FIRST LOOK: Jetway Magic Twin MiniQ Computer

Jetway MiniQ 860Twin

Jetway supplies the MiniQ 860Twin SFF in several different colors.

The unit we tested was a very attractive Silver on Silver. All units also come with a trackball remote, which is more sensible than it first appears.

With the second workstation possibly in a second room, either wired or wireless, the remote is handy to make adjustments on the PC that controls both systems.

The front panel LCD is a really nice feature of the 860Twin.

All operational information is supplied as pictographs on the soft blue display.

The LCD supplies quite a lot of useful information, including CPU temperature, Fan Speed, Time, and Messages.

The evaluation system also included a Jetway GeForce FX 5600XT to provide the Dual-Head Video Card for 2-user operation.

The flip-down front door covers the ports, which are an almost ideal arrangement of an optical SPDIF in, mic and headphone mini jacks, 2 firewire ports, and 2 USB.

The rear ports of the 860Twin are just as complete - with the PS2 mouse and keyboard ports, LAN, 3 USB, 3 mini audio jacks, VGA, serial, and a printer port. Yes, a printer port! The Jetway 860Twin is one of the few SFF that we have tested with a standard parallel printer port if you need one. Also, on the back of the case are a 2^nd Serial port and a SPDIF optical out socket.