Build a Dedicated BitTorrent Box with a ZOTAC

VIA Mini-ITX motherboards have long been used as file servers; Linux boxes, home data storage and even as servers in cloud storage data farms. This new guide from LegitReviews explains, in quite a bit of detail, how to build a BitTorrent dedicated machine with a ZOTAC ZBOX Nano.

"We were lucky enough to get our hands on a new ZOTAC ZBOX Nano that is powered by VIA’s Nano X2 CPU. The ZOTAC PC comes in two flavors: One that is a bare-bones PC with only the CPU installed or a model that is fully outfitted with memory and hard drive. The price for the barebones PC is $169.99 plus shipping, while the the Zotac ZBOX Nano with HDD and DRAM included is $249.99 shipped. The VIA Nano X2 contains the VIA VX9 00H chipset that is designed to deliver an low-cost and energy-efficient micro-PC solution."

Home system integration interested in ZOTAC ZBOX

A site dedicated to home automation picked up on VIA's recent announcement about the ZOTAC ZBOX Mini-ITX system. They commented that "While perhaps they may not pack enough power for doing much beyond streaming content or surfing the web, often this is what most people are after in the first place when it comes to their Home Theater PC (HTPC) and leave the more CPU intensive applications for the beefier computers in the home."

Like home automation devices, the ZOTAC ZBOX offers a function, in this case of a lounge room entertainment device, rather than simply being a regular PC stuck in a lounge room.