2/16/2012 07:00:00 PM
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Motherboard makers continue to launch new mini-ITX solutions based on Intel’s Cedar Trail platform, the latest company to do so being J&W, which has just introduced two new such boards designed for HTPC use.
Released into the company’s Minix line, the two J&W offerings, dubbed D2700-DC and D2500-DC, feature the same layout and specs but come configured with different processors.
Just as their names imply, the D2500-DC is built around a dual-core Intel Atom D2500 CPU running at 1.86GHz, while the more powerful Minix D2700-DC comes with a 2.13GHz clocked Atom D2700, also sporting a dual-core design.
No matter the CPU installed, this is cooled by a passive heatsink that covers most of the PCB space available on these mini-ITX boards.
This forced J&W to drop support for DIMM memory and go with the smaller SO-DIMM modules instead, which are usually found inside notebooks.
Two such slots are provided offering users the capability to install up to 8GB of system memory, while the rest of the expansion options include two SATA 3Gbps ports and a PCI Express x1 slot.
No mini-PCIe expansion slots were installed by J&W in its two Minix boards, but they do feature USB 3.0 support thanks to the inclusion of a Renesas controller, according to Fudzilla.
This third-party controller is connected to a pair of USB 3.0 ports placed in the back of the board, together with four regular USB 2.0 connectors, dual PS/2 ports, dual Gigabit LAN and 5.1 audio.
D-Sub and HDMI video outputs are also available together with a DC power input that can be used in order to power the system via an external AC/DC adapter.
No information regarding the price or the launch date of the J&W Minix D2700-DC and D2500-DC motherboards has been provided.
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