ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi Review

👤by Tony Le Bourne Comments 📅14-03-12
Packaging & First Look


The box front

The box artwork is in the familiar ZOTAC colours of amber and black with a flare effect in the background. The model name appears to be emblazoned in a huge silver font, but that is decieving given that the box is only just bigger than the tiny motherboard itself! Due to limited space there is not much information about the features displayed, but that is not a bad thing as it stirs a more elegant and clean appearance compared to what we would usually see. The main thing of note on the front is information about ZOTAC's extended warranty service, by registering your ZOTAC product online you can extend product warranty by 3 years on top of the standard 2 year warranty. A 5 year warranty is a juicy prospect indeed.


The rear displays an image of the board and some features

Flipping the box is usually a bad thing to do while the contents are still inside, I would suggest using a coin. That aside, the rear shows an image of the A75-ITX WiFi motherboard and details few features. While pressing the issue of the DX 11 graphical prowess and the benefits that the AMD APUs afford, ZOTAC also highlight that the board features a full length PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, 4x SATA 6Gb/s that supports RAID 0, 1, 0+1 as well as having up to 8x USB 3.0 ports and boasts superior networking features.


The ZOTAC A75-ITX WiFi

Based on a black PCB, which is always a thumbs up, this particular board dons the ZOTAC colours and shipping with 3 attractive amber SATA cables, part of me wants to sit down in a board meeting with the designers and raise an eyebrow. I am by no means perfectionist, nor am I someone who believes that two-tone colour scheme is the 'only good aesthetic', but for some reason the ex-GIGABYTE baby blue SATA ports infuriate me. An overreaction? Of course. There is likely to be a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why they chose to do this...

Let's move on and take a closer look...


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