Need help, what is the smallest, lightest desktop to carry around (besides laptop)

[TranceNation]

I need to get a desktop up and running Solaris, been having problems
getting in on a laptop so I'm looking for a small light desktop. any recommendations appreciated. price range from $700-$1500
thx

 

[Beau]

Make your own! Build it to your own specs!

 

[vi edit]

Dell optiplex GX150 refurb

The small form factor is about the size of a VCR. Cheap, decently equiped, and comes with a 3 year warranty.

SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
OptiPlex GX150 (Service Tag No. 2Q3DR01)
OptiPlex GX150 Small Form Factor: Pentium® III 933/133MHz,256K Cache,Intg Sound,NIC & Video or 4XAGP Slot (Gray)

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System Price $794.00

Memory: 256MB 133MHz SDRAM (1 DIMM)
Floppy Drive: 1.44M Floppy Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive: 20 GB EIDE Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
Video: Integrated DVMT Video with 4MB Graphics Performance Accelerator (GPA)
CD Read-Write Drive: 8X/4X/32X CD-RW Drive
Software: Windows® 2000 Professional
Resource CD
Software
Software
Misc: Upgrade: Quietkey PS/2 Spacesaver Keyboard with 3 Programmable Hot Keys (Gray)
Mouse Pad
Logitech PS2, 2-button Mouse
Shipping Material
Documentation

 

[BigSmooth]

There's also these "micro PCs" that have been out for a while. Here's a couple of reviews of one of them, the Espresso:
Ars Technica
HardOCP

And the Espresso's successor, the Cappuccino:
Ars Technica again
TechTV

There are more reviews available, just search for "espresso PC" or "cappuccino PC" on Google.

 

[Windogg]

I've seen the Espresso PCs but consider one of the MSI Concerto series of NLX/LPX systems. I have an older one based on the 440BX and the thing is solid. The design is very efficient and space saving. The mobo even has provisions for OCing although I only went with a mild boost due to the close quarters inside the case.

Newegg

The one at Newegg is based on the i815 chipset and comes with 4MB video, AC97 audio, LAN, Firewill, TV out, and the usual ports. I personally like these better than the BookPC because of MSI's reputation for quality.

Just add CPU, memory, optical drive, floppy, and hard drive.

Windogg

 

[Cyberian]

<< I need to get a desktop up and running Solaris, been having problems
getting in on a laptop so I'm looking for a small light desktop. any recommendations appreciated. price range from $700-$1500
thx >>


I am not at all familiar with Solaris. Is there something that prevents it from running on a laptop?

 

[Phoenix15]

This is about the smallest I have ever seen. I am going to try one of these out at my office soon

 

[TranceNation]

thx all, i'm going to check it out.

yeah, pretty much solaris doesn't support laptops for intel based platforms.