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ASUS Barebones: Multimedia Even Sans Hard Drive
technomegalomaniac writes "This new stylish
barebones combo from ASUS (case+motherboard) is going to outdo Apple in 'the way it looks matters' department. Customizable to your heart content, no OS included (obviously, since you need to buy your own hard drive). Comes with 'Instant On' software that lets you play CDs, DVDs and MP3s without entering the primary OS thus bypassing the long boot process. Definitely a living room toy." Doesn't beat Apple hardware in my eyes, but still looks like a nifty box.
who looks at that and thinks "damn that's fugly"
How do the looks of this thing outdo Apple's?
This thing is just a black box with a handle and a color LCD display. Compare that to the current and previous iMacs.
But really, what's up with that handle? And, if you're going to make a system made for the living room, why not make something with the appropriate dimensions. And without a handle sticking out the top, making it harder to fit into a space or stack something on it.
It was bound to happen sooner or later: an LCARS system had sex with a clock radio!
So it makes coffee, too? Take that, Apple!
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Am I the only one that thinks the form factor should look more like a component cd player, or receiver. This doesnt mesh with my current stack o hardware in my living room.
Come to think of it, my DVD player plays DVDs, MP3, and CDs and has no hard drive. Throw in a network card and we're really cooking.
And I'm not so sure this thing would give apple a run for its money in the aesthetics department. The U2 ipod looks more pleasing.
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MSI make something similar and have a few different models. MSI's look better I think but functionally they're very similar.
Here's the link
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I remember several notebooks have such functions long before (Maybe not DVD playing...)... It's a nice product but does it deserve a frontpage slot?
It looks like it's going to cost around $250USD, according to Froogle, anyway.
The colour of the lights remind me of 80's electronics.. or Kitt.
MythTV is a great suggestion.
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Some guys are using the Intel Integrated motherboards with no problem, although I don't think they are using the graphics part.
Here is a better case in that case.
http://www.athenatech.us/a100bb.htm
Also, http://www.byopvr.com/ has dome good case suggestions.
PC Alchemy has some nice stuff like this:
http://www.pcalchemy.com/images/silverston
Now thats something to brag about.
Clock-radio. Its not even in the Apple ballpark (and I'm a PC user!).
Whats the deal with PC manufacturers anyway? Its like the technology equivalent of the comb-over. Is it really that hard to design smart, elegant hardware? Beige boxes are great for business, but hasn't Apple already proven theres a market for aesthetics?
Did I already mention that its ugly as hell?
Quack, quack.
According to an article here:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19922
It's instant-on software is an embed version of Linux! Supercool! I want one!
And street pricing seems to be about $250 for it...so it's cheap! Now that's just a bare-bones system, but still, you could have a nice PVR for under $600 USD!
Sweet!
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S1-P111. It needs a few more 1's before I'd consider it buyable. ... Who the fuck comes up with model numbers? Did these retards pay somebody to come up with S1-P111?
Seriously
According to Nintendo, the GameCube is 4.3 inches tall. According to Asus, this thing is 7.1 inches. That's freaking huge for an AV component, unless you're talking about a receiver, which this thing is not. So you're half right: it's like a gamecube blown up to x-box proportions.