Giada i53 MiniPC Review Entertainment PCs   Page 1

Reviewer: Tyler Bernath Article Publish Date: 8/25/2012

 

 

 

 

Introduction

 

 

 

After taking a look at the Arctic MC101 just a month ago, I wasn’t sure myself there would be anything in the near future that would have the power to compete with it, in the same market. Much to my surprise only 3 weeks later I received the press release for the Giada i53 Mini PC. While looking over the specs of this Mini PC I was immediately taken back by the potential of this unit, if configured correctly.

Today we have a full on review of a properly configured unit, with an Ivy Bridge Core i5 3317U operating at 1.7Ghz – Turbo up to 2.3Ghz, 4GB of DDR3 and a 500GB HDD. Graphics of this machine are controlled by Intel’s HD4000 Graphics Processor that is on-die with the CPU.

 

One thing that amazes me – and I’m sure will amaze you as well, is the size of this unit. It is literally no bigger than a paper back novel, and yet packs some very impressive specifications. So how about we get into this review and see how it stacks up in the Mini PC and HTPC market.

 

 

 

About Giada

Giada specializes in ultra mini PCs and other multimedia solutions. Our factory, Shenzhen Jiehe Technology Development Co. Ltd. is located in Shenzhen China, and manufactures a full line of PC products including motherboards, graphics cards, mini PCs, tablet PCs, notebooks, and all-in-one PCs. We have been providing ODM/OEM service and solutions for PC companies worldwide since 1999, and in 2003, were rated as one of the top 3 PC makers and sellers in China. We are the first NVIDIA AIC Partner in China, and have also been a long-term partner of Intel and AMD, and have been building cutting-edge high quality products, as well as providing solutions with outstanding service.