Introduction
This is the second Giada Mini PC I have had an opportunity to lay my hands on and I must say I am impressed. This unit, sporting the Intel ATOM D2500 dual core, has a solid feel and just enough ports to be useful without affecting its overall comeliness.
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The outer packaging is used for both the black and white with a description of the contents on one end. Some of the artwork on the box is embossed which gives a more pricey feel to this unit.
The PC itself is in one package and the accessories in another. This makes this unit more easily repackaged for transport as there is no guessing about how to put it back in the box. That being said, this unit is portable enough to take with you on vacation, set up in your hotel room and get your Netflix, Crackle and Hulu on when you turn in at night.
There is no doubt this is an attractive unit (also available in black) when compared to other devices in its class.
What you do not see on the back or front is kept under the lid. Here we find a Mini Digital Optical SPDIF, headphone out, a USB 2.0 port and a multi card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO – does read SDHC). This unit is outfitted to take care of your home entertainment needs and with the included remote Windows Media Player or Banshee becomes your friend.
The remote function card is multi-lingual (English and what I presume to be Chinese). Do use 1.5v AAA batteries as many (all that I tried) rechargeable 1.2v AAA batteries do not seem to allow the remote to function as well.
Size also matters here and small is the word of the day.
About the size of a 3-4 disk DVD case the i34G is easily hidden on a book shelf or a desk corner and is in no way an eyesore.
The manual is pretty much open and shut. It opens with a welcome and thanks you for purchasing the device and goes into device details, setup information and trouble shooting section.
Most manufacturers give you a one year warranty (HP, ACER, Lenovo…) on computer systems! Giada stands behind their product for two.
The one potential caveat, for some, is the unit does not include an operating system (OS it is optional). This is not really a big issue, as there are many more options for PCs of this level. Why do I say that? You do not need Windows for office application or media playback. Here it is simply a matter of choice where Giada is concerned. Bringing you a great product at a reasonable price is very important and the fact is more and more small form factor PCs come with Google Chrome OS or Linux. If you want Windows you can get an OEM copy for as low as $89. If you want to use Linux, Chrome Linux or another free OS it will cost you an hour or two plus the time it takes you to download it.
System Specifications_____________________________________________________________
| CPU | Intel® Atom™ D2500 series |
| Chipset | Intel® NM10 Express |
| GPU | NVIDIA® GT610 |
| System Memory | 2G DDR3-1066(1 x SO-DIMM slot, Max. 4G) 512MB VRAM on board |
| Storage | 320G 2.5″HDD (Optional Intel mSATA SSD) |
| I/O |
5 x USB2.0
1 x Card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO)
1 x HDMI 1 x VGA
1 x LAN(RJ45)
1 x DC-in Jack
1 x SPDIF(Line-out)
|
| LAN | Gigabit LAN + Wi-Fi 802.11n + Bluetooth |
| Audio | AUDIO-out/MIC-in |
| Power Consumption |
35W
|
| Size | 192 x 155 x 26 mm |
| Color | Black & White |
| OS | Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (Optional) |
Intel Specs
CPU Specifications
DMI 2.5 GT/s
Processor Number D2500
# of Cores 2
# of Threads 2
Clock Speed 1.86 GHz
L2 Cache 1 MB
Instruction Set 64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3
Embedded Options Available No
Supplemental SKU No
Lithography 32 nm
Max TDP 10 W
VID Voltage Range 0.91V -1.21V
Recommended Customer Price TRAY: $42
Memory Specifications
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 4 GB
Memory Types DDR3-800/1066
# of Memory Channels 1
Max Memory Bandwidth 6.4 GB/s
Physical Address Extensions 36-bit
ECC Memory Supported No
Graphics Specifications
Integrated Graphics Yes (not used)
Graphics Base Frequency 400 MHz
Dual Display Capable Yes
# of Displays Supported 2
Expansion Options
# of PCI Express Ports 4
I/O Specifications
# of USB Ports 8
# of SATA Ports 2
Package Specifications
TJUNCTION 100 C
Package Size 22mm X 22mm
Sockets Supported FCBGA559
Low Halogen Options Available See MDDS
Advanced Technologies
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology No
Intel® vPro Technology No
Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology No
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x) No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) No
Intel® 64 Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology No
Intel® Demand Based Switching No
Intel® Active Management Technology No
Intel® HD Audio Technology Yes
Execute Disable Bit Yes
nVidia GPU Specifications
Note: The below specifications represent this GPU as incorporated into NVIDIA’s reference graphics card design. Graphics card specifications may vary by Add-in-card manufacturer. Please refer to the Add-in-card manufacturers’ website for actual shipping specifications.
GPU Engine Specs
48 CUDA Cores
810 Graphics Clock (MHz)
1620 Processor Clock (MHz)
6.5 Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec)
Memory Specs
1.8 Gbps Memory Clock
1024MB Standard Memory Config
DDR3 Memory Interface
64-bit Memory Interface Width
14.4 Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)
Feature Support
OpenGL 4.2
PCI Express 2.0Bus Support
Yes Certified for Windows 7
DirectX 11, CUDA, PhysXSupported Technologies
Display Support
Yes Multi Monitor
2560x1600Maximum Digital Resolution
2048x1536Maximum VGA Resolution
Yes HDCP
Yes HDMI1
Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI, VGA Standard Display Connectors
Internal Audio Input for HDMI
Standard Graphics Card Dimensions
5.7 inches Length
2.7 inches Height
Single-width Width
Thermal and Power Specs
102 C Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)
29 W Maximum Graphics Card Power (W)
300 W Minimum System Power Requirement (W)
3D Vision Ready
Yes 3D Blu-Ray
Yes 3D Photos
2 Comments
shaun,
Because this system is at the bottom end of the specifications for the InfiniTV 4 USB I would have to say no it would not. This is based on the CPU processor and GFX. The device itself can stream to four devices and playback (probably capture as well) but working with the InfiniTV 4 USB may be an issue.
How would this computer do with a Ceton InfiniTV 4 USB? Would it be able to record 4 shows at once and still play back one without having problems?