Little Taiwanese manufacturer VIA has a new barebone kit for hardware enthusiasts called VIA Artigo A1100 with a VIA Nano CPU. The base is a mini-motherboard in the Pico-ITX format, which is in a housing is under one liter in volume. The introductory price is U.S. $243, the VIA Artigo A1100 uses the VIA Nano processor at 1.2 GHz the VIA VX855 chipset should be able to run 720p and 1080p video formats like h.264, VC-1 and WMV9. This VIA Artigo the A1100 has also integrated to the rather disappointing VGA port and an HDMI output for connection to high-definition TVs or displays.
The case of the VIA Artigo A1100 is just 14.6 × 9.9 × 5.2 cm in size and thus has a volume of just 752 cubic centimeters. Despite the small size VIA equips the device with HDMI, VGA, five USB 2.0 ports and three audio ports. You may optionally upgrade the system with a wireless module and a card reader.
VIA Artigo selling the 1100 now has its own online store for a price of 243 U.S. dollars. The first 10 buyers will receive the equipment even for just 199 U.S. dollars and is only currently available in the US.
Via NetbookNews.de
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