Tuesday, April 14th 2009
NEC Intros Watercooled ValueStar W All-in-One Desktop, ValueStar N Joins League
NEC introduced two new lines of all-in-one desktop PCs: ValueStar N, and ValueStar W. The launches push the company's monolithic all-in-one design approach further, into the realm of luxury PCs. The ValueStar N comes in three bezel colours: black, white, and cherry red. The main unit packs the 21.5-inch full HD display, and all the hardware otherwise found in a mini-tower. Under the hood is an Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 processor, 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT graphics, and 1 TB of storage.
There is also a 19-inch variant with a display resolution of 1440 x 900 px, and 500 GB storage. Both variants pack a DVD Super Multi drive. A media-center remote is bundled along with the keyboard and mouse. The ValueStar W on the other hand, packs beefier hardware with its Core 2 Quad Q8200 quad-core processor that is watercooled, 4 GB of memory, digital TV tuner, 1TB of storage, Blu-Ray drive and a 22" LCD. Better as it seems, ironically, this display features an underwhelming resolution of 1680 x 1050.
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Akihabara
There is also a 19-inch variant with a display resolution of 1440 x 900 px, and 500 GB storage. Both variants pack a DVD Super Multi drive. A media-center remote is bundled along with the keyboard and mouse. The ValueStar W on the other hand, packs beefier hardware with its Core 2 Quad Q8200 quad-core processor that is watercooled, 4 GB of memory, digital TV tuner, 1TB of storage, Blu-Ray drive and a 22" LCD. Better as it seems, ironically, this display features an underwhelming resolution of 1680 x 1050.
17 Comments on NEC Intros Watercooled ValueStar W All-in-One Desktop, ValueStar N Joins League
This lot can be cooled easily with a slow fan and a decent block of metal. :D
it could be a lot slimmer than if they were to use heatsinks....
but hey look! it is real W/C:)
. . . . all you did as copy the thought of the original posting site saying the monitor has a lame resolution?
NEC makes great monitors not to mention the fact and 95% of 21.5-22" monitor are at a "underwhelming" resolution of 1680x1050. . . Please rephrase what you said to something thats more accurate and less source opinion biased.
I run dual 1680x1050 resolution monitors for web design and programming, I guess I'm 2x lame and underwhelming! whats that like 3360 x 2100 total wow im just super lame!
I will say though, I really don't see the point in water cooling this thing. It's supposed to be a value-oriented product, and yet liquid cooling is hugely inefficient when you look at its benefits versus the added costs. There's no way NEC is going to be able to market this thing against the HP IQ series, compared to which it is seriously lacking in both style and functionality...