This one is powered by Intel’s 3rd-generation Core processors

Jul 27, 2012 15:11 GMT  ·  By

Well-known motherboard and notebook manufacturer MSI has just launched a new all-in-one (AIO) computer system powered by Intel’s 3rd-generation Core processors and featuring Nvidia’s Optimus technology.

The name of the new product is Wind Top AE2281G, and the unit features high-quality components or, as MSI likes to call them, “Military Class II components.”

By “Military Class II components” MSI is practically telling us that the Wind Top AE2281G AIO system features SFC, solid state capacitors, and Hi-c Cap.

As this is not a simple branding initiative, MSI tells us that systems with this “certification” are also tested to pass the U.S. Military Standard MIL-STD-810G.

The standard processor is an Intel Core i5 3450 that works at a default frequency of 3100 MHz; it can clock itself up to 3.5 GHz when needed.

This is a socket 1155 (H2) quad-core processor featuring 2 MB of level 2 cache and 6 MB of level 3 cache. It has a rather modest 77-watt TDP and a weak HD 2500 iGPU clocked at 650 MHz that can Turbo up to 1100 MHz when needed.

There are three versions launching today. The G-less AE2281 only has Intel’s HD 2500 to display 3D graphics, and the AE2281G systems feature an Nvidia GeForce GT630M GPU with 1 GB or 2 GB DDR3 memory.

The memory controller supports DDR3-1600 memory, but MSI’s system only comes with a single 4 GB DDR3-1333 SO-DIMM module.

The maximum memory capacity supported by MSI’s Wind Top AE2281G All-in-One PC is 8 GB. On the storage side, MSI’s Wind Top AE2281G All-in-One PC comes equipped with a 500 GB 3.5” HDD spinning at 7200 RPM.

We would have definitely liked a slot-in optical disc drive (ODD), but MSI’s Wind Top AE2281G features a standard laptop-type slim Super Multi disc drive.

The 21.5” FullHD display is accompanied by two 3-watt speakers.

Connectivity is handled by a Gigabit LAN connector, a WirelessN adapter, a 6-in-1 card reader, two USB 3.0 ports and four USB 2.0 ports.

There’s no information available on pricing yet.

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