January 15th, 2009
CES 2009: Asus D200 is a mini-PC, NAS device, router, and more
One of the future releases Asus showed at CES last week was an interesting hybrid piece of hardware that users could set up as a miniature desktop PC, a NAS device, or even as a wireless router or access point. The D200 will ship with an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, a pair of 1TB hard drives, a built-in 802.11n router, and a slot-loading DVD burner. It also comes with a 3.5-inch touchscreen that you can use to interface with the unit, though this feature wasn’t operational on the D200 displayed on the show floor. Connectivity includes four USB ports, a DVI port, and 6-channel high-def audio output. The drives can be set up in RAID Level 0 or Level 1 configurations, and it runs Linux at least for its NAS functions.
According to the Asus rep we’ve spoke to recently, the company hasn’t determined a price for the D200, but “availability will be probably in a few months.”
Sean Portnoy spent several years as an editor at Computer Shopper magazine, most recently serving as online executive editor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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