While these
MiniPC-brand miniPCs aren't exactly the smallest contenders on the block, they sure do look useful in their uber-simple black cladding, and now they're sporting
Core 2 Duo processors, paving the way for all sorts of utilitarian good times. The LF870 keeps the same size of its
predecessor, which at 4.5-inches tall is hardly "mini" by today's standards, but packs the full range of (Merom) Core 2 Duo processors, all the way up to the 2.33GHz T7600. There's also a minimum of 512MB of RAM, a 250GB SATA hard drive, DVD burner, PCI Express slot and even a WiFi option. The much smaller VT800 forgoes the disk drive to manage a 2.8-inch tall form factor, and the HDD is of the 2.5-inch variety, but the unit still manages the full range of Core 2 Duo action, along with a max 2GB of RAM and integrated Intel graphics. The new PCs, which should be shipping later this month in Japan, go for 130,000 yen ($1,095 US) and 122,000 yen ($1,028 US) respectively, while a third barebones option, the ET610E, goes for a mere 54,000 yen ($455 US).
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Akihabara]
posted Oct 20th 2006 10:25AM
I was hoping they'd put a larger, more obtrusive, fan on the top and add a high pitched whirring noise or perhaps include a few playing cards to stick in the blades of the fan.
Seriously, is it so hard to put that fan inside, or use convection current?
Having the DVD drive so low could prove annoying if its placed on a cluttered desktop.
Looks like a kit computer from 1978.
"And the included hotplate will help keep you coffee or leftovers piping hot!"
-and it earned the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval too.
WOW that's one fugly computer!
Jeebus, I have a fan filter like that inside my computer. INSIDE being the operative term. That is the ugliest box this side of a pantsless Janet Reno.