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alaTest has collected and analyzed 10 reviews of Zotac Zbox Sphere OI520 Plus. The average rating for this product is 3.8/5, compared to an average rating of 4.1/5 for other Desktops for all reviews. People are impressed by the design. The reliability and size get negative reviews.
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size, reliability
We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Desktops the Zotac Zbox Sphere OI520 Plus is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very good quality.
Expert review by : Mike Jennings (trustedreviews.com)
This spherical small-form-factor PC is tiny and packs a Core i5 punch
Attractive, orb-like design ; East component access ; Reasonable Core i5 processor ; Cool and quiet
No OS included ; Relies on weak integrated graphics ; Little expansion potential
On the inside there’s dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi that’ll only be outpaced by triple-aerial units, and there’s Gigabit Ethernet. Bluetooth 4.0 is also included.
Expert review by : Richard Weatherstone (vortez.net)
Looking for a mini pc that has bags of power and a little different along with a small footprint? ZOTAC Sphere is what you need!
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...
Expert review by : Brian Westover (pcmag.com)
The Zotac Zbox Sphere OI520 Plus is an ultra-small desktop PC with an attractively small price, and a design that will turn heads.
Expert review by : Ganesh T S (anandtech.com)
The Intel NUC has created a very successful niche for itself in the SFF PC market. It provides us with insights into where the traditional casual / home use desktop market might end up. While vendors such as Logic Supply have taken the Intel NUC...
The power consumption at the wall was measured with the display being driven through the HDMI port. In the graphs below, we compare the idle and load power of the ZBOX OI520 Plus with other low power PCs evaluated before. For load power consumption, we...
Expert review by : Nimish Sawant (tech.firstpost.com)
We take a look at ZOTAC's first ZBOX small form factor PC with a semi-circular shape. The Sphere OI520 houses a 4th gen Intel Core i5 processor inside.
ZOTAC has priced the ZBOX Sphere OI520 Plus model at Rs 32,219 whereas the non-Plus ZBOX Sphere OI520 (without the HDD and RAM) will come to around Rs 29,999. Unlike its previous offerings, the ZBOX Sphere OI520 has decent pricing for its performance...
Expert review by (gadgets.ndtv.com)
Unique look Good performance Easy to access and upgrade RAM, storage and PCIe card
No OS included Distracting LED ring can't be controlled
The ZBOX Sphere is by no means an unobtrusive device - the glowing blue ring around its equator pretty much rules out keeping it in a bedroom or sitting it on a TV stand to serve as an HTPC. This is a showpiece and you'll have to treat it as such....
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