[geeks] Let say you wanted a small, small, PC...

[Hicheal Morton]

Here is a small pc:
it-PC is a PC the size of a paperback and absolutely silent, yet fit enough
to run Windows XP or Linux. fit-PC is designed to fit where a standard PC is
too bulky, noisy and power hungry.

     http://www.fit-pc.com/index.htm

2 Ethernet ports
uses 5 watts


On 8/5/07, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net> wrote:
>
> >From: Joshua Boyd <jdboyd at jdboyd.net>
> >Date: 2007/08/04 Sat PM 04:19:27 CDT
> >To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> >Subject: Re: [geeks] Let say you wanted a small, small, PC...
>
> >On Aug 4, 2007, at 9:37 AM, Jonathan Katz wrote:
> >
> >> I bet the Mini-ITX setup you're describing has some kind of price
> >> discount
> >> based on volume. Individuals don't buy that stuff, people who embed
> >> systems
> >> do, and they buy by the 1000's which can drop the cost 30-40% from
> >> single-unit retail.
> >
> >I'm not at all clear on who actually buys 1,000s of ready made PC
> >boards for embedded systems, except maybe ATM manufactures.  My
> >company certainly doesn't buy in that volume, and I would expect that
> >anyone actually buying 1,000s would having something custom made to
> >their application.
>
> I think this *was* custome made for an application, they just decided to
> productize it. This is an Intel MB, with a custom CPU (Celeron 215 chip),
> soldered on the MB, uses an SiS chipset, and has constrained expansion
> options.
>
> >I have several ideas for embedded systems that I might use such a
> >board in, but if I were to make 1,000 of them, it would easily be
> >cheaper to switch to using a custom system including only what is
> >absolutely needed.
> >
> >That said, I've seen several complete motherboards with processors
> >for under $100, and this would be something like the second that is
> >over 1ghz, so the price of $70 seems to me like it might be for small
> >purchases.  Although I don't see where it is $70.  I do see it from
> >LogicSupply.com for $79.95 though.
>
> http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0261066
>
> >PCChips makes some very low cost C7 boards, which will thus include
> >SATA, for about the same price.  Hopefully Jonathan Patschke might be
> >able to comment on the quality of that brand.
>
> In this case, size matters - there are few mini-ITX MBs with modern CPUs,
> are low-power, and cost well under $100. It is a very unique price/feature
> point.
>
> Lionel
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