Albatron & MSI Mini-ITX Motherboard Reviews

• Albatron Mini-ITX KI780G:
  
  

  "With Mini-ITX hotting up, it’s no wonder that companies are starting to grab hold of it with both hands. And Albatron isn’t a stranger to it, in fact they have sent us a couple of boards in the past and they haven’t disappointed. With the latest investments in the IGP market, it’s of no surprise to see things heating up in this market segment.
  While VIA may have invented the Mini-ITX market, they sure don’t own it and with boards like the KI780G things are looking good. Compared to an EPIA board, you can choose you own CPU, memory and it’s just that simple. Upgrading is possible on the Albatron board while the CPU is a fixed feature on the VIA board. Where the VIA board is more suited to a car PC that you set and forget, the digital PC and home theater option is more the Albatron KI780G’s aim."

  
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• MSI IM-945GSE-A: MSI IM-945GSE-A Mini-ITX Fanless Atom Motherboard‏:
  
  

  "We have started to see some interesting ideas come out, but Intel’s limitations put on the Atom platform for its partners really limits what Atom is capable of. Pair it with some dual channel memory along with a better IGP and you may see some HD movie playback as well.
  
  MSI’s industrial board is extremely good for what it has to work with; it has the potential for a great car PC platform as it allows for the use of all the major features you will have in a car such as USB GPS, WiFi through the mini PCIe as well as TV playback with an add-in PCI tuner card."

  
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