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Via Debuts Smallest PC Mobo Format Yet

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the angels-on-the-head-of-a-pin dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Via is readying a media-oriented motherboard in what could be the next popular size for small form-factor PCs: Pico-ITX. The 'Epia PX' board measures 3.9 x 2.8 inches and features a 1GHz C7 processor, along with rich audio/video I/O, albeit mostly on pin headers. Pico-ITX measures 3.9 x 2.8 inches (10 x 7.2 cm) — exactly half the surface area of Via's already small 4.7 x 4.7-inch (12 x 12cm) Nano-ITX standard, and considerably smaller than the original 6.7-inch square (17 x 17cm) mini-ITX standard."

6 of 159 comments (clear)

  1. So small... by Invalid+Character · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nothing to see here, move along. Too small to see, keep moving. Come on! Keep moving!

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  2. Next stop... by Dachannien · · Score: 2, Funny

    So what's next, Femto-ZTX? Eventually, they're gonna run out of prefixes.

    And what's worse, your computer will be small enough to swallow, while the power supply will require a forklift to move it around.

    1. Re:Next stop... by Brunellus · · Score: 2, Funny

      I don't hate the foo. I PITX the foo.

  3. Re:It plays Fairplay by OverlordQ · · Score: 4, Funny

    This thing is only portable if you carry a really long extension cord.

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  4. Pico-ITX? Oblig SNL skit. by SeaFox · · Score: 2, Funny

    They must have worked with Apple on this one.

  5. Re:RAM?? by kfg · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't see RAM, how do I put ram on that thing.

    The 256k of cache ought to be enough for anybody.

    KFG