New Small Form Factor PC Reviewed

Beau Mundt writes "You guys haven't touched on the small form factor PCs in a while, thought you would be interested in this review of a Lex System SFF PC. Its arguably the tiniest PC around and could be used for many cool things like a Linux gateway, a wireless workstation, or just a silent small foot print system. The other neat thing is the reviewer stuffs a P3 1.26 and a Radeon 7500 into the system. Perfect for bringing to LANs!"

Comments

not quite new

[ellyssian]

Those cases have been around a while. I built quite a few systems with them when working for a small-time pc manufacturer 6-7 years ago. Guts may have changed somewhat, but the layout is identical. Hopefully they don't overheat as much as they used to.

What about S-Video Out?

[cnelzie]

I haven't seen one yet. So, I might be wrong and they might already be readily available.

Here's the thing, I have a nice Sony WEGA Trinitron TV in the living room. I am also wiring the whole house for CAT-5. My plans include having a central "Media Server" to house all my music files.

Next to the TV will sit a PC with a connection to the TV, the stereo and the home network. I like the idea of a small form-factor system, partly due to the low-cost associated with some of these designs. I would really like to see one with a built-in S-video port.

-.-

Re:But....

[egghat]

1.) External means you can put it on the floor. So it's more quiet, simply because it's further away. Remember that there is no reason to put a small PC on the floor instead of putting it on your desk where it should be.

2.) You have a problem with a quiet PC: You need a lot of air to cool it. A lot of air is needed to cool the PSU itself. If you put the PSU outside of the box, you get the chance to cool both parts passivly. (The PSU-cube has 5 sides to spread the heat when outside, but only one if placed inside the box).

Bye egghat.