J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB is available in Hong Kong
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J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB is available now!
J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB is a Mini-ITX motherboard with 780G chipset inside. This Mini-itx board is finally available in Hong Kong.
I search around different forums and put the latest news about this motherboard hrere. Here are some images from a users when he opened the box of J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB :
Some images for the motherboard inside:
Finished images :
Size comparison
J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB looks really small. It's so good to having a mini-itx motherboard.
J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB little review
I heard a lot of comments about J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB. This motherboard is a really good and powerful mini-itx motherboard. I think this board is the most features rich mini-itx board on the market, 2xDIMM, up to 4GB, 780G chipset, 10/100/1000 Mbits/sec, 1 x PCIe 16X graphic port......All these features are more than enough for you to play high definition video without adding a graphic card. If you have a powerful graphic card (e.g. ATI 4850), this little machine can be a game playing center as well.
There might be a problem for all mini-itx motherbaord. Since some of the mini-itx case can only work with 1U heatsink. But the AMD default heatsink is a 2U heatsink. User reports they don't have over heat problem if they are using AMD default heatsink, but when they change to 1U heatsink, the cpu temperature become really high. You can see the image below, people usually use this 1U heatsink:
Some user said the SilverStone NT 07 1U heatsink might be a solution, I didn't try it since I don't have one.
If you know any good 1U heatsink which is good for AMD cpu, just let me know 
Anyway, J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB is a really powerful and features rich mini-itx motherboard. For such a little machine, you can play HD video without any problem. You can even add a graphic card to make it as a game playing center. J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB got more options to expand compare with other mini-itx motherboards. As far as I know, some motherboard got only 1xDIMM and no PCIe 16X graphic port, so you can't run dual channel or add graphic card if you need in the future.
As for the price, it costs HK$1299. I think it's pretty reasonable for such a powerful mini-itx.
wer in hongkong can i buy this board
tnx
So where can I buy it in Hong Kong? Any web store?
Yes, You can buy it at Sham Shui Po, Golden Computer Shopping Center. There is a shop called Capital. But you better to ring them a call and see if there is any stock available.
As for order on the web, I don’t see anyone selling this on ebay. May be I will get some and sell it on my site :-).
This mini-itx board also looks nice
http://emea.kontron.com/KTUS15mITX
that’s a good idea…. how much r u selling?
I live in Russia. How Can I buy J&W MINIX-780G-SP128MB. Does Sham Shui Po, Golden Computer Shopping Center, the shop called Capital
have website or accept money and ship to other country (Russia)
do you need silent cooler for amd 780G M/B
COMING http://www.thermolab.co.kr
or mail me chpark@thermolab.co.kr
i will send products
The Wanchai computer center (around 300 Hennessy), on the 1F and 3F has this J&W MINIX 780G for about $1300HKD.
Sadly no VIA EPIA to be found. =(
Going to Hong Kong in a few days and will be getting a few of these boards. Hopefully the price has dropped. I can already buy it off one US website for $154 and I have found a couple others selling for $165. I was told, ” Take the MTR, exit station A4 and turn left” and I should see computer shops there. If it’s still around $1300HK or near, I’ll just buy it off the e-sellers in the US…..where I can actually do an RMA if something is wrong. I am going to have to see these at $1000HK or less for me to bite .