New ZBOX E-Series Gaming And ZBOX Nano AQ02 Series Palm-Sized Mini-PCs

Posted on Mar 11 2014 - 11:15am by Editor2

New ZOTAC ZBOX E-series gaming mini-PCs deliver an excellent small form factor gaming experience while the new ZBOX nano AQ02 series delivers a perfect combination of performance and energy-efficiency

ZOTAC ZBOX EI750

ZOTAC International, a global innovator and manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today starts CeBIT 2014 with a pair of new ZBOX E-series gaming mini-PCs and the palm-size ZBOX nano AQ02 series. The new ZOTAC ZBOX E-series gaming mini-PCs incorporate Intel Iris Pro 5200 graphics to deliver an excellent gaming experience in a small form factor while the ZBOX nano AQ02 series takes advantage of an AMD A8 series APU for a perfect combination of performance and energy-efficiency.

“We’ve always wanted to create a ZBOX that delivers a good gaming experience but couldn’t strike the right balance between size, performance, heat dissipation and energy consumption. Intel’s latest Haswell architecture with quad-cores and Iris Pro 5200 graphics hits that sweet spot we need to fit in a ZBOX chassis,” said Carsten Berger, senior director, ZOTAC International. “The new ZBOX E-series will deliver a smooth medium quality gaming experience and be perfect for LAN party-goers and gamers that want a compact gaming system.”

Intel Iris Pro 5200 graphics empowers the ZBOX E-series gaming capabilities with powerful GPU cores and 128MB of lightning-fast EDRAM for smooth gaming performance. Exclusive Intel Pixel Sync technology enables the ZOTAC ZBOX E-series to render realistic transparency for stunning visual enhancements with minimal performance impact.

The standard 3rd Generation ZOTAC ZBOX chassis gets a visual makeover with an all-black paint job to give the E-series a gaming aesthetic. The looks are finished with a light-up orange O-ring on the top cover to give it the signature ZOTAC color and design.

The ZOTAC ZBOX E-series gaming mini-PCs are available with two processor choices, a 4th Generation Intel Core i7 or Core i5. Both processor options feature quad cores and Intel TurboBoost technology for maximum performance in a mini-PC form factor.

Also at CeBIT 2014 is the new ZBOX nano AQ02 series with the powerful AMD A8-5545M APU for an excellent balance of performance and energy-efficiency. The ZBOX nano AQ02 series features AMD Radeon HD 8510G graphics processor for stunning high-definition video playback and competent 3D graphics for light gaming tasks.

The ZOTAC ZBOX E-series gaming mini-PCs and ZBOX nano AQ02 series palm-sized mini-PC are available as a barebones and PLUS model. The PLUS model comes preinstalled with memory and a hard drive.

It’s time to play with the new ZOTAC ZBOX EI750, EI730 gaming mini-PCs and ZBOX nano AQ02 palm-sized mini-PC.

General details

  • ZOTAC Starts CeBIT 2014 with New ZBOX E-Series Gaming and ZBOX nano AQ02 Series Palm-Sized mini-PCs
  • New ZOTAC ZBOX EI750, EI730 and ZBOX nano AQ02 series
  • ZOTAC ZBOX EI700 series
    • ZOTAC ZBOX EI750 series
      • Intel Core i7 4770R
      • 3.2 GHz, quad-core, 6MB L2 cache
      • TurboBoost up to 3.9 GHz
    • ZOTAC ZBOX EI730 series
      • Intel Core i5 4570R
      • 2.7 GHz, quad-core, 4MB L2 cache
      • TurboBoost up to 3.2 GHz
    • PLUS models available with preinstalled memory and hard drive
      • 8GB DDR3
      • 1TB HDD
    • All-black 3rd Generation ZBOX chassis
  • ZOTAC ZBOX nano AQ02 series
    • AMD A8-5545M APU
    • 1.7 GHz, quad-core, 4MB L2 cache
    • Turbo up to 2.7 GHz
    • AMD Radeon HD 8510G
    • PLUS models available with preinstalled memory and hard drive
      • 4GB DDR3
      • 500GB HDD
  • High quality HD video processing
  • 802.11ac Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 4.0 w/ external WiFi antenna
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Bundled VESA75/100 mount

ZBOX EI700 Series Specifications:

Product Name ZOTAC ZBOX EI750 series ZOTAC ZBOX EI730 series
SKU ZBOX-EI750
ZBOX-EI750-P
ZBOX-EI730
ZBOX-EI730-P
Memory 2 x 204-pin DDR3L SO-DIMM slots (Up to 16GB)
DDR3-1600
Hard Disk Support 1 2.5-inch HDD / SSD
PLUS Configuration 8GB DDR3 / 1TB 5400RPM HDD
CPU Intel Core i7 4770R (quad-core, 3.2 GHz, 6MB L2) (Turbo up to 3.9 GHz) Intel Core i5 4570R (quad-core, 2.7 GHz, 4MB L2) (Turbo up to 3.2 GHz)
GPU Intel Iris Pro 5200
Video Memory 128MB eDRAM
Display Options 2 x DisplayPort & DVI-O
Memory Card Reader 4-in-1 (SD/SDHC/MMC/SDXC)
SATA 1 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s
1 x mSATA 6.0 Gb/s
Ethernet 2 x 10/100/1000Mbps
WiFi Onboard 802.11ac Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 4.0
USB Ports 4 USB 3.0 ports (2 on back, 1 on front, 1 on top)
Audio HD audio (bitstream) (via DVI-to-HDMI adapter)
Optical S/PDIF
Analog output
DirectX® Support DirectX 11.1
HDCP: Yes
Windows Capability Windows 7 & 8 ready

ZBOX nano AQ02 Series Specifications:

Product Name ZOTAC ZBOX nano AQ02 series
SKU ZBOXNANO-AQ02
ZBOXNANO-AQ02-PLUS
Memory 1 x 204-pin DDR3 SO-DIMM slots (Up to 8GB)
DDR3-1600
Hard Disk Support 1 2.5-inch HDD / SSD
PLUS Configuration 4GB DDR3 / 500GB 5400RPM HDD
CPU AMD A8-5545M (quad-core, 1.7 GHz, 4MB L2) (Turbo up to 2.7 GHz)
GPU AMD Radeon HD 8510G
Video Memory Shared Memory Architecture
Display Options DisplayPort + HDMI
Memory Card Reader 7-in-1 (SD/SDHC/MMC/SDXC/MS/MS Pro/xD)
SATA 1 x SATA 6.0 Gb/s
1 x eSATA
Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps
WiFi Onboard 802.11ac Wi-Fi & Bluetooth 4.0
USB Ports 4 USB 3.0 ports (on back)
2 USB 2.0 ports (front)
Audio HDMI audio (bitstream)
Optical S/PDIF
Analog output
DirectX® Support DirectX 11.1
HDCP: Yes
Windows Capability Windows 7 & 8 ready