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Is this Sub-$260US PC Worthwhile?
psychosis asks: "At a recent computer show, I came across an interesting bare bones system. It measures only 10.7" x 11.6" x 3.2", and includes a CD-ROM (or DVD), floppy, 2xUSB, lpt, RCA and S-video outputs, sound card, modem, and 10/100 NIC. It just needs a PPGA Celeron 300-500 CUP, RAM, and HDD. All this for about $160 as listed on pricewatch.com. A review of the (admittedly cheesy) customer comments on the first site show that someone claims to be running Linux on it. Someone else mentions the tasty idea of a car-based DVD/MP3/GPS implementation. A good friend of mine brought up a cheap clustering solution. Does anyone have any credible (i.e. not directly from a dealer!) experience with this hardware? What kernel modules do the integrated components use? If this particular one doesn't fare well with the penguin, are there similar ones that do?" And if it doesn't run Linux, how about FreeBSD or Be? I mean, if these things aren't pure crap, these would make a great small computer for the home.