The ASRock ION 330HT-BD is the latest nettop from ASRock. It sports NVIDIA ION graphics and an Intel Atom 330 dual core processor, but that’s hardly enough to make this little computer stand out from a number of similar machines with virtually identical specs. But the ION330HT-BD also meets EuP 2.0 standards, which means it consumes less than 0.5W of power when turned off.

The nettop also features a powered eSATA port, 802.11n WiFi, DTS Connect audio, RAID 0 and RAID 1 support and a media center remote control.

The folks at TweakTown picked up the new ION 330-HT-BD and they say that it it performs pretty much the same as the version ASRock released this summer. But the improved WiFi and other features make the new model worth considering. You can check out a TweakTown unboxing video which also features a peek below under the hood after the break.

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ASRock has been putting out tiny, low power nettops with NVIDIA ION graphics for about as long as anyone… which is to say for a few months. Now the company is introducing an updated model called the ASRock ION 330HT-BD. Like the first model, the new computer can handle HD and Blu-Ray video while using very little power thanks to the NVIDIA ION platform. But the ION 330HT-BD has a few new features including a media center remote control, WiFi, DTS audio, and an eSATA port.

The nettop features a dual core 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330 CPU, up to 4GB of RAM, and a Blu-Ray drive. The laptop has two 2.5″ hard drive bays and can support up to 1TB of storage. It has 7.1 channel audio, an HDMI port, VGA output, 6 USB ports, S/PDIF, and an eSATA/USB port and 802.11b/g/n WiFi. The computer measures 7.7″ x 7.3″ x 2.8″.

There are also two new less powerful versions including the ION 330HT and ION 330Pro. The former lacks the Blu-Ray drive, but includes a Super Multi Drive. The ION 330Pro has a DVD drive but lacks WiFi and the media center remote. No word on pricing yet.

via Blogeee and TweakTown