Monday, February 13, 2006
The Hi-Grade DMS P60 Viiv PC
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 03:10 PM
"At the UK launch Intel had lots of partners and system integrators showing off their Viiv systems, but one really caught my eye – the µDMS P60 from Hi-Grade. While at IDF last year Don MacDonald showed off a Viiv concept machine called the Golden Gate and this Hi-Grade box looked every bit as small, sleek and stylish as that – pretty much exactly what I wanted a Viiv machine to look like. A quick chat with one of Hi-Grade’s owners secured me an exclusive early look at this Viiv PC – thanks Ori. One of the pre-requisites of Viiv certification is the use of a dual-core CPU. This somewhat explains why Viiv was launched so long after it was announced – Intel was waiting for the Yonah, or Core Duo as it’s now called, chip to arrive. The beauty of the Core Duo chip is that it has all the advantages of a mobile CPU – cool, quiet, low power – while still having enough grunt to run pretty much anything you’re likely to throw at it. The general attributes of the Core Duo allow system integrators like Hi-Grade to produce PCs that are as unobtrusive as they are powerful."
This is easily the most impressive Media Center PC I've seen from a size perspective, so it seems that Viiv isn't pure hype after all! Very cool stuff. The review is a bit light on details, but has a bunch of great photos that show every aspect of this wee little beastie.
This is easily the most impressive Media Center PC I've seen from a size perspective, so it seems that Viiv isn't pure hype after all! Very cool stuff. The review is a bit light on details, but has a bunch of great photos that show every aspect of this wee little beastie.
