Intel today came out with two new motherboards for nettops. The Intel Desktop Board D945GSEJT comes bundled with an Atom Processor and Mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset, and is designed for affordable nettops and all-in-ones. The combined platform delivers impressive power-optimization and rich I/O capabilities, such as PCI Express Mini Card and conventional PCI slots, Serial ATA ports, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and GbE LAN connectivity, Intel High Definition Audio, and legacy I/O expandability. Another new small form factor motherboard, the Intel Desktop Board DG41MJ supporting low power (65W) Intel Core 2 Quad processors and Intel Core 2 Duo processors, offers users a space saving desktop solution that meets the everyday multimedia needs.

The Intel Desktop Board D945GSEJT promotes channel diversification into innovative solutions based on its mini-ITX (170mm x 170mm) form factor, total board height of only 20mm, and passively cooled components for very thin and potentially fanless system designs.

It features VGA and DVI dual graphics for LVDS options. It also supports low-cost external 12 V power, onboard power for SATA storage devices, internal USB and IDE flash disk-on modules, network boot via gPXE/iSCSI protocol, and wireless connectivity via the PCI Express Mini Card slot (including mechanical support for up to three external antennas through the supplied I/O shield).