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November 5, 2012 by Lawrence Lee
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Giada A51
Mini PC |
| Manufacturer |
Giada |
| Street Price |
US$320 |
Giada is a relatively unknown manufacturer specializing in nettop hardware, complete/barebones systems and mini/nano-ITX motherboards. As you can probably guess, they focus primarily on low power, energy efficient gear, a necessity for working with the thermal limitations of such small sizes. Our first experience with Giada was the Viako Mini Letter ML-45 which featured one of their motherboards. The ML-45 was outfitted with the E-350, one of AMD's first Fusion APUs, while the system we're looking at today uses a slightly ramped up version of the same chip.
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CPU
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AMD® T56N
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Chipset
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AMD® A50M FCH
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GPU
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CPU embedded graphics
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System Memory
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2G DDR3-800/1066 (1 x SO-DIMM slot, Max. 4G)
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Storage
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320G 2.5" HDD
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I/O
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1 x USB3.0, 4 x USB2.0, 1 x Card reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO)
1 x HDMI, 1 x VGA, 1 x S/PDIF-out
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LAN
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Gigabit LAN + Wi-Fi 802.11n + Bluetooth
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Audio
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AUDIO-out/MIC-in
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Power Consumption
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30W
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Size
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192 x 155 x 26 mm
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Color
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Black & White
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OS
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Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (Optional)
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The Giada A51 is powered by an AMD G-T56N, a dual core APU from the same generation of Fusion processors, aka Brazos, which was effectively AMD's answer to Intel's Atom processors. The specifications list a single SO-DIMM slot with 2GB of DDR3-800/1066 RAM though our sample had a 4GB stick running at DDR3-1333 speed inside. The A51 also has a notebook hard drive with 320GB of storage, a memory card reader, 802.11n, Bluetooth, gigabit ethernet, and USB 3.0 port, making it altogether a fairly well-rounded package. Our machine came pre-installed with Windows 7 Home Premium 64 which is also extra.
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CPU-Z screenshot.
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The G-T56N is an embedded version of the dual core E-450 (which is classified as a mobile APU) though we're not aware what the difference is precisely as they share the same socket and specifications; perhaps the E-450 isn't necessarily soldered to the socket. The G-T56N/E-450 has a TDP of 18W, runs at 1.65 GHz, and sports a Radeon HD 6320 graphics chip with 80 stream processors and a clock speed of 508 MHz.
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The box.
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Package contents.
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The contents are split into two boxes, one with padded with styrofoam to protect the machine itself, the other packed with accessories. Our sample shipped with a power adapter, stand, wireless remote, and HDMI cable.
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The Giada A51 and included accessories.
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The A51 measures 19.2 x 15.5 x 2.6 cm which for reference, is a little bit longer and wider (but obviously not as thick) as a full-sized 5.25 inch optical drive. Most users will prefer to mount it on the plastic stand which orients the box vertically. A VESA mount to hide the system behind a monitor would have been nice; if desired, Giada offers a separate adapter.
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