Myka’s ION is a very compact nettop built to entertain. Meant to be used as a multimedia hub for the living room—as opposed to the PC in the study—the Myka ION features an efficient system that includes Intel’s 1.6GHz dual core Atom 330 processor and Nvidia’s ION platform for serving up high-def content from internet streaming sites straight into an HDTV.
The tiny PC is also fits 2 memory slots (for a max of 4GB), SATA connectivity for adding hard drives, onboard 6-channel audio, Gigabit LAN, and an integrated GeForce 9400M graphics chip (by way of the chipset) plus an HDMI port for HD playback: a system that’s listed to be good enough to serve up online video from Boxee, Hulu, and XMBC.
It comes preinstalled with Ubuntu 9.10, with a dual-boot option that allows it to run Windows 7. The base system comes with a 160GB hard drive for $379, with options for adding Wi-fi connectivity and a Blu-ray drive.
Tags: Home Entertainment, Media Servers, Myka, NetTops
