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Meet the 5-Watt, Tiny, fit–PC

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the where-the-watts-aren't dept.

ThinSkin writes "Meet the fit-PC, a tiny 4.7 x 4.5 x 1.5-inch PC that only draws 5-watts, consuming in a day less power than a traditional PC consumes in one hour. By today's standards, the fit-PC has very little horsepower, which makes it apt for web browsing and light applications; today's games need not apply. Loyd Case over at ExtremeTech reviews the fit-PC and puts it through its paces, noting that performance is not this PC's strength, but rather its small size and price tag of $285."

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  2. 5 watts is good, can be better by recharged95 · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Wow, add a couple of solar panels

    and you could have a lightweight VOIP phone that runs forever. Sweet. Solar power computer FTW!

  3. Re:Compare it with... by kiddygrinder · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Yeah, i see what you're saying, it's impossible to use less electricity so why bother trying! there's no point using fluorescent lights, cause that power will be sucked up by my tv anyway! there's no point getting an efficient car cause some fucking soccer mom is driving an suv! and so on.

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  4. Re:For router use by gnuman99 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It only has a 40GB internal disk, so you might want to use one network port for iSCSI, ATAoE, or even plain old NFS


    Huh!? So, you are going to get a 5W box so you can hook it up to your 16-disk SAN and save on power?
  5. Re:Asus Eee PC by Bill+Wong · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So far, the EEE has been nothing but vaporware...
    I don't believe it'll ever actually be sold at that pricepoint either (without at least needing to know a direct sales contact within Asus).

    I actually am interesting in purchasing a few dozen units, though...

  6. Re:For router use by thisissilly · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why not, if someone was going to run a lab or cafe full of them?

  7. Re:Compare it with... by kestasjk · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Don't get me wrong, I think the Fit-PC is an interesting and has its uses but, in my opinion, saying it's cheaper compared to the Mac Mini misses the point altogether. Mac Mini starts at $599, fit-PC starts at $285. Fit-PC is cheaper, period. No "point" to be missed; one is cheaper than the other.

    What you seem to be trying to say is that Mac Mini is better value for money, but value depends on what you're using it for.

    If you need the lowest possible power consumption, space, and the widest range of operating temperatures, then Fit-PC is better value for money.
    If you need a normal PC for regular users, but you want to think that it's a special PC for special users, then a Mac Mini is going to be better value for money.
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