AOpen Introduces New XC Cube EZ661 Series of Small Form Factor Barebones PCs.SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Based on the SIS661 Chipset and Socket 478, New XC Cube Series Offers High Quality and Performance at a Reasonable Price AOpen(R) Inc., an award-winning, global leader in PC component design and manufacturing, today announced its newest entry in the small form factor barebones PC arena -- the EZ661 series of the increasingly popular AOpen XC Cube product line. The XC Cube EZ661 series of barebones PCs supports Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 Prescott CPUs of up to 3.4GHz with Intel's Hyper Threading Technology, and has an external bus speed of 533/800 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. . The EZ661 also features a powerful 275-watt power supply as well as two S-ATA connectors. "AOpen has developed a special 4-way voltage technique to efficiently stabilize the CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. ," said Chris Liu, Senior Director, XC Cube Business Management, AOpen Inc. Additionally, the XC Cube EZ661 uses a patented heat sink engineered with four copper heat-reducing tubes to efficiently cool the CPU, and ultra-thin copper heat-dispersing fins with a side-blowing fan to vent hot air out through the ventilation holes of the system. This advanced breakthrough reduces the chance of overheating Overheating An economy that is growing very quickly, with the risk of high inflation. and affords customers a greater degree of reliability. "With AOpen's innovative cooling technology, the CPU can reliably perform with continuous stability for long hours and at high speeds. And, with the CPU running at full speed, AOpen's unique SilentTek silencing technique provides a low-noise, pleasant and quiet working environment," Liu went on to say. The XC Cube EZ661 is specifically designed for home and office use and includes: Built-in 5.1 channel sound; onboard graphics; built-in 1GB/sec high-speed internet support; four USB ports, three IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1394 ports; two 3.5" hard disc drive bays and a 5.25" drive bay; as well as AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. and PCI slots. The entry-level model EX661L is very similar to the EZ661, but supports either Pentium 4 or Celeron CPUs, features a smaller 220-watt power supply and does not come with S-ATA connectors. The stylishly designed AOpen EZ661 and EX661L both come with a one-year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. and will be shipping to customers in North America by mid-September, 2004. The EZ661 has an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $250 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. and the entry-level EX661L has an MSRP of $200. For more information on this exciting product, contact Michele Sun at: 408-232-1253 or by e-mail at: Michele_Sun@aopen.com. About AOpen Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, with AOpen America's headquarters in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , AOpen Inc. is the world's largest total PC component solutions manufacturer and a member of an $18-billion technology group. Leveraging more than 28 years of technology manufacturing experience and more than 1,000 Group patents, AOpen designs, manufactures and markets high-quality, state-of-the-art motherboards; housings; small-form-factor bare systems; VGA cards; white-box notebooks; optical drives; multimedia headsets and headphones Head-mounted speakers. Headphones have a strap that rests on top of the head, positioning a pair of speakers over both ears. For listening to music or monitoring live performances and audio tracks, both left and right channels are required. ; multimedia and network solutions; as well as numerous other PC component products sold through VARs to institutional, corporate, education and government customers, and via retailers to small business and end-user customers. Editor's Note: For additional information, evaluation units, product photos or executive interviews at AOpen, please contact Fred Gillaspy, InterSight Communications Corporation, 831-239-4292. More information about AOpen, AOpen Products, services, and business partners is available at: www.AOpen.com. AOpen is a registered trademark of AOpen Inc. All other products, brand names or companies are trademarks or registered marks of their respective companies. |
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