Super Tiny Espresso PC

OscarMeier writes "ArsTechnica has posted an article about the Espresso PC. 0.5kg light, it is a fully featured i810e Celeron or PIII system including everything and the kitchen sink (VGA out, NTSC out, USB, PS/2, 12 GB Hard Drive, up to 256 MB RAM, docking 24X CD w/ floppy). " must... resist... temptation... if only it had a battery.Check out the manufacturer's site for more information.

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Ethernet

[dew]

How do you wire this puppy to the Net? There are very cheap USB Ethernet interfaces. Here's one at Buy.com. $36 to hook this baby up to the Net is not too bad methinks. =)

HELL-OOO portable server! =) Just plug 'er into the wall and the 'Net and you're good to go. If something goes wrong, plug it into the TV and pop the keyboard on. (Wiggling with excitement) AWESOME!

David E. Weekly

But does it run Linux?

[Syberghost]

Does it run Linux? FreeBSD? InsertYourReligionHere?

To find out, I started here: the manufacturer's website

What I expected was to spend a few minutes digging around, finding what chipsets it used for various components, comparing with the hardware compatibility lists for my particular sect of Penguin Worship

What I did not expect to find was, in big bold purple letters, "Run Windows 2000/98/NT, Linux".

Not once, but twice. (Although not so big and purple the second time.)

It's also got an S-Video port, which purports to support both NTSC and PAL, and comes with an adapter for composite video output.

And 3D sound.

And 4mb of video memory, support 1280x1024x16.7M and 1600x1200x256.

Yikes. This thing is damn near perfect, considering it's not a Transmeta processor.

Hell, it's more powerful than my server. In fact, I ran an ISP once on far less box than this, serving thousands of customers.

Best feature

[FascDot Killed My Pr]

Here's the coolest feature (from the "config and order" page):

Choice #3 for "Operating System" is: None - pre-formatted HD only (-$83)

Yep, people are starting to get it. Not only do I want to be able to buy a "blank" computer, but I want to PAY less when I GET less.
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Linux is an option

[Dhericean]

According to the Product information on the Manufacturer's Website Linux is already an option as the operating system. It is just iBuyPower who do not seem to be offereing all the options (There is also a DVD).