Netro Mini ITX systems |
Overview
Mini ITX is "The next small
thing", an ultra compact 170 x 170 mm motherboard form factor
These are great as compact entry level workstations and servers
This can include co-located servers, firewalls & network appliances.
For example two mbox systems (shown below) will fit side by side on a standard 19"
rack shelf
Motherboard summary
Model | EPIA-V | EPIA-M |
Chipset | PLE133 | CLE266 |
Graphics | Trident Blade 3D AGP 2X engine | Integrated CastleRock AGP engine & MPEG-2 decoder |
Memory | PC133 | DDR266 |
DIMM Slots | 2 | 1 |
USB | 4x USB 1.1 | 4x USB 2.0/ 1.1 |
Audio | 2 Channel | 6 Channel |
LAN | yes | Yes |
IDE | ATA 100 | ATA 133/ 100 |
PCI | 1 | 1 |
The "Cubid"
Cubid
Case
Tiny footprint 63.5(H) x 273(D) x 295(W)
Supports Mini ATX Motherboard (shown top right)
Uses external 12v power supply
Memory: 256 MB
Hard Disk 20 GB, 5400 RPM
Motherboardl | EPIA-V | EPIA-M | |||
Case | Cubid 2677 | Cubid 2699 (shown) | |||
CPU | Fanless | ESP 5000 | 595 (540 ex) | C3 633MHz | 726 (660 ex) |
Fan | C3 1GHz | 693 (630 ex) | C3 1Ghz (Nehemiah) | 847 (770 ex) |
Options
Mitsumi Slim Floppy Disk Drive $88 (80 ex)
Mitsumi Slim 24x CD-ROM $198 (180 ex)
Panasonic Slim 8x DVD-ROM $297 (270 ex)
External USB 1.1/2.0 DVD-ROM $198 (180 ex)
External USB Floppy Disk Drive $121 (110 ex)
Upgrade Hard Disk to 100 GB 7200 RPM $198 (180 ex)
Pulsar ADSL Card $198 (180 ex)
Realtek Low Profile Network Card $77 (70 ex)
Windows XP Pro or Redhat 9.0
PS/2 Keyboard and mouse $77 ($70 ex)
For other options call Netro sales on (02) 9922 5255 for details
Rack Mount
1 RU Chassis
IPC-C1G
180w Power Supply
Only 482.6(W) x 482.6(D) x 44.0 (H) mm (19" x 19" x 1.75")
Add $352 (320 ex)
The "mBox"
mBox
features Aluminum
alloy case
Tiny size 166(H) x 260(D) x 190(W)
Supports Mini ATX Motherboard (shown below)
200W Power Supply
Front USB & audio ports
LCD display, stylish seven colour light
Blue light tube built into the middle of the front panel.
Motherboard: VIA EPIA
M10000 (see Review)
Processor: 1 GHz VIA C3
(Nehemiah) CPU
Memory: 256 MB DDR266
40 GB, 7200 RPM Hard Disk
Sony 52x CDROM
PS/2 Keyboard & Mouse
No Floppy Disk Drive
Total $990 (900 ex)
Options
Upgrade CDROM to
Liteon 48x CDR, 24x CD-RW, 16x DVD-ROM $99 (90 ex)
For other options call Netro Sales on (02) 9922 5255 for details
Other Links
Operating System: Redhat
9 HCL