March
16, 2004 - The editors at TweakTown recently took a look at 3
SFF PCs, including ABIT's new DigiDiceā¢. The result was overwhelmingly
in favor of DigiDice, scoring 9.5 out of a possible 10, and earning their
Editors Choice Must Have Award!
According to Tweaktown, the DigiDice strikes a balance between form and
function: "A sliding door opens to reveal a card reader,
two 5 1/2" bays and a few easy access ports including audio, Firewire
and USB...The HiFi knob also works as a button and by pushing it you instantly
turn the computer on. Once you fire the DigiDice up you see just how much
information the LCD gives including processor speed, temperature, system
temperature and fan speed...The DigiDice is full of eye candy and looks
fantastic."
With cooling being an issue for many SFF PCs, how does DigiDice stack
up? "As far as cooling goes with the ABIT DigiDice, the heatsink
is bolted into the motherboard which is excellent as when it comes to
moving the computer around, you don't have to worry about it falling off
and causing damage...ABIT use two fans and heat pipe technology to remove
heat away from the processor. A little fan on the back of the case is
used to cool down the rear pipes making the cooling solution in the DigiDice
very effective...the system ran non-stop for a week with multiple hard
drives and we did not have a single crash or any form of data corruption."
The
verdict: "The DigiDice is an excellent unit and it is truly
hard to believe that this is ABIT's first attempt at an SFF product. The
system is very fast, comes with a good package including a bag to move
it around and some software that is used in conjunction with the remote
control so you can play music and DVDs with ease. The ABIT DigiDice is
a beautiful system that we would recommend to people in a heartbeat. You've
got it right the very first time ABIT."
Pros
- LCD is sensational
- Remote control adds another level to the system
- Great Performance
- Looks truly fantastic
- Priced very well considering the vast amount of features
- Stylish carry bag
- The ability to run two hard drives with the current cooling
system
Rating - 9.5 out of 10 and TweakTown's "MUST HAVE"
Editor's Choice Award
For the full review, go to:
http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=620
For more information on DigiDiceā¢, go here:
http://www.abit.com.tw/event/DigiDice/DiGiDice.htm |