Zotac has updated its small form factor ZBOX AD06 PC with a new AMD Accelerated Processing Unit that features a faster GPU portion and a dual core Zacate CPU that Zotac claims offers up to a 10% boost in performance versus the previous ZBOX.

On the outside, the ZBOX AD06 is approximately the size of a Mini-ITX motherboard, comes with a bundled VESA75/100 mount (to attach it to the back of your monitor), and features a number of ports. Internally, the ZBOX AD06 features an AMD E2-1800 APU with two CPU cores at 1.7GHz and a Radeon HD 7340 GPU. The “Plus” version bundles in 2GB of DDR3 memory and a 320GB hard drive, otherwise it is very much a bare-bones system that allows you to add your own storage.

External ports and connectivity options include:

  • 2 x USB 3.0
  • 4 x USB 2.0
  • 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
  • 1 x SD card reader
  • 2 x analog audio jacks
  • 1 x DVI
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x S/PDIF optical audio output
  • 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth 4.0

The Zotac AD06 also features a bundled media center remote that will work with Windows Media Center or XBMC. And thanks to the more powerful APU, it should work well as a low-cost home theater PC. Unfortuantely, there is no word on pricing or when the AD06 or AD06 Plus will be available for purchase.

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You can find the full press release below.

 

HONG KONG – Nov. 7, 2012 –  ZOTAC International, a global innovator and 
manufacturer of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today injects the ZBOX with 
a performance boost to give the flexible mini-PC greater graphics processing 
capabilities thanks to the latest AMD Radeon HD 7340 graphics processor. The latest 
performance-boosted ZBOX updates the form factor with greater graphics and 
processing capabilities without sacrificing energy-efficiency or the flexible form factor.
 
“The new ZBOX gives users up to a 10-percent performance boost for even 
greater system responsiveness and usability in applications and games,” says Carsten 
Berger, marketing director, ZOTAC International. “We also add four high-amperage 
USB ports to quickly charge power hungry devices such as tablets and smartphones to 
simplify charging multiple devices.”
 
A media remote is included with the performance-boosted ZOTAC ZBOX for 
easy navigation of popular home theater PC applications such as Microsoft Windows® 
Media Center and XBMC. The new performance-boosted  ZOTAC ZBOX ships as a 
barebone (ZBOX AD06) and also available with 2GB of memory and a 320GB hard 
drive preinstalled (ZBOX AD06 Plus).
 
Its time to play with the new performance-boosted ZOTAC ZBOX.