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The World's Tiniest Power Supply Unit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the case-modders-rejoice dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This year at CES members of the press got to grab a glimpse of the world's tiniest power supply. Well actually it is the world's tiniest 12V snap-in ATX DC-to-DC power supply, but you get the idea. This unit produces 120W of power and is about the size of two AA batteries. It is specifically designed for use with Mini-ITX motherboards, but can be used in many other applications."

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  1. External power brick not shown.... by Kenja · · Score: 4, Insightful

    " it will have to be used with an external AC-to-DC power converter"So this is just like all the other mini itx adaptors in that it requires an external brick to provide the juice. Who cares how small the internal part is?

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  2. Re:DC-DC, so don't get excited by bluelip · · Score: 5, Insightful

    >>Very nice, very small, but only converts DC to DC.....

    That's the point for many ITX boxes. Devices running on 12 Vdc are wonderful for vehicles. This is a much cleaner solution for the PC in my vehicle.

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  3. I wouldn't call it a supply exactly by Weaselmancer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It takes dc and supplies dc. Doesn't that make it more of a converter?

    And if so, it's no big deal. You can buy decent switched cap converters at Digi-key for a couple of bucks. I bought one not too long ago to step 14v down to 5 and supply 4 or so amps, and it was about the same size. The small footprint at 120w is fairly nifty, but otherwise I don't see the big deal.

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    rediculous.