There’s a decent chance you North Americans in attendance won’t ever see the likes of AOpen ’s XC Mini GP7A-HD, but for those in places where having a say on what innards are shoved into their next nettop (we’re lookin’ at you, Japan), this mini PC is apposite to fill quite the void. Boasting only a small frame, NVIDIA’s Ion graphics technology and space for a multicard reader, it’s up to the buyer to slap in a Core 2 Duo processor, up to 4GB of RAM, a 2.5-inch HDD or SSD and a DVD burner or Blu-ray drive. You’ll also find six USB 2.0 sockets, an HDMI port …

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AOpen’s Ion-powered XC Mini GP7A-HD puts the ‘choice’ in ‘nettop’