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Uk has collected 24 expert reviews for Zotac ZBOX OI520 Intel® Core™ i5 i5-4200U 0 GB DDR3L-SDRAM Small Desktop Mini PC Black and the average expert rating is 84 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
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trustedreviews.com
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2014-08-31 11:15:41 |
What is the Zotac ZBOX Sphere OI520 PLUS? Zotac is one of the most prominent companies in the world of small-form-factor PCs, and its latest ZBOX is one of its most distinctive thanks to a bold departure from the firm's usual design documents. Most of its...
Attractive, orblike design, East component access, Reasonable Core i5 processor, Cool and quiet... 
No OS included, Relies on weak integrated graphics, Little expansion potential... 
This good-looking small-form-factor system has enough power to handle a wide variety of general computing tasks, and it's got an accessible interior despite its odd, spherical shape. It's reasonably priced, and available as both pre-built and barebone uni... |
80%
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stuff.tv
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2014-09-05 05:26:43 |
You'll immediately know whether the Sphere's aesthetics work for you or not. It's about the size and shape of your average cannonball or cantaloupe, naval warfare and melon fans, but it's not actually perfectly round: a square bit at the back props it up...
Unique design, Whisper quiet, Easy to upgrade...
Not very gamey...
Zotac Zbox Sphere IO520 verdict Open Gallery If you're holding out for a powerhouse PC in a little, lounge-friendly shell, the Zbox Sphere isn't it. But it is a really striking computer that can turn its hand to media playback or more mundane des... |
80%
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techradar.com
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2014-09-20 03:01:58 |
Today, we live in a post-modern, multi-cultural world where traditional norms have been turned upside down. Half-Cantonese, with an Italian name and heavy Welsh accent? Unlikely to even turn heads. So what's the problem when something called a box is actu...
Smart looking device, Solid performer, Plenty of ports, Nicely priced...
Fragile build quality, Slight lid design issue, Not exactly a powerhouse...
The ZBox Sphere is an inexpensive barebones mini PC that comes in a striking semi-spherical form factor. It's no powerhouse, but still carries a reasonable specification that means it's more than capable of effective media playback. When you also take in... |
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expertreviews.co.uk
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2014-09-20 03:01:58 |
One neat feature of the Sphere is a blue strip around its circumference that lights up when the system’s powered on. You can even change its behaviour in the Sphere’s BIOS so that it pulsates, stays lit or gradually orbits around the unit. You can also tu...
A capable media centre PC with an eye-catching design that can play Ultra HD video... |
80%
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expertreviews.co.uk
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2014-09-20 03:01:58 |
One neat feature of the Sphere is a blue strip around its circumference that lights up when the system’s powered on. You can even change its behaviour in the Sphere’s BIOS so that it pulsates, stays lit or gradually orbits around the unit. You can also tu...
A capable media centre PC with an eye-catching design that can play Ultra HD video... |
80%
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vortez.net
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2015-11-11 08:02:16 |
Looking back over the past years in my time of using PC's, I have seen the birth of home computing with the ZX through to the Spectrum K, Commodore and Amiga, and then on to continual evolutions of what we today describe as a home PC But what is a hom...
Innovative design, Plenty of ports & functionality, Memory & HDD included, Option to upgrade memory & HDD capacity, HD ready...
Plastics questionable, No OS included...
First off let's talk about the design. Having a spherical shaped PC was always going to be tricky to pull off due to the fact the vast majority of components found in a PC are angular. Motherboards, hard drives, memory modules all have 90 degree angles so... |
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techicizec.com
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2015-12-10 12:19:29 |
Lately I've been testing the ZBOX OI520 Plus from ZOTAC. The Sphere was teased sometime ago and turned a few heads that's for sure. Breaking the current trend of everything small and discrete. The product is a bold and much-needed move from ZOTAC. The eve...
It's time to wrap up our findings of the ZOTAC ZBOX OI520 Plus. Even as I write this now I'm very much torn. Let's start with the obvious, it's a beautiful looking product, a bold and elegant overall design. Which as I touched upon earlier was a logical... |
88%
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techradar.com/au/
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2016-11-27 03:56:00 |
Today, we live in a post-modern, multi-cultural world where traditional norms have been turned upside down. Half-Cantonese, with an Italian name and heavy Welsh accent? Unlikely to even turn heads. So what's the problem when something called a box is actu...
Smart looking device, Solid performer, Plenty of ports, Nicely priced...
Fragile build quality, Slight lid design issue, Not exactly a powerhouse...
