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Pentium M Goes SFF

Posted by timothy on from the letterman-was-here dept.

Jonesy writes "The folks at The Tech Report have reviewed an interesting new small form factor box (a roughly toaster-sized desktop PC) from AOpen based on the Pentium M. As expected, performance is on par with a Pentium 4, but noise and power consumption are much lower. The reviewer says, 'Subjectively, the EY855-II was simply amazing. At one point, I sat with the system at ear level two feet away. I closed my eyes and strained to hear it, but was unable to do so.' The one fly in the ointment: relatively high prices still on Pentium M processors, although that could change soon."

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  1. It's about time! by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've attended the Seattle Folk Festival many times and often wondered, "When are they going to get mobile processors here?"

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    1. Re:It's about time! by Dimentox · · Score: 1, Funny

      But it its trully a Seattle machine it would come complete with a mini Starbucks in it.

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    2. Re:It's about time! by darkain · · Score: 1, Funny

      and umbrella....

  2. Golly, I WONDER where they got that idea! by Cr0w+T.+Trollbot · · Score: 5, Funny
    How on earth has the Wintel world decided that now is the right time for a quiet, small-form factor computer? I have no idea! *coughcoughMAC MINIcoughcough*

    Crow T. Trollbot

    1. Re:Golly, I WONDER where they got that idea! by Mattintosh · · Score: 4, Funny

      Actually, from what I can tell, most people want something that doesn't "break when you click it" like Windows XP does. That would be MacOS X. They all have a sob story about how they double-clicked the megabyte and now their hard drive won't download. It's usually because Windows is a fucked up piece of shit that nobody can seem to figure out how to run, much less configure so a newbie can run it without trouble.

      People want to "run the internet", send and receive email, and sometimes type a report for school. Some of them are advanced enough to know they want to play music or store/email/print pictures. Let's see... that's Safari, Mail, Pages, and for those "advanced" newbies, iTunes and iPhoto.

      All of that is included on a system that isn't as susceptible to "viruses" (or malware of other sorts) and "just works" without needing to worry about pressing [random key on keyboard that they're sure was the one] and the DVD-Floppy-Modem quit working.

      There are also about 2759023845908750923854 (as of last week) versions of solitaire available for the Mac, and they're ALL better than MS's version, though none of them are as ubiquitous. They usually cost $20 and come with 8 trillion variations, along with an editor to make your own types of solitaire. And don't forget Bejeweled and Alchemy to keep them addicted (and thus out of your way) for a good long time.

      For someone who's already "broken" their Dell and thus has the keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer/scanner/fax/copier, and USB-enabled kitchen sink, the Mac Mini is perfect. It's also perfect for those of us who don't want to fix relatives' computers anymore.

  3. I had that once... by AthenianGadfly · · Score: 5, Funny

    I had a processor make exactly the same sound once. Usually after they go 'sfff' they're pretty much dead.

  4. Pentium M? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Pentium One Thousand!!!! We'll sell you the whole processor, but you'll only need the edge.

  5. Toaster by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny
    (a roughly toaster-sized desktop PC) from AOpen based on the Pentium M.

    with the amount of heat I imagine that would put off, I expect you could use it to make toast too

  6. Paint two black slots on the top ... by operagost · · Score: 5, Funny

    And it will look just like a toaster. But I guess if you really wanted to make toast, you'd have to use the Prescott instead of the M.

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  7. Heat Dissipation? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
    Maybe it should read:
    At one point, I sat with the system at ear level two feet away. I closed my eyes and strained to hear it, but was severely burned.
  8. No, no... by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny

    SFF in this context is a speed measure. Pentium M goes So Fucking Fast.