Orange OPC Review

1. Introduction2. Orange OPC: Exterior3. Orange OPC: Interior4. Software Configuration and Testing5. Synthetic: 3DMark Vantage6. Synthetic: PCMark 77. Synthetic: SiSoft Sandra 20128. Synthetic: Cinebench R11.59. Synthetic: Super Pi10. Synthetic: CrystalDiskMark11. Real World: Media Encoding12. Real World: MKV Playback13. Technical: Acoustics14. Technical: Thermal Dynamics15. Technical: Power Consumption16. Closing Thoughts17. View All Pages

Orange supply the OPC in a plain brown cardboard box that lends no clues about what lays within.  The unit is suspended between polystyrene pieces within for protection.  There is a separate box inside for accessories but there isn't much included.  All we find is a power lead, a USB cable and a keyboard and mouse bundle.

At a glance the OPC could easily be mistaken for a guitar amp as there are no controls or ports on the front, just a large speaker grill with an orange badge and logo in the centre.  The main part of the unit is constructed from wood, like an amp, and features Orange's trademark orange coloured finish.

There are a few other details here and there such as metal protector plates on each corner of the system which stop the finish getting damaged.  There is also a large rubber handle on the top of the unit and an air vent in the left hand side.

Looking at the top of the unit gives the first clue that there is more to this unit than just an amp.  Alongside the couple of guitar inputs and audio dials we find a power button, Wi-Fi antenna, slot load CD drive and a single USB2.0 port.

Moving round to the back of the system we can see all the motherboard I/O connections along the bottom edge next to the power supply.  There are also left and right line in jacks and left and right output jacks on the rear.

The rear I/O pannel supports:

• 1x S/PDIF Optical
• 1x S/PDIF Analog
• 1x VGA
• 2x HDMI
• 4x USB2.0
• 1x eSATA
• 1x RJ-45 Ethernet
• 2x USB3.0,
• 6x 3.5mm Audio

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