Zotac Introduces ID33 and ID34 Zbox Mini PCs, Atom D525 and Blu-ray

ZOTAC today announces the new ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray series mini PCs and claims as the world’s first shipping mini PCs with an integrated Blu-ray drive and slim and stylish design. The new ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray mini PCs combine a powerful graphics processor with an energy efficient system processor, premium integrated features and class leading expansion capabilities to form mini PCs capable of deliver premium HD video playback online and offline.

It has a NVIDIA ION graphics card with 16 unified shaders and 512MB of DDR3 memory, enables the ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray series to deliver stunning HD Blu-ray video playback at resolutions up to 1080p.

It also has a new dual-core Intel Atom D525 processor, delivers a performance punch for daily use while sipping minimal amounts of power for energy efficient computing with the ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray series.

With a built-in Blu-ray drive capable of 4x Blu-ray, 8x DVD and 24x CD speeds, enables playback of Blu-ray and DVD movies and ability to write to DVD±R/RW and CD±R/RW discs with the ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray series.

The mini PCs also has two USB 3.0 ports for external expansion and enables connection to external storage, video peripherals and other devices at speeds up to 10-times faster than USB 2.0. Internal expansion capabilities of the ZBOX Blu-ray series include one mini-PCI Express slot, two 200-pin DDR2 SO-DIMM slots and room for one 2.5-inch SATA hard drive or SSD drive.

General details

• ZOTAC Announces World’s First Mini PC with Integrated Blu-ray Drive
ZOTAC ZBOX Blu-ray series combine stylish looks with energy-efficiency, high-performance and integrated Blu-ray drive
• ZBOX Blu-ray HD-ID33
o 2 x DDR2-800 SO-DIMM slots
o Support 1 x 2.5-inch SATA 3.0 Gb/s HDD/SSD
• ZBOX Blu-ray HD-ID34
o 2GB DDR2-800
o 250GB 5400RPM HDD
• Intel Atom™ D525 processor (1.8 GHz, dual-core)
• Intel NM10 Express chipset
• Next-Generation NVIDIA ION™ graphics processor
o 16 unified shaders
o 512MB DDR3 memory
• NVIDIA CUDA™ technology
• NVIDIA PureVideo™ HD technology
• SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology
• 1 Mini-PCI Express expansion slot
• Slot-load Blu-ray drive
o 4x Blu-ray read
o 8x DVD / 24x CD read/write
• Blu-ray ready Cyberlink PowerDVD 8 included
• Onboard 802.11n WiFi (300Mb/s)

Unfortunately, we don’t know about the pricing and the release date yet. Stay turned for updates.