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HTPC 4-Way Enclosure Roundup
Anony writes "Anandtech's Joshua Buss takes a look at four horizontal HTPC enclosures. He writes, "With the amazing rate at which full-fledged computers are dropping in price, it's really no wonder why they're starting to take over more and more roles that used to be accomplished by simpler machines. For everything from car stereo systems to hold massive music collections to kitchen machines for helping retrieve and store recipes, these "specialized" computer uses seem to only be expanding in number...Luckily, there have been many improvements made in this category since the inception of the HTPC, and as such, we were able to round up four very nice looking enclosures to compare in this article. Every unit is advertised as being able to handle a full ATX motherboard, and since the demands for a powerful HTPC are relatively high, we'll be giving these cases' cooling systems a vigorous workout with a brand new 3 gigahertz Pentium 4-based ATX test bed."
Did this article just pop on the frontpage under the novell article? Or did I just miss it??
This is the sig that says NI (again)
While we're on the topic of HTPC enclosures, does anyone know of a company that sells pre-built MythTV boxes? Or would anyone like to volunteer? I'm in the market for one but I really don't want to spend a lot of time getting the hardware to work right.
Unfortunately, they missed a unique case : the mCubed HFX. Altough it is a little pricey, it features heatpipes between the CPU/GPU and the case that will dissipate the heat (with fins). There's also an optional "emergency fan", as well as other gadget (VFD display, remote control, ...).
Add a fanless powersupply, internal or brick, and you've got a nice silent HTPC.
dirkvader.de has a review with a Pentium M, this site with an Athlon64 3500.
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