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CeBIT '07: Asus A33 MCPC

By CNET.co.uk staff
Mar 20, 2007


One HDMI in and two out for extra connectivity flexibility.
You can always count on Asus to come up with interesting twists on old themes. Leather laptops? Check. Lamborghini-branded machines? Got 'em. External graphics cards for 3D-deficient laptops? Yup.

Its latest innovation comes in the form of a Media Center desktop with a built-in 500W amplifier. The A33 is designed to connect to your high-end hi-fi speakers, at which point it can chuck out some serious 7.1 surround sound. Also interesting is the fact that it has one HDMI input and a pair of HDMI outs, so you can connect it to other A/V kit, such as a PlayStation 3.

It doesn't end there, either. The A33 will ship with Windows Vista Home Premium, which has Media Center, but there will also be an alternative OS--Linux plus Moxi.

This boots up in no time flat, runs reliably and works a little like the TiVo PVR.

This story appeared originally in Crave UK.

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