NextDimension RVE portable video editing machine packs an LCD on a tower
By Darren Murph 
posted Dec 4th 2008 7:57AM
posted Dec 4th 2008 7:57AM
Apparently that whole "slap an LCD on the side of a tower" thing is going alright for NextComputing. The NextDimension RVE is a bit more humble than the CinematographHD, though it should be able to handle even the most strenuous video editing tasks. Aside from the 17-inch 1,920 x 1,200 resolution panel plastered on the side, the "portable" tower houses single or dual 2.5GHz quad-core Intel processors, up to 4GB of RAM, up to 1.28TB of RAID storage, NVIDIA GeForce / Quadro FX graphics, a leather handle for portability and an extensive array of input / output sockets. The entire package measures in at 5.69- x 11.44- x 16.8-inches and weighs "just" 22-pounds -- too bad it'll take $6,380 to get one to your door.
Does it come with a leather keyboard and mouse too? ^^.
I made one of these for $500-600 a few years ago from parts I sourced from Home Depot... $6K for a tower with an LCD on the side...... DANG!!!
Total RIP-OFF
I'm guessing it's aimed at journalists or reporters working in the field. I'm sure nobody else would be so desperate to edit video that they couldn't wait until they got home.
Looks like a G.E.C.K.
I can't believe someone else thought of that too...
"the "portable" tower houses single or dual 2.5GHz quad-core Intel processors, up to 4GB of RAM, up to 1.28TB of RAID storage, NVIDIA GeForce / Quadro FX graphics" Does the $6380 pay for the maximum amounts of each? Im hoping?
up to 4GB for editing video? Instant fail! Even though this thing comes with XP instead of Vista, I still think that is highly under powered for HD work.
If it were Vista (from what I understand, as I have never used it) you would have serious problems. Even $600 laptops are coming with 3GB of RAM now, thanks to Vista. Those of us who immediately format and install Linux really appreciate the cheap 6 times the amount of RAM we really need.
You have to admit that's pretty neat. Impractical... but neat. Could someone name a reason why they would need this beast of a rig to be this portable?
There are plenty of commercial applications where a computer is needed to travel frequently, and a laptop just isn't good enough. Sports are a perfect example where users where teams and tv crews travel frequently and there is a lot of equipment that needs to move from site-to-site.
Not to mention "professional gamers" who want an easy to travel with PC.
Those sports people you are talking about usually have some kind of a van or there are stadiums with their equipment..
I work in sports broadcasting, and yes we do usually have a van, which usually contain systems much like this one.
"up to 4GB of RAM" for a video editing machine?!? You have got to be kidding me. That should read: "up to 16GB of RAM" or something like that. Especially for that price tag.
my thoughts exactly...my macbook is a fifth of that price and it packs up to 4 g's of ram :P
@Josh Ladella
Yeah, but that's 3rd party RAM. 4 gigs of Apple-ram is in the $6k range by itself.
@Ryback
4gb of ram on a current or previous gen macbook is $300 through apple's site.
lol, I have 6GB of RAM on my non-video-editing machine...
why didnt i think of that???
just hide the tower behind the lcd for a cleaner looking desktop!
I don't know how much "cleaner" it will look with all the cables out the side...
its called an iMac.....
Even with software costs, I'm pricing out a 17" MBP with better specs that costs under 4.5k. Even with the external hard drive, it's weighing in a bit less then 22 lbs. The Alienware M17 comes up to around 5k with software and a 2.53ghz quad core, all the while still less weighty (and no need for external drive).
An LCD slapped on a tower? Read the dimensions: it's obviously a lot smaller (and lighter) than a tower and carries similar specs to a high-end workstation (not a laptop).
@tlarkin79 - You get it my man!
just put a handle on an imac, kinda like the old ones but now with LCD... apple was doing this years ago, LOL
Looks a bit like a Compaq luggable PC I had nearly 20 years ago... Mind you that was an i286 with a 12 inch orange screen and 20Mbb hard drive... An expansion hump meant it would take 2 full length ISA cards... Luxury it was..