Introducing: MC001-BD - a PC that won't leave you cold

As you can read on the second page of the article, the Arctic HTPC in its exterior features did not bring anything new or special compared to machines from other manufacturers. We’ve seen it smaller, we’ve seen it nicer, too, but the difference isn’t significant, and we even have to say that compared to the fact that the company’s first mini machine did particularly well.

In terms of capabilities, it is especially commendable that the manufacturer has not forgotten about those who either do not have a home theater amplifier or have an older but well-functioning device that does not yet have an HDMI connector. These users will be particularly pleased with the release of the Arctic MC001, as most competing manufacturers think HDMI is sufficient, they don’t even bother with other digital outputs, let alone analog.

We had the top model of the Arctic machine, with which we can now play Blu-ray discs, and we also have the Windows Home Premium operating system pre-installed on it. The price of the machine is rather peppered, gross HUF 170 thousand in the Bluechip store. This amount can no longer be hit by someone who is worth it, buy it with commonplace, for our part we feel a drop high. Considering the operating system, the analog and digital audio outputs and the Blu-ray reader-DVD burner combo, we would realistically consider it a really good buy for about 150-155 thousand gross forints. Nevertheless, those who liked it buy it with a calm heart, because the prices are not moving downwards, but upwards, so in a few weeks it may cost another 5-10 thousand forints more. What’s certain is that with the Arctic MC001-BD, we won’t have the uncomfortable feeling of wasting money on a bad device unnecessarily. Real, first-class HTPC!