Conclusion
Other than our initial power supply issues the Jetway NC85-E350-LF Mini-ITX AMD Fusion Motherboard is a solid pick for an APU platform. With a decent array of features including HD Audio, 10 USB ports including additional header ports, mini PCI-Express, DX11 Graphics and Hardware Decoding for H.264 / VC-1 / MPEG-2 / DivX the NC85-E350-LF will provide a fully feature mini PC experience. With support for dual-independent displays over HDMI and DVI/VGA this small form factor motherboard could be employed as a dual screen trading setup, presentation, or kiosk system with enough horsepower and low power consumption to get the job done. Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD MA bitstreaming over HDMI make this an excellent multimedia choice.
If you are looking for a budget friendly computer to hook up to your living room TV setup and want the customization of building your own system the Jetway NC85-E350-LF is a good choice. The motherboard features the latest AMD APU which provides an integrated Zacate CPU and HD 6310 DX11 graphics capabilities. Using only 25 watts idle and about 38 watts under heavy load the Jetway motherboard is an excellent choice for those with power running costs in mind. The lower power usage yet on par performance make this both a green and performance winner. The lack of SATA III (6.0GB/s) on this model is a little discouraging, but with current generation SATA II devices barely saturating SATA II speeds this will not be missed on the Jetway NC85-E350-LF. A major disappointment is the lack of USB 3.0 and the noisy 1990’s chipset-style fan. Altogether a good buy for the power conscious PC workstation or custom built small form factor HTPC.
