NextDimension RVE portable video editing machine packs an LCD on a tower

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.

[Ben @ Dec 4th 2008 8:04AM]

Does it come with a leather keyboard and mouse too? ^^.

[Jongscx @ Dec 4th 2008 8:11AM]

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!!!

[tom @ Dec 4th 2008 8:14AM]

Total RIP-OFF

[j_g_puff @ Dec 4th 2008 8:48AM]

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.

[Solah @ Dec 4th 2008 8:17AM]

Looks like a G.E.C.K.

[superhobo @ Dec 4th 2008 8:33AM]

I can't believe someone else thought of that too...

[Chris @ Dec 4th 2008 8:24AM]

"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?

[RichardBronosky @ Dec 4th 2008 11:45AM]

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.

[ZaxCG2 @ Dec 4th 2008 8:44AM]

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?

[tlarkin79 @ Dec 4th 2008 8:55AM]

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.

[Patriks7 @ Dec 4th 2008 10:14AM]

Those sports people you are talking about usually have some kind of a van or there are stadiums with their equipment..

[brad @ Dec 4th 2008 10:32PM]

I work in sports broadcasting, and yes we do usually have a van, which usually contain systems much like this one.

[Pete @ Dec 4th 2008 8:49AM]

"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.

[Josh Ladella @ Dec 4th 2008 8:58AM]

my thoughts exactly...my macbook is a fifth of that price and it packs up to 4 g's of ram :P

[Ryback @ Dec 4th 2008 9:05AM]

@Josh Ladella

Yeah, but that's 3rd party RAM. 4 gigs of Apple-ram is in the $6k range by itself.

[AMiSH PiRATE @ Dec 4th 2008 9:30AM]

@Ryback

4gb of ram on a current or previous gen macbook is $300 through apple's site.

[GaryZ @ Dec 4th 2008 4:38PM]

lol, I have 6GB of RAM on my non-video-editing machine...

[dark star @ Dec 4th 2008 9:26AM]

why didnt i think of that???
just hide the tower behind the lcd for a cleaner looking desktop!

[Thunderbuck @ Dec 4th 2008 1:41PM]

I don't know how much "cleaner" it will look with all the cables out the side...

[B2RStudio @ Dec 4th 2008 1:51PM]

its called an iMac.....

[AMiSH PiRATE @ Dec 4th 2008 9:27AM]

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).

[WEPMAH @ Dec 4th 2008 9:51AM]

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!

[joey @ Dec 4th 2008 10:22AM]

just put a handle on an imac, kinda like the old ones but now with LCD... apple was doing this years ago, LOL

[MS @ Dec 4th 2008 12:45PM]

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..