The ZOTAC Mini All-In-One Giant really is a little marvel.

As we\\\'ve seen while it\\\'s certainly not a gaming machine it does offer a great deal for those wanting the reduced clutter of an all in one machine (bar an optical drive) that offers the AV capability of a much larger machine.



Like it\\\'s ION brethren before it we have seen that it can dispatch HD material with ease.

Of course you\\\'ll need to purchase an operating system to get it up and running but beyond that i see no issues. Indeed, even without the operating system the price is certainly not too astronomic. In fact the Intel set up i tested alongside this micro machine would have commanded a very similar price once all the additions had been added to make it a \\\'workable PC\\\'.

Yes, some users may want more power for gaming and encoding or extra storage for video editing but this product isn\\\'t remotely aimed at that market. For those simply wanting a portal to allow HD material playback the MAG is a great piece of hardware.

In conclusion i\\\'d happily recommend the ZOTAC MAG to any user looking for a low power, compact, capable and affordable HD PC.

Pros:

- It\\\'s very quiet
- Wireless N capability with a clutter free internal aerial
- High speed Gigabit network socket will allow easy HD streaming
- Is relatively affordable (costs virtually the same as Intel setup it was tested against)
- Is capable with HD
- Works very nicely out of the box - just add operating system
- Incredibly compact and can be concealed nicely using the supplied VESA cradle
- Looks great
- HDMI out provides a single cable solution for HD video and audio

Cons:

- Certainly not a gaming machine
- Very limited power and storage for video editing and encoding
- Upgradeability very limited due to form factor size
- Operating system not supplied - but in my eyes the price goes some way to reflecting this