Sapphire EDGE-HD2

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Apr, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 27 reviews of Sapphire EDGE-HD2. The average rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. People are impressed by the design. The size is also appreciated. There are some negative opinions about the price.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sapphire EDGE-HD2

alaTest has collected and analyzed 2 user reviews of Sapphire EDGE-HD2 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 1.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other Desktops on Amazon.co.uk.

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Apr, 2025

Expert review by : Gordon Kelly (trustedreviews.com)

Sapphire Edge HD2 Mini PC (Nettop)

Sometimes good products only need small tweaks to make them excellent ones...

Ultra Compact Size ; Smooth Full HD 1080p video playback ; Comprehensive Connectivity

Updated Atom CPU still slow ; Price with Windows Pre-installed Overly Expensive ; Cheaper edition requires knowledge to setup

In releasing the HD2 so quickly after the HD, Sapphire has managed to tweak a number of issues which affected its predecessor and create a top notch and wonderfully compact media centre PC. There is plenty of connectivity and enough graphical prowess...

Jul, 2011

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Expert review by : Stuff.tv (stuff.tv)

Sapphire Edge HD2 Mini PC review

Despite many recent headlines, we're not quite in a post PC world yet. If you've built up a sizeable library of movie files over the last decade or so, there's still no easier way to play back arcane file types and encoding methods than on a real...

Nov, 2011

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Expert review by : InsideHW (insidehw.com)

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In accordance with ASUS philosophy of presenting new devices in short periods of time, not long after the first Fonepad, new models, Fonepad Note 6 and Fonepad 7, have been announced. Unfortunately, f... Mechanical keyboard are conceptual way of going...

Dec, 2011

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Expert review by : Fudzilla (fudzilla.com)

Windows 8 runs Sapphire Edge HD2 Atom just fine

Windows Developer Preview, what aims to become Windows 8 beta, is a step in the right direction. This might become first operating system that can unite desktop, notebook and tablets, something that both Android and Apple operating systems are missing,...

Dec, 2011

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Expert review by : Elric Phares (motherboards.org)

Sapphire Edge HD2 Mini PC Unboxing (Intel Atom Based)

Oct, 2011

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Expert review by : Techware Labs (techwarelabs.com)

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As technology grows and CPUs become smaller the applications for a Mini-PC grow. From media streaming around a network to a simple PC solution, Mini PCs are popping up everywhere. A couple large problems with current Mini PCs are trying to balance...

Sep, 2011

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Expert review by : Rage3D (rage3d)

Sapphire Edge HD2 MiniPC Review

Introduction The Sapphire Edge HD2 Mini PC is an itsy-bitsy teeny weeny Atom based machiney, reviewed by us for the first time today. The Edge HD2's claim to fame is it is one of the smallest PCs available today, about the size of a retail DVD case....

Sep, 2011

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Expert review by : ThinkComputers (thinkcomputers.org)

Sapphire Edge HD2 Mini PC Review

Final ThoughtsI think that Sapphire really hit the nail on the head with the Edge HD2, and it is somewhat of a surprise because Sapphire is mainly known for video cards, not all-in-one PC's. Let's first talk about the size of the Edge HD2. It is the...

Smallest mini PC we have seen!, – HDMI out, – VESA mount included, – Windows 7 included, – Impressive Nvidia ION 2 performance

None that I found

Aug, 2011

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Expert review by : Stuart Davidson (hardwareheaven.com)

Sapphire EDGE-HD2 Mini PC Review

A few months ago we took a look at a new product from Sapphire which was a little out of the ordinary. That product was the Edge-HD , a mini-PC but it wasn't the system as a whole which was surprising, it was the fact that the system ran on an Intel...

Looking first at the build quality and design of the Edge-HD2 we have a product which impresses very much in the same way as the original. The ultra-compact design means that the system is easy to fit into almost any environment. We also liked the soft...

Jul, 2011

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Expert review by : Jake Mete (pureoverclock)

Sapphire Edge-HD2 Mini PC

Wonderfully tiny PC suitable for daily essential tasks.

As multimedia technologies and uses become more prolific and part of our daily lives, consumers are looking for products that fill more than one role. Historically, small motherboards with integrated chips and graphics have typically been poor...

Jul, 2011

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