Is the Nova a real star, or a black dwarf?
They might have been all the rage in the 1980s, but computers dressed in big beige boxes are a dying breed these days (thank God). With PC components constantly shrinking, the world of computing is down-sizing as the good old PC tower is replaced with sleeker and more ergonomically- friendly designs. Purveyor of all things portable in computing, Asus has utilised its experience in cramming PC hardware into small cases, adding a new line to its Digital Home products with the release of the Nova P20 mini desktop computer. Unlike the ticket price of a new PC system, which normally includes the main box of nuts and bolts, an LCD display, keyboard, mouse and speakers, the Nova P20 ships as a single unit. So, much the same as with Apple’s Mac Mini which is pitched at the same space-conscious market, you’ll need to own or buy all the other computing bits and pieces to hook up to the P20. As far as coffee-table real estate goes, the P20 offers quite a healthy list of features for its hard-cove