I have a dream...Mini-ITX board with Pentium M

[DogberryOfMessina]

If we all close our eyes and assume the lotus position...it just might become a reality!

 

[Mday]

that may be interesting... hmm although, how much more expensive is the pM than the non mobile part, obviously there is no non mobile pM.

 

[dannybek]

*fart* I have broken the silence.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Mday
that may be interesting... hmm although, how much more expensive is the pM than the non mobile part, obviously there is no non mobile pM.

The Pentium-M chips cost ... let's see, last I checked, it was an arm, a leg, and your left testicle.

Plus, they only run on the i855 Centrino chipset.

Your best bet is to find a Centrinotebook with a busted LCD, and sell the HD/CD for parts. Keep the board/chip/RAM and try to hacksaw a case to fit.

But yes, I agree. That's nice.

/currently attempting to squeeze P4-M into his FlexATX box and a 2U "silent cooler"

- M4H

 

[nolovenohope]

I'm looking around for a Shuttle so that I can ditch my mATX setup because I want something very small, and I plan on migrating my parts from my current setup over to the Shuttle when I get, 1 part being my p4m 1.8 that is currently at 2.4

 

[icronticrefugee]

IF your looking for small, and I MEAN SMALL. check this out

http://www.fica.com/site/html/products/pc/detail.asp?cat_id=240000183&C_ID=240000550

that's small
That and one of the cheapo cellie and you be done just fine

 

[Armitage]

Originally posted by: icronticrefugee
IF your looking for small, and I MEAN SMALL. check this out

http://www.fica.com/site/html/products/pc/detail.asp?cat_id=240000183&C_ID=240000550

that's small
That and one of the cheapo cellie and you be done just fine

That's about 5x the volume of this

 

[RedRonin]

There are other dreams... Perhaps you should consider the Jadetec P4 Micro PC also known as the Cappuccino Mocha P4 7042. Here is a comparison of dimensions:

FIC IB-VG61 - W=285 H=115 D=380
Checker Cube C136-800 - W=177.80 H=50.80 D=254.00
Cappuccino Mocha P4 7042 - W=161 H=62 D=198

HUN-YA!

Red Ronin

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: icronticrefugee
IF your looking for small, and I MEAN SMALL. check this out

http://www.fica.com/site/html/products/pc/detail.asp?cat_id=240000183&C_ID=240000550

that's small
That and one of the cheapo cellie and you be done just fine

A Shuttle XPC is about 10% smaller than that by volume.

 

[Valis]

I have also been trying to find info about moderboards and chipset to Pentium M, esp the
new ultra-low voltage 1.2Ghz that is coming out now. Not so expensive as the 1.7Ghz,
about 250$ USD.

It's fast too. That would be the perfect mini-PC with a good AGP chip/card.

But I guess dreaming is all I can do.

:frown:

 

[DogberryOfMessina]

The crux of my dream was Mini-ITX board that doesn't require active cooling, but is faster than the VIA C3. As far as needing the Centrino chipset, why in the world couldn't it be used on a Mini-ITX board, or ATX, or MATX for that matter? Obviously is not entirely that simple, but it must be possible with the proper engineering.

The price/performance ratio for the current crop of Mini-ITX boards is what is keeping them from being superstars IMHO. If we can get the Pentium-M or a MUCH faster and better C3, it might be a better investment, but alas, I began the thread with a dream...I dream on.

 

[Mday]

that would be interesting. centrino with pM on a non laptop solution. the built in wifi would be very interesting to implement as a part of the entertainment system assuming there is no interference from the nearby electronics. of course, you wont really see it. the pM is overkill and costs too much for a settop box.

 

[DogberryOfMessina]

Originally posted by: Mdaythe pM is overkill and costs too much for a settop box.

At the moment, I agree. Price is the main factor. At work I run MS Office, IE6, Windows Media Player, Photoshop 6, and Quickbooks (Very common applications) all on a PII 266 MHz w/128MB of RAM and a ATi Rage XL. If this is enough for all this, would a P4 or Athlon XP also be overkill? Yes it would, but the price point allows it to be feasible. If the Pentium-M is successful, which it already is, it will have a successor, which means the price will drop on the current generation. And by then, who knows what kind of performance well get out of new versions of the C3 or Crusoe? I look forward to Mini-ITX picking up one of these options in the future.

 

[dangereuxjeux]

Commell manufactures a P4 and a P4-M version on the MiniITX platform (basically just the 170mm x 170mm form factor), sometimes also referred to as MiniFlex ATX. Here you lose the fanless nature of the MiniITX, though.

 

[DogberryOfMessina]

Yes, I discovered the Commell not long after I started the thread. I haven't seen the "M" version available from a retailer yet, but if it's any indication, I saw the non-M version at http:\\www.bwi.com offered for over $300! Proof, once again, that money really does make dreams come true.

It should also be noted that it's fully integrated with graphics, sound, TV Out, LAN, and a Solid-State Disk (SSD) Interface which justifies some of that pricetag.