Does Size Matter? Four Very Small Nettops Get Reviewed

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We're comparing four diminutive PCs: ASRock’s Vision HT, Jetway’s Mini-Top JBC700, Lenovo’s Q180, and Zotac’s Zbox Nano XS AD11 Plus. Despite their similar sizes, each tiny computer offers a unique feature set. Are any of them right for you?

Benchmark Results: World Of Warcraft And Diablo III

Although performance is clearly a lot better at 1280x720, all of these machines can get up to 1920x1080. The Zbox isn't particularly smooth at that setting, though, and performance does get worse when you're in a raid. We'd prefer the ASRock Vision HT or Jetway setup as we configured it, without question.

At 720p, the Zbox nearly manages a playable average frame rate, but the Q180 is too choppy to enjoy. The Vision HT and Mini-Top do very well, though.

Once we switch over to 1920x1080, however, none of the four machines deliver good performance.

Don Woligroski
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Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.