We liked The ZBox Sphere looks a lot better than the average mini PC. The design is definitely unconventional, it won't look out of place in the living room, and guests will probably ask you what that cool looking gadget is in the corner. There's a surpri... |
80%
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play3r.net
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2016-11-27 03:56:00 |
ZOTAC is a name we're certainly all familiar with due to their graphics card offerings and once upon a time, niche high-end ITX offerings before they became a mainstream focus of motherboard manufacturers. ZOTAC have taken their low-volume know-how and ap...
So, was performance sacrificed to fit a unique, quiet and low-power design? The benchmarks seem to err towards this, but it isn't that clear cut. The ZOTAC ZBOX OI520 Plus may not have whitewashed last year's i7 based ID90 but this year's model costs les... |
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au.pcmag.com
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2018-05-05 11:55:31 |
The Zotac Zbox Sphere OI520 Plus ($479.99) is the latest addition to Zotac's Zbox line of tiny project PCs, but this little desktop looks different from its square-shaped siblings. The Zbox Sphere replaces utilitarian corners with roundness and whimsy, bu...
Unique design is both futuristic and funky, Easy interior access, Compact chassis works for either desktop or home entertainment use, HDMI and DisplayPort with up to 4K output, Low price...
Operating system sold separately...
The Zotac Zbox Sphere OI520 Plus is an ultra-small desktop PC with an attractively small price, and a design that will turn heads... |
80%
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HEXUS.net
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2014-08-24 06:37:16 |
Zotac has been teasing the Zbox Sphere since the turn of the year, but only now, almost six months after the initial unveiling, is the product ready to make its way to retail shelves. Shaped to look a lot like Google's Nexus Q and outfitted with hardware...
Eyecatching design, Capable Intel Core i5 processor, Wireless AC and Bluetooth connectivity, Room for an mSATA upgrade, Low power consumption, Keeps cool and quiet, Four USB 3.0 ports...
'Plus' model limited by singlechannel memory, HD 4400 IGP lacks gaming potential...
Creating a mini PC is a balancing act in which performance, size, heat, noise and price all require careful consideration. Overlooking any one aspect can detract from the overall package, and in earlier efforts Zotac hasn't always managed to strike all t... |
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computershopper.com
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2014-09-20 03:01:58 |
This is a micro-PC that's not meant to be hidden away. No, its odd shape and minimalist mien demands attention. Even if you found a way to affix the Zbox Sphere to the back of a monitor or the underside of table, you wouldn't. No, you buy this black orb t...
Funky, different design, Runs quietly, Easytoaccess internals, Loads of ports for its size...
Chassis is a fingerprint magnet...
Whimsical and spherical, this unique micro-PC lets you let your geek flag fly. Plus, our preconfigured test model delivered decent performance for productivity and light media creation. Read More…... |
80%
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pcmag.com
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2014-10-04 08:02:04 |
The Zotac Zbox Sphere OI520 Plus ($479.99) is the latest addition to Zotac's Zbox line of tiny project PCs, but this little desktop looks different from its square-shaped siblings. The Zbox Sphere$469.99 at Amazon replaces utilitarian corners with roundne...
Unique design is both futuristic and funky. Easy interior access. Compact chassis works for either desktop or home entertainment use. HDMI and DisplayPort with up to 4K output. Low price.
Operating system sold separately...
The Zotac Zbox Sphere OI520 Plus is an ultra-small desktop PC with an attractively small price, and a design that will turn heads... |
80%
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Bjorn3d.com
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2014-10-31 09:54:07 |
There was a time when a computer in most cases consisted of a big beige box that you certainly did not want to show off or which took up a lot of space on your desk. Those days are gone and today we have a lot more variety both how computer looks and how...
The Zotac Sphere OI520 is a great looking small PC that offers a lot of performance for its size. 8... |
80%
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hothardware.com
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2014-11-02 11:17:23 |
The small form factor market has seen a ton of innovation as of late, and while it's quite nice to have so many tiny PC options that offer generally impressive performance in a package that you can stick just about anywhere (often with price tags that mak...
Unique chassis design, Ease of accessibility, Solid performance...
Windows not preinstalled, Slow 5400rpm HDD...
If you want more performance out of this system, you'll want to swap out (or augment via the mSATA slot) the slow 5400rpm HDD and perhaps upgrade the RAM, but as it ships, the Zbox OI520 Plus will give you anything and everything most users need.It also s... |
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fudzilla.com
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2015-11-11 08:02:16 |
Zotac has been in the nettop and mini-PC space for more than four years now and it has managed to carve out a nice niche for itself. From humble beginnings, i.e. cheap Atom- and Brazos-powered nettops, Zotac's ZBOX line has expanded to include more seriou...
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