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Massive Small Form Factor Preview From Computex

Posted by timothy on from the now-wipe-chin dept.

Ultim8pc points to this "huge article covering almost every Small Form Factor offering that was on show at Computex. Includes, details of each manufacturers history in SFF." I especially like IWill's oscilloscope-looking Athlon 64 case.

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  1. Here's by Pingular · · Score: 3, Informative

    an alterntive article if you can't get your hands on the (large, and soon to be slashdotted) article above.

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  2. Why couldn't they have theese things... by i_r_sensitive · · Score: 2, Funny

    Like 8 years ago, when i actually went to Lan party's!

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  3. In style by neirboj · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As technology advances, fitting more and more into smaller and smaller spaces... Why do cars keep getting bigger and bigger?

    1. Re:In style by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 2, Insightful
      Now, people are realizing that the gas mileage between a compact and a full sized car is negligible (it's also negligible compared to an SUV)

      The 2.5X difference in MPG between a large SUV and a compact car is negligible? If they were to propose raising your taxes by 150%, would you consider that to be negligible as well?

    2. Re:In style by ccp · · Score: 2, Insightful

      (it's also negligible compared to an SUV)

      What part of this you didn't understand?

  4. Massive Small Form Factor? by StefanJ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good news: Doesn't take up a lot of desk space. Bad news: Desk must be extra heavy duty to support all that massiveness. Worst case scenario: Someone clusters together a bunch of massive small form factor machines; they collapse into a speck of neutronium and fall to the center of the Earth. Stefan

    1. Re:Massive Small Form Factor? by beezly · · Score: 2, Funny

      Don't joke, I once propped up a Sun Fire F15K with a piece of 2x4 to stop it falling through the raised floor at the lab I used to work in because the floor couldn't cope with the weight!

  5. photography by andih8u · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I kinda wish they'd zoomed out a bit so you could get a perspective of how big the computers are. Or at least had something next to them so you could judge their size.

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    1. Re:photography by GeRM_007 · · Score: 2, Informative

      True. But you can see the CD/DVD drive in almost every picture, and they don't really change between models, so you can use that for size reference.

  6. I used to like big computers that flash and beep.. by c77m · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...but now I keep losing computers.

  7. Why not USB? by Hecubas · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The first thing I noticed on the alternate story link is the two PS/2 cables sticking out the front.
    Can anyone explain to me why there are still boxes shipping with the old PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports? Doesn't every OS worth installing on x86 hardware support USB now? Futhermore, why can't I find a decent keyboard with extra USB slots in it and with out all the redundant "multimedia" buttons (ala iMac) so I can hide the box under the table?

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    1. Re:Why not USB? by fiddlesticks · · Score: 2, Informative

      > why can't I find a decent keyboard with extra USB slots in it and with out all the redundant "multimedia" buttons (ala iMac)

      you'll want a happy hacking keyboard then

      2 extra USB ports built in, *no* redundant buttons, tiny form factor, full sized, proper 'clicky' keys - it's great.

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  8. I modded a broken GameCube by mao+che+minh · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I took a broken GameCube, gutted it, and put in some SFF components. The controller ports made great PS2 ports, and I carved out slots where the memory cards went for USB. The only problem was the power supply, which is sticking a bit out of the rear of the 'Cube. I keep it next to my working GameCube just to throw people off.

  9. Re:what's the point? by RatBastard · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well, most of us aren't trying toi get by by stuffing 5 20GB drives in our systems. The point is that they are small and get out of your way. With almost everything built right into the motherboard you don't really need much else in there, do you?

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  10. Re:what's the point? by egomaniac · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I'm building a small form factor computer to use in my entertainment center as a DVD player / MP3 player / web browser / game system (especially old emulated games).

    My TV has a VGA in, and many of these PCs have digital audio out -- so why the hell not? A small PC is perfect for this sort of thing.

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  11. Re:what's the point? by RatBastard · · Score: 2, Funny

    You're right. He obvioulsy has a job.

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  12. Re:OS's / GUI's for these babies? by upplepop · · Score: 2, Informative

    You want Myth TV or Freevo.