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The MSI Mega 180 is one of the latest small form factor (SFF) barebones system and is targeted at the style-conscious PC user.
Physically, the Mega 180 is as attractive as any small form factor unit we've come across. It has a dark but highly reflective front panel that contrasts with a coloured strip housing the main volume and power controls.
Installing additional components such as a hard disk drive is never easy in a case of this size, but the instructions provided are straightforward and colour photographs illustrate each step.
The unit is supplied with the nVidia Nforce2-based MS-6796 motherboard. This provides a single PCI and 8x AGP slots, as well as a pair of empty DIMM slots that are capable of accepting up to 2Gb of DDR266/233 memory in a dual-channel configuration. An integrated Geforce4 MX graphics card rounds things off.
The MEGA 180 is well specified. MSI has incorporated an MP3 CD player and FM radio tuner that can operate without the computer being switched on. These can be controlled via an infrared remote control - ideal for the living room.
There are 10/100Base-T LAN, S/PDIF in/out, four USB 2.0 ports and two FireWire ports for connectivity.
Contact: Scan (0870) 755 4747
www.msi.com.tw
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