Ripple rolls out Atom-based Mini Chocolate desktop

Atom-based desktops still aren't nearly as plentiful as Atom-based netbooks, but that equation looks to be slowly changing, with Korea's Ripple only the latest to join the fray with its new "Mini Chocolate" desktop. This one packs the usual 1.6GHz Atom processor into its Mini-ITX form factor, along with support for up to 2GB of RAM, four USB ports, two SATA sockets, and a single IDE socket, plus room for a slot-loading optical drive, which you'll have to supply yourself (along with most of the other components). As you can see above, you can also get it in your choice of three colors, with each setting you back 209,000 Korean won, or just about $200.

[timmy2000 Posted Jul 23rd 2008 5:27PM]

Is this were all the Atom chips are going? I cant get me a MSI Wind because f-ers like these are putting the chip in crappy little toys, meh.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 5:31PM]

iPhone!

[methanoid Posted Jul 23rd 2008 6:06PM]

I'd buy one if:

1) Its Poulsbo chipset (with HD acceleration) or failing that 945GSE but not the energy inefficient 945GC chipset - but they chose the shit chipset!!
2) It has Gigabit - anyone putting 10/100 on a machine these days should be castrated!
3) Its got a miniPCI-E slot or onboard 802.11n
4) It takes a 3.5in HDD

Anyone know any answers to Q2-4 ??

[LUISAMEZQUITA Posted Jul 23rd 2008 5:41PM]

not only is it a poor and blatant rip off of the apple mini, the companies logo font is almost a direct rip off of the oldschool apple ][ logo

http://www.sbprojects.com/projects/apple1/apple2logo.jpg

[jupiterthunder Posted Jul 23rd 2008 8:19PM]

not even close. If you want to go there, you should have focused on

ripoff -off +apple -a = ripple. That would be harder to argue against.

[Hydra Posted Jul 23rd 2008 7:34PM]

Its just begging to run osx86 =)

[The Dead Marxist Trio Posted Jul 23rd 2008 6:37PM]

Western Digital Caviar Blue WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive- $48 shipped

G.SKILL 1GB (2 x 512MB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory- $30 shipped

SAMSUNG Black 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-R 24X CD-RW 24X CD-ROM 2MB Cache IDE Slim Combo Drive- $41 shipped

1.6ghz atom vs 1.83 c2d....

lack of support....

200+shipping...
+48
+30
+41
_____________
$319
plus an OS (or linux) and lack of support...

$280 in savings over a base mac mini if you use linux.

Sounds like my next XBMC box, and so long as there's a warranty on the mobo and whatnot, I think I'm in if it ever comes around.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2008 9:38AM]

mate, that slim drive is not the same as a slot drive. slot drive = $90

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2008 10:24PM]

Everyone is doing the mac mini thing...

[bstump Posted Jul 23rd 2008 11:21PM]

Oh man, my first time posting this, I'm so excited!!!...


** FAIL **

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2008 7:35AM]

prick

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2008 7:37AM]

@yc,

sorry Bob, I was talking to yc.

Let me clarify; yc, you prick.

[zMOFObia Posted Jul 23rd 2008 10:42PM]

hmm...when do we get the taste of nipple? you know what i mean...nipple-sized desktop

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2008 2:25AM]

Ripple - aPPLE RIpoff

[Chickenatr Posted Jul 24th 2008 2:37AM]

wow nipple desktop. i want one!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2008 10:18AM]

board = 50€
case = 50€
this is 100 lol...not 200...
seeing this i would say...

Board= 50€
case= 50€
psu = 30€
ram= 20€
optical drive= 20€
USB pen 4 gigs= 20€
Linux= priceless lol
total = 190€ for complete box?
200€ here is too heavy...put some ram and a psu and one might bite

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2008 12:22PM]

Looks like a place in Boston are selling Atom based desktops too. Has anyone checked them out yet?

http://www.techboston.com.

[jashsayani Posted Jul 24th 2008 7:55AM]

Thats nice! A Ripple mini with hackint0sh for $200 !!!
Just got my Mac mini for US $ 1200 ! Much better than this one though :D

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2008 2:01PM]

Damn! 1200 for a mac mini? I hope you got the leather seats.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 24th 2008 5:14PM]

Seriously, it's like how the toys you used to get at MacDonald's are always some distorted size and shape from the original.

"I will call him McMini-me"