Cappuccino PC, Round 3

Simon (S2) writes "do you remember the cappuccino pc? There is a new release of it called Mocha. The Mocha P4 PC size advantage makes it ideal for places where space is at a premium or for those who work in several fixed locations at once and want to be able to access the same data everywhere. Mocha P4 is a PC that is so flexible, efficient, compact and portable technically knocks down all existing desk top PCs. Choosing a big and bulky inappropriate PC has become an obsolete way of thinking. The over all technology of other mini-book PCs around is still far from our achievement today. Take advantage of the new breed PC of tomorrow and experience the next generation way of computing."

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Startling investigative journalism

[darien]

"The over all technology of other mini-book PCs around is still far from our achievement today. Take advantage of the new breed PC of tomorrow and experience the next generation way of computing."

Dude. This is totally a press release. Couldn't somebody at least have stuck a snide comment at the end?? I come to Slashdot for... er... well, I forget, but anyway, adverts masquerading as news reports bomb.

Re:A cool idea for a certain type of user

[GregWebb]

I looked at Cappucinos a while back as a small footprint machine. Machine had to go out in a flight case nice and easily but needed normal screen (TFT OK), keyboard and mouse. Last I heard, we were using something else now though. Can't remember what, sorry.

Problems, as I recall:

* NOISY! That cooling fan was, wow, loud. Not good.
* Messy. I know it's small, but I'd accept a slightly larger footprint if it meant all the cables came out in the same place.
* Icky floppy drive solution. If you want one, how about a docking station? Much tidier.

For us, it was a nice bit of kit but not that fantastic. Still, interesting.

Missing the point?

[Tony]

Seems the manufacturer wants to advertise on Slashdot. Okay, fine, whatever. Even sneaking it in as a real submission is fine. I don't own slashdot.

But, what the hell do they mean, "next generation way of computing?" First, what does that even mean? And secondly, what have they done to back it up?

The answers: nothing, and nothing. In that order.

Seems they think the next generation of computers are merely smaller than the current generation. They don't do anything truly useful, like digitize you and put you on the game grid; they are the same as the bigger, current generation, only more restricted.

First, it uses 2.5" hard drives, which are slow and expensive, making it a bad choice for software development. Second, you can't simply use the latest video cards, rendering it useless for high-end gaming.

So, if the hard drive is too slow for development, and the video is too slow for high-end gaming, what use is it?

If it's merely small, I will use an ITX mobo and case, or a uATX if I want the latest processor.

I don't know why I just spent so much time responding to blatant advertising; I guess it's just a slow day.