Samsung's MX-10 slim PC: with Core 2 Duo, and an "M"

The slim PC tower market is sure hottin' up with yet another introduced today, this time from Samsung. The MX10 mini PC measures a mere 55 x 265 x 299-mm (2.2 x 10.4 x 11.8-inches) and sports a Core 2 Duo and ATI Xpress 1100 graphics. If it looks familiar, it's 'cause it is: Samsung also has an AMD version which goes by the name of NX10 -- we peeped that one back at the Korea Electronics Show. Fully spec'd, the MX10 should pull about 1,100,000 Korea Won or about $1,265 of the lean green. Now, if Samsung could just get around to providing some official specs we could decide just how (in)appropriately priced the MX-10 really is.

[Via Akihabara News]

[bd @ Oct 30th 2006 9:19AM]

Looks exactly like the Nintendo Wii.
When will they stop copying?

[wes @ Oct 30th 2006 9:42AM]

they won't ;)
every company copies someone. thats the way of a unique design.

[Wonderboy @ Oct 30th 2006 9:25AM]

"hottin' up"??? is it me or is Thomas quite possibly the worst engadget blogger in existence. The previous post gave me a headache too.

It's called "English", Thomas, learn it, love it, write it.

[naz @ Oct 30th 2006 10:22AM]

i dont see what in that is "copying the wii." its just a small pc that stands up. i dont think nintendo has a patent on that design...its been done a million times before.

[strider_mt2k @ Oct 30th 2006 9:48AM]

Gadget blogs are far too street and hip to be using "proper" engrish.

Just go with the flow, and remember: They aren't being graded on spelling and grammar.

[Gaz @ Oct 30th 2006 10:26AM]

The spelling and grammar are correct in this instance. The casual manner of many articles on engadget lend themselves to this form, replacing missing letters with the appropriate punctuation. See (Surfin', chillin', hottin' and listenin'). If you prefer to read news articles using 'proper' English I suggest you try http://news.bbc.co.uk

[Wonderboy @ Oct 30th 2006 11:45AM]

Gaz, I understand the letter replacement, it's that it should be "heatin' up" not "hottin' up".

I am all for a causal article reading, but it just seems that Thomas is trying too hard. Hip does not have to mean stupid... and of course they're not being graded on spelling and grammar, but they should be graded on readability (a blog is, after all, meant to be read). Thomas gets a D-.

[Thomas Ricker @ Oct 30th 2006 11:55AM]

Wonderboy, if you're unhappy with the way I write, then feel free to skip over my posts which are clearly labeled. Please keep comments focused on the related product, that's why we have 'em son.

Thomas

[Scott @ Oct 30th 2006 1:46PM]

Out of curiosity, where did you learn that that was the "hip" way to speak? Compton? It must have been Compton. (Just to keep this post product related) The description of the product seemed to be a bit hampered by the lack of formal education on the writer's part.

[Wonderboy @ Oct 30th 2006 1:50PM]

Except that you might be (poorly) blogging about something I'm interested in. In case you are forgetting, you're part of a business that focuses on getting readership in order to boost ad visibility to make money. Telling me to skip over your articles is a pathetic approach. Try learning how to write, then every one is happy.

[J @ Oct 30th 2006 12:46PM]

So are these based off of an off-the-shelf motherboard or is it some custom form factor?

[Ross @ Oct 30th 2006 1:09PM]

another nintendo copy, poor nintendo, thats all the big boys do is steal from the little guy that plays with his marbles in the corner type thing (what am i talking about). Well i don't mind i like the wii (i've pre-ordered mine, don't like the PS3) and i like samsung and i like computers but i'm sticking wih=th my good old dell.

[Intellectualdiot @ Oct 30th 2006 3:25PM]

I'd like to jump on the "Hmmm, that bears a resemblance to the Nintendo Wii" bandwagon. It's not necessarily a bad thing, but it does stop just short of achieving an equal amount of sexiness with the aforementioned console.

Now, where's the desktop computer that resembles a PS3? Oh yeah, the PS3 is a computer itself. Never mind.

[crazybus @ Oct 30th 2006 5:06PM]

What is it with Korean companies doing blatant rip offs of other products...things like this, other gadgets, cars, don't they realize they're not fooling anyone? Is it normal for people to want to buy products that are clearly unoriginal and derivative in their design?

[Malgernon @ Oct 30th 2006 5:07PM]

"Hotting up": A brief search of the web finds this term used by writers for the Economist, the Guardian, and the BBC. Further, the fact that the author used it in a *self-consciously* slangy context indicates he is aware of its status as a colloquialism.

So let's just calm down a little before flinging insults. Wonderboy - if you take issue with a writer's grammar why not email him privately rather than subject us all to the histrionics.

[daniel @ Oct 31st 2006 7:26AM]

Um "CrazyBus"
All companies copy off each other- that's the way of life. It's not just unique to "korean companies".

Let's take one example why the term "copying" is utterly WRONG.
Cars-> Hyundai cars are designed in Europe by companies who have designed some European and Japanese cars. Therefore, it is sorta expected that Hyundai and some European cars to have similarities in design. Why? Because it was designed by the same designer.

Plus, we've been doing this for years. Then you can say Microsoft 'copied' Mac with the whole graphic user interface thing. Or Dell 'copied' Toshiba's laptop designs...

Now get how baseless your points are?

[rockintom99 @ Oct 31st 2006 1:37PM]

I am loving the design on that. Wouldn't mind having one on my desk in the least ;)

[Malgernon @ Nov 2nd 2006 2:33PM]

"Hotting up": A brief search of the web finds this term used by writers for the Economist, the Guardian, and the BBC. Further, the fact that the author used it in a *self-consciously* slangy context indicates he is aware of its status as a colloquialism.

So let's just calm down a little before flinging insults. Wonderboy - if you take issue with a writer's grammar why not email him privately rather than subject us all to the histrionics.