Key Features:

• MiniTower Case with 420W Power Supply
  - Compact, portable and tasteful design
  - 3 x side see-through windows
  - Front 2 x USB2.0, 2 x Audio, 1 x Firewire
  - 1 x front LCD temperature readout
  - 1 x 120mm blue UV LED fan at rear
  - 5 x drive bays: 2*5.25" + 1*3.5" + 2*3.5"(int)
  - ATX 420W 12V power supply
  - Removable motherboard tray for easy installation
  - Sturdy aluminum contructed for best cooling
• ASUS All-in-one Motherboard
  - Intel ViiV Technology
  - Support Intel Core™ Duo Mobile CPU
  - Support 65nm Dual-Core CPU
  - Intel 945GM chipset
  - Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
  - Intel Gb LAN
  - High Definition Audio
• INTEL Core Duo CPU
  With two execution cores, the Intel Core Duo processor is optimized for multi-threaded applications and multitasking. You can simultaneously run multiple demanding applications, such as graphics-intensive games or serious number-crunching programs, while downloading music or running virus-scanning security programs in the background.
• 16X16 Dual Layer DVD recorder
  - Read - DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD Video, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVDR, DVDRW, DVD-R Dual Layer, DVDR Double Layer, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-R, CD-RW, Audio CD, Video CD, Photo CD, CD-Extra, Multisession, Mixed
  - Write - Disc-at-Once, Track-at-Once, Multi-session, Packet Writing, DVD for General
  - Write Speed - CD-R 48X, CD-RW 24X, DVDRW 8X, DVDR DL 8X, DVD-R DL 8X, DVD-R 16X, DVDR 16X, DVD-RW 6X
  - Buffer Size - 2MB
  - Interface - ATAPI / E-IDE
  Random Access Time - 135ms (CD), 130ms (DVD)
  - Software Contents - none, bare drive only
• DDR2 Memory, SATA Hard Drive,1.44FDD.
• PS2 Keyboard, Optical Mouse and Speakers
• Three Year Custom Computer Limited Warranty
  - Three Year Custom Computer Limited Warranty (three years labor and one year parts).
  - Technical support is included with each computer system for three years.
  - All driver CDs and manuals of assembled parts will be included in the shipment.
  - Usually ships in 3~5 business days.
  
  

News:
Core Duo on the desktop
Asus delivers the first micro-ATX mobo for Intel's mobile gem
by Scott Wasson — April 18, 2006

THE CORE DUO MAY WELL BE Intel's best microprocessor. Conceived initially as a mobile processor, Core Duo is the dual-core descendant of the Pentium M and the direct predecessor to Intel's next-generation microarchitecture, versions of which are due to arrive in desktops, servers, workstations, and laptops later this year. You can understand, then, why we have been waiting impatiently, wriggling in our chairs, until somebody—anybody—actually delivered a desktop-style motherboard for this puppy. This high-performance, low-power processor could be an ideal centerpiece for a fast but quiet desktop system or a killer home theater PC. Equipped with desktop-class cooling and overclocked accordingly, the Core Duo might turn into a fire-breathing titan of performance—and it could give us something of a glimpse of Intel's future, as well.

One of the first Core Duo desktop mobos, the N4L-VM DH from Asus, finally arrived in Damage Labs just over a week ago. Since then, we've been busily testing this processor against a broad range of potential competitors, from other mobile-on-desktop options like the Turion 64 and Pentium M to the latest dual-core desktop processors like the Pentium Extreme Edition 965 and the Athlon 64 FX-60. Can the Core Duo really hold its own against today's fastest desktop processors? What we found may surprise you. more...