Asus Essentio CS5110 Mini PC – The Super Stylish HD Friendly Mini PC

Asus have unveiled their new Essentio CS5110 Mini PC which, apart from sporting a suitability small form factor and stylish, designer looks is billed as being ‘the world’s smallest Desktop PC equipped with a fully embedded discrete graphic card’ capable of 1080p HD image quality which, paired with the Essentio ‘s S/PIDF 7.1 Sound output, offers the maximum in movie and gaming HD clarity.

Weighing in at a mere 3.5kgOffering near silent operation thanks to a 2-in-1 thermal module resulting in a mere 23.9dB noise level whilst idle, Asus’s Essentio CS5110 Mini PC naturally offers 802.11n wireless (offering transmission rates of up to 300Mbps) and multi-link Bluetooth 2.0+EDR connectivity support and SPLENDID Video Intelligence Technology – which serves to dynamically optimise video performance whilst offering intelligent colour, brightness, contrast and sharpness correction – as well as an (optional) integrated Blu-ray or DVD SuperMulti player.

Asus Essentio CS5110 Mini PC Specifications:

• Chipset: NB: G35 / SB: ICH8
• CPU: Intel Core2 Duo/Pentium Dual-Core/Pentium 4/Celeron D (800~1333 MHz FSB)
• Memory: DDR2 800, Dual Channel / So-DIMM Slot: 2 (Support max. 4GB)
• ODD: Slim slot-in Blu-ray SuperMulti or DVD SuperMulti
• HDD: 3.5″ 250G~1TB SATAII
• Graphics: Geforce MN8600M GT 256M
• Audio: Azalia 7.1 Sounds / S/PDIF out (Optical)
• Lan: 1000/100/10 Mbps
• Wi-Fi: 802.11b/g/n
• Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
• IR Receiver: Built-in
• Front IO Ports: 1 x 1394 (4pin) / 1 x 10-in-1 Card Reader / 1 x Headphone / 1 x Microphone / 2 x USB 2.0
• Rear IO Ports: 1 x HDMI / 1 x VGA / 1 x DC Power in / 1 x Line-In/Line-Out(Front L/R)/Mic-in / 1 x Back Surround LR/Side Surround LR/Center LFE / 1 x SPDIF out (Optical) / 1 x RJ45 LAN / 4 x USB2.0
• OS: Vista Home Premium
• Dimensions: 200mm (D) X 290mm (H) X 80mm(W)
• Weight: 3.4 kg
• Power Consumption: 120W
• Accessories: 1 x Slim Multimedia Keyboard/Mouse / 1 x Vista MCE remote controller(IR) / 1 x HDMI to DVI adapter / 1 x Anti-Slip Pad

No word at the time of writing concerning the Essentio CS5110 Mini PC’s availability or pricing structure but rest assured that the moment we gain further information we’ll act to bring it to you asap.

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