zotac Zbox Nano AD12 Plus

 

Zotac is one of the biggest companies you've likely never heard of. Best known in the U.S. market for its video cards, Zotac is the consumer brand of PC Partner, a large Asian OEM maker of PC components such as motherboards and video cards, and it also...

Exceptionally compact and quiet-running ; Smooth video playback ; Lots of external expansion potential ; Supports dual displays ; Inexpensive

Operating system not included ; Smallish hard drive ; Too slow for transcoding or other demanding tasks

The Zbox Nano AD Plus is a near-invisibly small and quiet home-theater PC that’s surprisingly capable and connectable for its size and low price. (Just be prepared to supply your own OS and peripherals.)

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ZOTAC Zbox nano AD12 Plus Review

 

Another addition to the pint-size computers.

Quiet, compact, new AMD GPU makes for better video playback

No major changes apart from GPU, front panel design could use a bit of improvement

Overall the device feels quite sturdy in its casing, and flipping the unit over reveals an interesting aspect about it’s underside. The four raised legs are actually screws, which you can twist open to remove the bottom plate and expose the memory slot...

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ZOTAC ZBOX nano AD12 PLUS Review

 

The first ZBOX nano to feature an E2-1800 APU, can the total package impress us more than the great nano XS AD11? Enter the new AD12 PLUS.

127mm x 127mm footprint ; Hardware accelerated h.264 playback ; Extensive features including USB3, eSATA, DisplayPort, Bluetooth ; Spacious 320GB HDD ; Responsive enough for general PC use ; Excellent Bundled MCE Remote ; 2 Year Warranty in the EU

As with the ZBOX nano AD12 PLUS' smaller sibling, it's easy to appreciate the technology packed into a pretty small form factor. ZOTAC have taken the concept of a mainstream APU and run with it, producing an accomplished HTPC which in many ways is far...

Product Specifications

Configuration

DVD Writer: No
Fingerprint Reader: No
Hard Drive Type:Hard Disk Drive / Not Applicable
Remote Control: Yes
TV Card: No
Video Editing Card: No
Web Cam: No

Connectivity

Bluetooth: Yes
Card Reader:7 in 1 Card Reader
Firewire: No
TV Output: Yes
Wireless LAN: Yes

Display

Aspect Ratio:Not Applicable
True Resolution:Not Applicable

General Features

Digital Entertainment Platform:Not Applicable
Media Centre Edition: No
Product Type:NETTOP
RAM Type:DDR3 SDRAM

Graphic

Brand of Graphic Chip:AMD
GPU Model (Graphic Card):RADEON HD7340
GPU TYPE:OnBoard Graphic

Processor

Chipset Brand:AMD
Chipset Type:AMD A68 / Unknown
Hyper Threading: No
Processor:E2-SERIES
Processor Brand:AMD
Processor Number:E2-1800
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