Hi-Grade MicroDMS P60 Media PC with TV Tuner Attempts to be Mac Mini Competitor

By Chip Chick

June 20, 2006 at 12:38 am
Higrade
There is no questioning the fact that the Mac Mini has a superior design
compared to the Hi-Grade MicroDMS P60. But for such a tiny PC, this one isn’t
too shabby looking. The P60 sports a Core duo processor, 512mb of ram, an 80GB
hard drive, a DVD burner, integrated graphics, Wi-Fi, and Windows Media Center
comes pre-installed. Sounds very familiar right? So is there a chance of it
one-upping the Mac Mini? Perhaps it can because it has a spiffy analogue TV
tuner which might impress a few. But not us, we think we’ll pass on this one. T3
Magazine reviewed it, praised it for running very quietly, but they weren’t crazy
about its small hard drive and single analogue tuner. They gave it 3 out of 5
stars.(Source: T3)


  • Gizmodo

    June 20th, 2006 5:24 pm

    Hi-Grade MicroDMS P60 Media Center Reviewed (Verdict: Tiny and Functional, But Not Enough Storage)

    The tiny MicroDMS P60 player is about the size of a MacMini and deadly silent, which makes it perfect for placing next to the TV as an entertainment center PC. T3 found the DVI and S-Video and 5.1 optical-out audio…

Subscribe

Chip Chicklets