| in the '90s, the term "book PC" was a euphemism for a small form-factor PC that was about the same size as a book ... if the book happened ro be an unabridged Webster's dictionary. The View onic VOT 132 is a "nettop PC" based on the L.6GHz dual-core Atom 330 CPU and vidia MCP7A-ION graphics processor, and it's literally smaller than my kid's paperback copy of "Percy Jackson & The Olympians." The VOT 132 ai ms [0 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 included for vertical standing on a desk or shelf. |
| Sitring idle at a desktop, the VOTI32 consumes only about 18W. Under a heavy benchmarking load, it peaked around 32W with the audible, but not obnoxious, system fan running. Speaking of benchmarking, the VOTI32 refused to run 3DMark Vantage, bur it did complete a PCMark Vantage run (PCMark overall score: 1752; Mernories: 1369; TV and Movies: 1455; Gaming: 1532; Music 2090; Communications: 1399; Productivity: 1569; HDD: 2734). We were moderately impressed with the unit's media playback capabilities.
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| Specs: CPU. 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330, 2GB DDR2, 320GB hard drive, Video outputs: DVI, HOMI, Ports. Gigabit Ethemet, 6 USB 2.0, S/PDIF out, analog mic, and stereo out, 802.11 b/g/n, Windows 7 Home Premium |
| V0T132 $499 ViewSonic www.viewsonic.com
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| DVDs looked excellent, as did pretty much all content up through nop. At fullscreen, Hulu was hopelessly choppy, and YouTuhe 1080p video was unwatchable on a 15Mbps FiOS conneccion. Interesringly, 1080p content loaded on the hard drive as well as our Seagare BlackArmor 440 NAS played flawlessly. Audio and HDMI Output quality were both impressively crisp and vibrant, No, this is definitely not for 3D gaming. Bur for productivity and local media, the VOTI32 is a stylish, lowenergy, space-saving alternative to convencional PCs.
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