Tiny PC really cool but not such a hot deal

[skywhr]

cool PC fits into a 5.25 bay
cool
base price is $895

They took one and put it into a 5.25 bay of a Mac/G4 and ran them through a kvm to the Samsung PIP 17" LCD and had both the mac and pc running, with the mac in the PIP!!!

Cool deal if you have the $$$

 

[Souka]

I prefer the Linux watch that IBM made......

 

[pspada]

Heck, I got 2 lungs - might as well get rid of one and install this sucker in it's place. Talk about a portable PC! :Q

 

[Tot]

wow....
I am wordless

 

[GnatGoSplat]

That would be REALLY cool as a navigation and multifunction A/V system in the car.

 

[DanJ]

Damn. Cool.

 

[InverseOfNeo]

<FONT face=Verdana size=1>Tiny PC really cool but not such a hot deal

Correct me if I am wrong but isnt this forum for hot deals....why would you post if its not a hot deal?




BTW, this is #1000.</FONT>

 

[kenkhanh]

you can build yourself one for much less - but without the power of the P3 1Ghz - with ITX systems. check out this site for more info:

http://www.mini-itx.com

edit: fixed link...sorry...i was copy and past happy

 

[vegetation]

Nice, but a Shuttle small PC form is a more practical desktop solution. This unit is just a laptop without the screen, i.e. no room for any type of expansion.

 

[mboy]

From last nites Screen savers on Tech TV. Guys setup with this in a rig running XP and OS 10 was sweet.

 

[Krk3561]

Originally posted by: mboy
From last nites Screen savers on Tech TV. Guys setup with this in a rig running XP and OS 10 was sweet.

It was a repeat, they had that show a few weeks ago. Pretty cool how they can fit it all in a cd drive. I dont think they make any Via ITX boards that small though like someone mentioned
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[deramon]

Thanks for the info. I think it is not a bad deal. Worth the visit.

 

[VaG]

Originally posted by: GnatGoSplat
That would be REALLY cool as a navigation and multifunction A/V system in the car.

Not really with the onboard audio/video. Go mini-itx. You can get stock cases with dimensions of 11 1/2" x 10 3/4" x 2 1/2" with 1 pci slot for some quality audio or video and the ability to use large (120gb) low cost desktop hard drives. The cost would be about half of this unit.

 

[stev0]

Originally posted by: kenkhanh
you can build yourself one for much less - but without the power of the P4 - with ITX systems. check out this site for more info:

<a class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://http://www.mini-itx.com/" target=blank>http://www.mini-itx.com/</A>

link dosen't work... or their site is down

 

[Wozster]

Fixed link

 

[VaG]

Originally posted by: stev0

link dosen't work... or their site is down [/quote]
Too many http:'s
Here
VIA EPIA M Mainboard

 

[bigalsd]

Here is a more affordable micro ATX ?Book PC? barebone system Link. I run one of these as a multimedia PC connected to the big screen via the TV out. They have other models on the site.


Later

 

[labgeek]

This is most likely built on the PC/104 or PC/104-plus spec. They are single board computers (SBCs) made pretty small and made for embedded application (automation) primarily.

Check out: http://www.controlled.com/pc104/
and http://www.pc104.com/

Often they're mounted directly to a hard drive.

 

[Jombo]

those things are really cool, i saw the screensaver piece on the mac/pc thing, and was thinking how cool would that be??

i wanna see what they'll come up w/ next

 

[kenkhanh]

Originally posted by: labgeek
This is most likely built on the PC/104 or PC/104-plus spec. They are single board computers (SBCs) made pretty small and made for embedded application (automation) primarily. Check out: http://www.controlled.com/pc104/ and http://www.pc104.com/ Often they're mounted directly to a hard drive.

I never knew PC/104+ SBCs have started using P3s. Most I've seen awhile back were ARM 206Mhz CPUs.

IMO, I think it's more of a proprietary board layout, if not reconfigured mini Flex-ATX form. There are mini Flex-ATX boards that are the same size as ITX boards, measuring at 170mm x 170mm

 

[vegetation]

I actually had an Amiga 3000 running with a 386 PC board, "bridgeboard", way back in 1993. The system could even share the hard drive between the two operating systems, as well as video (though it emulated, slow), keyboard, mouse, and sound. The internal had a free ISA slot for PC expansion. Both operating systems could run at the same time and even cut-paste within each other. Now THAT was an amazing feat of technology back in the days.

Originally posted by: Jombo
those things are really cool, i saw the screensaver piece on the mac/pc thing, and was thinking how cool would that be??

i wanna see what they'll come up w/ next

 

[labgeek]

Yes several manufacturers have been shipping Socket 370 PC/104's.
Here's a jumptec for example: http://www.dpie.com/pc104/mopslcd7.html

Not as popular as 3/486s and Pentiums though. Embedded PCs are not intended for general use, and usually don't require the processing horsepower of the newer chips.

 

[Davemeister]

just checked the dimensions and the depth is ~3" deeper but the height and width are less than a typical head unit (compared it to dimensions of an alpine 7998). if you have the space, it would make for an interesting multimedia/pc setup in the car...