EEE Box B206

JLukas

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EEE Box B206 is now on Newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16883220011

DailyTech story from December 2008:
http://www.dailytech.com/ASUS+...odels/article13584.htm

It's about $50 more than the previous EEE Box B202 w/XP. The differences are it has HDMI out instead of DVI, and ATI 3450 w/256MB ram instead of an Intel GMA 950. Also a remote is included.

I've been using the original EEE Box since last summer and its performed as expected for netbook parts: near silent, low power draw, and good for most everyday tasks . However, it couldn't handle HD streaming like Hulu or ABC's site. The newer B206 should do much better but I still wonder if there could be playback problems with various formats as a result of the slow CPU.

The next model to be released is B208, with a dual core Atom 330, ATI HD 4530, and Vista. Sounds expensive, though.

DailyTech article:
http://www.dailytech.com/ASUS+...phics/article14953.htm
 

Fox5

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Originally posted by: nombrecinq
From what I understand the B206 can't handle HD either. Poo on Asus!

It might be able to handle 720p with the ati IGP, but it would probably need a dual core atom for 1080i/p.