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Thin Mini-ITX Platform Enables DIY iMacs

Posted by Soulskill on from the computer-from-concentrate dept.

crookedvulture writes "Shipments of all-in-one PCs are growing exponentially faster than those for typical desktops. Unfortunately, highly integrated systems like the iMac have traditionally made it difficult to replace or upgrade parts. And forget about assembling an all-in-one for yourself. Now, however, Intel has developed a Thin Mini-ITX platform that allows system builders and end users to put together all-in-one systems with standard parts. This hands-on look at Thin Mini-ITX pieces together an ersatz iMac using off-the-shelf components, and the process is pretty easy. While the end result isn't quite as slick as one of Apple's creations, parts can be swapped out with ease, and the configuration can be tailored to suit one's needs."

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  1. exponentially faster??! by doti · · Score: 5, Insightful

    are growing exponentially faster than

    you keep using that expression... it does not mean what you think it does

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  2. Re:You can't do that! by imamac · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It didn't look like they were talking about installing OS X on it. But, it does use the Intel DH61AG motherboard, which is easily used for a hackintosh.

  3. Are all in one desktops now all known as iMacs? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    WTF does this have to do with iMacs?

  4. MAFIAA logic by firesyde424 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    [sarcasm] Breaking news: Intel sued by Apple for patent infringement. Apple has sued CPU manufacturer Intel claiming infringement of their patent on the design of small, compact, all-in-one devices that can run OSX. Apple filed the lawsuit in a federal court located in western Texas. They are asking for an injunction against Intel as well as an award of $5,000 for each device sold by Intel. Apple has claimed that the only reason people buy something other than an Apple device is because they can and therefore every sale of these devices by Intel represents a lost sale for Apple. [/sarcasm]

  5. Re:Why? by cpu6502 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Why do people automatically assume ONE bad device == all such devices are bad? It's called "birth mortality". When a device is not properly assembled and dies early (or other serious flaws). Just because 1 Mac suffered birth defects does not mean the other 100,000 Macs were bad. Your school should have simply traded the bad Mac for a good Mac.

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  6. Re:You can't do that! by joh · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Just last week I read the UK has to "ask permission" before they can rollout rural broadband expansion.

    These things are heavily regulated in the EU. Seems a pretty good way of dealing with this, since broadband (and this is *real* broadband) seems to be much cheaper and competitive in the EU than in the US. I'm paying 20 Euros a month for 50 Gbit with unlimited traffic and a flat landline and I can choose between half a dozen suppliers. What about you?

    Even U.S. states do not need to do that. They just do it.

    You surly meant to say "they just don't", I guess.

  7. Re:Why? by jo_ham · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Ahh look. It's the white knight here to defend Apple with his anecdotal evidence.

    My anecdotal evidence is just as valid as the OP's anecdotal evidence based on a data set of one alleged machine.

    Take that for what it's worth, or is his post "valid data" because it criticises Apple?