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Cappuccino PC Round 2

Posted by timothy on from the still-drinking dept.

Michael Cook writes: "Ars Technica has just posted a follow up to the review of the original Espresso PC (Slashdotted here(1), and here(2)), a review of the new and much-improved Cappuccino PC! It finally has ethernet and now it's truly possible to have a server farm in a bread box!" This is a slightly off-the-wall review of this promising machine, considering (among other things) that the review unit was stolen, but it sure sounds like a worthy non-toy toy.

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  1. Reliability by chrysalis · · Score: 4

    These boxes are very cute. So small, so powerful. But is it really ok to have them run 24/24h for a server ?
    Laptops aren't designed to run 24/24h. Too much heat, components designed to be small, not very resistant, ...
    As these boxes are looking like a laptop without screen, I'd like to know whether it's really possible to use them in a server farm, running 24/24h.

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  2. The point? by sometwo · · Score: 4

    Now, lest anyone get confused, this thing has to be plugged into a wall. It's not a laptop, so there's no battery.

    I can see the point of small, portable computers, but if this has to be plugged into a power socket somewhere, what makes this better to own or use than a laptop, palmtop or even a desktop PC?

  3. From the article... by FastT · · Score: 4
    ...you'd have a powerful, space saving desktop machine with ten times the sex appeal of any beige box. And there's the added bonus that you can easily pack it up and take it with you.
    Of course, this was also exactly why it was so easy to steal. After having my computer stolen in the past, I can safely say that when it comes to desktop machines, I prefer them large, unwieldy, and bolted to the floor.
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  4. Cappuccino...espresso... by return+42 · · Score: 4

    So, these are some kind of Java machines?