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Smaller Than The Mini PC, The P4/2400 Micro PC

Posted by timothy on from the smaller-than-yours-nyeah-nyeah dept.

fist_187 writes "Tom's Hardware Guide has a story on the smallest PC since the Mini-PC: The MicroPC. It's a Pentium 4/2400 MHz machine, but you'd probably mistake it for a cable modem. I'm sure this trend will continue on to the Nano-PC, Pico-PC, and the Dick Tracy Watch."

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  1. What would be nice... by teamhasnoi · · Score: 5, Interesting
    A breakout box for all the cables to go into, rather than having them all stuck in the back. That would allow many more options for placement, and reduce cable pileup.

    Just a thought.

  2. Shuttles are great though! by T-Kir · · Score: 5, Interesting

    A friend of mine works in the Digital Video business, and I was telling him about the shuttle systems. A couple of days later he told me that his workplace were very interested in one (esp. when I updated him with the integrated monitor).

    The reason they were so interested is that they have to take a laptop and docking bay with PCI adaptors so they can show customers any demos, yet with the Shuttle they're able to completely package the system and it works a charm. The bean counters were even more surprised at the cost of the system, they thought $2500, but it only cost £330 for the shuttle and the rest of the bits were already on site (although they are still sorting the Xenarc version).

    Although with the size of the Jadetec, I doubt they'd be able to fit in the custom PCI cards, pity!

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  3. Re:Why not just buy a laptop? by carpe_noctem · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Because the most expensive part of the laptop is really the screen, and when you have a micro PC, you are free of that component. (Note: I'm not necessarily agreeing with the logic here, I'm just trying to explain why people might want them.) Oh, yeah, and plus, there's the geek factor in owning a really cool looking gadget that all your nerd friends don't have yet.

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  4. Great for if your server is colocated! by rnd() · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Step 1: Stack 5 or 6 of these into a tall ATX case.

    Step 2: Put an ethernet switch inside the case and connect ethernet cables.

    Step 3: Put a power-strip inside the case and plug in all hardware.

    Step 4: Install one or two case fans in the ATX case.

    Step 5: Bring the contraption to your local colocation provider and plug it in.

    Step 6: Enjoy the fact that you have 5 or 6 colocated servers for the price of one!

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  5. Re:it lacks DVI,,, by mentin · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Yeah, DVI is a must.

    They would better remove the usual COM and parallel ports - who the hell needs them now? Sure not the people who would buy this thing. It would save them one third of the back panel space and sure lots of space inside.

    I will also wait till this thing gets build-in Bluetooth and WiFi, so I don't have to connect zillions of cables that take more space than the box itself.

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