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Old Mar 25, 2008, 09:09 AM   #4 (permalink)
IvanV
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Yes, a very nice review.

What can I say, it's a good product, but has a few minor yet quite irritating omissions that may eventually leave one screaming for a rev. 2, such as bad reset switch placement, poor display readability in strong light, sluggish software and no DVD burning capability.

The last one and the inability to install a discrete graphics card prevent this from becoming a full featured home entertainment system and limit it to strict home theatre use. That was probably the manufacturer's idea, but an HTPC should be able to do more than a DVR, not less, so the fact that one has to either replace the built in drive or have another computer just to be able to burn a disc is unforgivable, especially since this is not a cheap case. It was probably the manufacturer's idea that this would not be the only PC in a household, but I have a bunch of non-technical friends this case would be perfect for and sathisfy all their needs, except that all of them burn a disc once in awhile, so it was a very dumb cost cutting decision.
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