Thread: Zotac - Zbox HD-ND22

The Zotac HD-ND22 is branch of the Zbox mini PC collection that counts a mere 188mm x 188mm square and 44mm thick. That's a small form factor for a PC but Zotac has managed to pull off the trick by housing the innards of a netbook in a desktop frame. These are barebones figure that appear with the motherboard, CPU chipset and graphics in position but you need to add SO-DIMM scheme memory a hard drive or SSD and then put an Operating System to finish the build.

Your choice of model of Zbox says if you have an Intel or AMD processor paired with a cheap and graphics chip from either Intel, AMD or Nvidia with either DDR2 or DDR3 RAM and of course the price. You're given a clue about the spec of the hardware when you turn on the power and an LED ring in the side cover lights up. It is orange for Nvidia, blue for Intel and green for AMD.



The combo of a Celeron CPU and ION chipset gives more grunt than a typical netbook but falls short of what you might expect from a PC or laptop. Our benchmark tests produces all manner of performance figures but the idea is simple you can use the Zotac HD-ND22 for much any task including HD movies but you'd best stop gaming.

What we especially liked about the Zbox HD-ND22 was the way that the minor form factor makes this PC so easy to fit. You can just place it flat on your desktop on four rubber feet or you can clip it into a base that givrs it to stand vertically. We especially liked the third choice where you put the supplied VESA mount to the few of your TFT display and snap the Zbox into place thus keeping it off your desk and out of sight.