AOpen Desktop Reviews

"All you get is a box and a motherboard, no cpu, no memory, no DVD burner, no wireless card, no bluetooth, no software, you get nothing but a 89 dollar motherboard and a 50 dollar case...Oh and no HDMI only vga to vga cable to a TV will make a picture with this rig...Stay away from this thing unless you can spend 900 bucks to get all the hardware to make it run..." read more »

"If you're looking for a tiny barebones PC to use as a media centre, you should make the MP965-DR your first choice...Although it is hard to tell from the photo, this is one of the smallest PCs you're likely to see, measuring just 165x165x60mm, which is barely larger than a Mac Mini...It's good to see a built-in infrared receiver rather than an ugly external box, which uses up a USB port...All these components are for notebooks to reduce size, but they cost more than the desktop PC equivalents..." read more »

"I've looked everywhere on the internet for info on these and found literally one or two sites that actually have any reviews...Aopen MP45-DR - Overclockers UK Forums...Has anybody got one of these yet..." read more »

"Finally, it was between the new C2D Mac Mini and the AOPEN MP965...902936&page=5 ) in this form-factor, there is really no other choice but the AOPEN MP965, that I am aware of...Other than cable-card, which I don't really care for, the AOPEN MP-965 will serve pretty much much all general HD HTPC needs I can think of, now and for the immediately foreseeable future..." read more »

"A system built in the diddy XC Cube EU965 is much less likely to render your arms limp and useless, and its diminutive features also mean that it won't look massive and out of place on top of your desk...While Shuttle's SFF kits seem to have steadily grown in size and weight over the years to accommodate ever-larger graphics cards and more powerful PSUs, the XC Cube EU965 stubbornly bucks this trend...That said, it has simple styling that looks good while not drawing attention to itself...The left side of the EU965's U-shaped cover has a large perforated section that allows air to be sucked in, while the heavy copper CPU heatsink and fan funnels the warm air out of a much smaller vent in the right-hand panel..." read more »

"You can get just the antenna or you can get the antenna and a wireless card...Anyway, he said that it comes with PowerDVD for watching DVDs and NTI for writing CDs and DVDs...Sudhian Forums | questions about the AOpen MiniPC (MP915 and MP945..." read more »

"AOpen MP945-VDR Barebone System..." read more »