ASUS AT3N7A-I ION Mini-ITX Motherboard Review

Few platforms have been as anticipated by the small form factor (SFF) HTPC community as Nvidia’s ION. Combining the low power Atom CPU with a full featured mobile integrated graphics processor (IGP) capable of Blue-ray 1080p hardware decoding and multi-channel lossless audio seems like the perfect solution for those looking for a low power, but still fully capable addition to their home theater. Let’s take a look at ASUS’s AT3N7A-I to find out how the ION matches up against these expectations.