General System Testing
When I get any new system I run the Windows 7 experience index. It assesses your system and gives you a score based on its findings. The highest score you can receive for each category is 7.9.
The D2305 scored a 5.9, which was better than all of the other mini PC’s that we have tested before.
I tested to see how the D2305 would handle HD video. I decided to head on over to Apple’s trailers page and see what was new. I found the new Expendables 2 trailer and downloaded the 1080p version. I played it back in QuickTime and monitored the CPU usage. It averaged around 5-20% so you shouldn’t have any issues playing back 1080p HD video. I also ran Windows Media Center and it was extremely smooth. It is safe to say that any media software you put on this system will run just fine.
Very interested in this system, hopefully it will be available soon
You left out the all important noise levels test for HTPC use.