Feb 11, 2011 09:20 GMT  ·  By

Showcased for the first time during the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, which took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the beginning of the year, the Sapphire EDGE-HD Mini PC has finally become official, availability being scheduled for mid-February.

If you have read about the EDGE-HD Mini PC before, then you surely know that Sapphire calls this the “smallest PC in the world,” and we tend to agree with the Chinese computer maker since this is indeed really small, measuring less than half a liter in volume.

However, inside there is a fully featured PC, which is powered by a dual-core Intel Atom D510 processor which runs at 1.66GHz, has 1MB of cache and an estimated TDP of 13W.

The low-power processor is paired together with a Nvidia ION 2 dedicated GPU in order to allow for 1080p video content, including Blu-ray, playback.

This is accompanied by 2GB of DDR2 memory working at 800MHz, a 250GB 2.5-inch SATA hard drive and a wide series of connectivity options, including Gigabit Ethernet and 802.11 b/g/n wireless.

The front of the unit is pretty basic as Sapphire has placed most of the input/output ports in the back.

Is here that we find two USB 2.0 ports, an audio-in and one line-out jack, the Ethernet port, as well as the VGA and HDMI video outputs.

Sapphire has also thought about customers who want to use the EDGE-HD Mini PC together with a DVI monitor and ships the unit together with an HDMI to DVI adapter.

In addition, the bundle contains an HDMI cable with gold plated connectors and a USB thumb drive.

According to Sapphire, the whole system consumes only 22W under load, making it a green alternative for users who are interested in purchasing a basic PC.

As KitGuru reports, the computer will be sold for about $300.