ASRock Core 100HT series

Powerful HTPCs

The manufacturer, with its Mini-PCs all the rage of the small and quiet multimedia PC that can take its place in every living room. As the product name suggests, the models from ASRock Core 100 HTPC series are all pre-constructed core processors for Intel. You just have to do is choose the appropriate model and obtained a HTPC powerful class. Do I need a Blu-ray player that can also burn DVDs, the model with the "BD" is right in the name.
HTPCs ASRock Core 100HT series
ASRock Core 100HT series
ASRock Core 100HT series

Externals and connections

Black piano lacquer dominates the design of the Core 100HT series and the almost square housing has dimensions of 195 x 186 x 70 millimeters that make up a volume of 2.5 liters ridiculous. Frontal a headset port and two USB 3.0 ports are placed next to the power and reset buttons. In the upper area the optical drive is housed and is installed as a slim-line. On the back there then to admire a lot more and a system fan, which never will be as 25dB louder. The external, fanless 90 Watt power supply also ensures quiet operation. Besides there is an optical S / PDIF output with five other audio jacks, a Gigabit Ethernet port and six USB 2.0 ports farther. The latter can be used as a charger even when the HTPC. For fast external hard drive connections you can also take an eSATA port to complete. Monitors can be fed via VGA or HDMI 1.4a.


Hardware

The motherboard with Intel H55 chipset can be equipped with all the processors of the mobile core family. Two benches can accommodate a maximum of 8 GB DDR3 in the form of SO-DIMMs. Graphics output is dependent on the processor installed in each case. Internally can be two hard drives in 2.5-inch format block and a Blu-ray combo drive the multimedia PC is perfect, which can be controlled by wireless via the included remote control or from the smartphone. The sound output is also important and can be enjoyed as a 7.1-channel THX TruStudio support.


Purchase recommendation

With the Core 100HT series ASRock offers a wide range of different configurations that can meet the envisaged purpose. Sorry, no charges have yet been announced.
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