ZOTAC
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Founded | September 20, 2006 |
Headquarters |
Rua de pequim No. 202A-246 Macau Finance Centre 16 Andar L, Macau |
Number of locations | 4 offices worldwide |
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Revenue |
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Website | zotac.com |
ZOTAC is a computer hardware manufacturer based in Macau. The company specializes in producing video cards, mini PCs, solid-state drives,[2][3] motherboards, and other computer accessories. All its products are manufactured in the PC Partner factories in Dongguan City, China.[4]
Aside from its international headquarters in Macau, it also has three offices overseas in Korea, the United States,[5] and Germany.[1]
History
ZOTAC was established in 2006 under the umbrella company of PC Partner. Its name was derived from the words "zone" and "tact". A year later, ZOTAC created its first ever video card, the ZOTAC GeForce 7300 GT.
In 2008, ZOTAC became the first hardware company to ship video cards with a factory overclock.[2] It also created the first Mini PC, called the MAG ND01.[6] The MAG ND01 officially debuted in 2009. It featured 2GB of DDR2 memory, an Intel Atom 230 or 330 depending on the model, and a 160GB HDD.[7]
In 2012, ZOTAC began to offer extended warranty for all graphics cards and Mini PC products.[2]
In 2015, ZOTAC created a Steam Machine called the NEN.[8] It featured a Nvidia GeForce 960 and a Intel Core i5-6400T Processor[9]
In 2016, The MAGNUS EN980 debuted at Computex Taipei.[10] It was the first ever Mini PC that was considered "VR ready" by Nvidia,[11] and it featured a Nvidia GTX 980 and an i5 Processor.[12][13]
See also
References
- 1 2 "PCPartner Annual Report 2015" (PDF). PCPartner. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
- 1 2 3 "About ZOTAC". ZOTAC INTERNATIONAL.
- ↑ Hellstrom, Jeremy (July 11, 2016). "A brand new PCIe NVMe SSD from ... Zotac". Retrieved 2016-07-12 – via PC Perspective.
- ↑ "Manufacturing". www.pcpartner.com. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
- ↑ "PCPartner 2014 annual report" (PDF). PCPartner. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ↑ "The Original Mini PC (a brief history) | ZOTAC". 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ↑ Parm, Mann (6 October 2009). "ZOTAC dives into nettop market with MAG mini PC - Systems - News - HEXUS.net". hexus.net. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ↑ Brad, Bourque (November 2, 2015). "ZOTAC DIVES HEAD FIRST INTO THE STEAM MACHINE BATTLE WITH A PINT-SIZED GAMING RIG". Retrieved 2016-07-08 – via Digital Trends.
- ↑ "NEN Steam Machine | ZOTAC". Retrieved 2016-07-08.
- ↑ Low, Aloysius (May 31, 2016). "Zotac's water-cooled mini PC is ready for VR and surprisingly affordable". Retrieved 2016-07-10 – via CNET.
- ↑ Matthews, Lee (April 8, 2016). "Zotac crammed a discrete GPU and water cooling into their new mini PC". Retrieved 2016-07-12 – via GEEK.com.
- ↑ "MAGNUS EN980 Plus | ZOTAC". ZOTAC International. Retrieved 2016-07-10.
- ↑ Mah, Gordon (Mar 16, 2016). "Hands-on with Zotac's tiny VR-ready PC". Retrieved 2016-07-10 – via PCWorld.