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Since its going to be headless, the lame graphics don't matter.

And because its so tiny I can stick the mobo and other bits just in a box, and forget about them!]]>Jan 17th 2009 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
Pretty amazing!
]]>Jan 17th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
I'm also thinking of turning it into a routing box as well, to replace our dlink that crashes =/]]>Jan 17th 2009 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 6:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
What part of "4.41- x 10.71- x 9.69-inch box" makes you think this is a mid-tower sized computer?]]>Jan 17th 2009 6:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
A 2.5" drive like the one in this sytem will only pull around 3-5W when spinning. I'd guess everything else might bring the total up to around 7-10W max. That's slightly less than an older idle laptop (w/ mobile cpu) without a battery in it, and the screen backlight off (11W according to my meter).

A desktop with a dedicated gfx card and multiple 3.5" drives is a different story...]]>Jan 18th 2009 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 18th 2009 3:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
I miss lead paint...and asbestos]]>Jan 17th 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
Who calls it a nettop? Haven't small towers always been mini-towers?]]>Jan 17th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/]]>Jan 17th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
Although I understand the purpose of these types of computers, I can't imagine so many people wasting their money on them. I know they will though. The Atom processor being slower than single core Celerons is just pointless in anything other than a netbook.

I agree with molecule-eye - for only a few $$ more you can get a much better, longer lasting pc.]]>Jan 18th 2009 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
Although I'd wait for Windows 7 to come along before buying any OEM PC now.]]>Jan 17th 2009 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
After Windows 7 is released, we're going to see an explosion of (relatively low-powered devices such as this one) rushing to market. A lot of people are going to finally be able to hide a small, Internet capable PC behind their large, flat panel living room TVs. TV makers will be next to include Windows 7 directly into their offerings - along with built-in wifi and/or an Ethernet jack.]]>Jan 17th 2009 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
I totally agree. This is going to be huge!]]>Jan 17th 2009 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
Obama is going to be the next president of the United States! And SSDs will get cheaper by 2014!]]>Jan 17th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Without the Windows install, the crap ware vendors wouldn't be preinstalled on the machine. Those vendors usually subsidize the cost of the OS, so you don't save anything by leaving off windows. ]]>Jan 18th 2009 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 18th 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
Brilliant]]>Jan 17th 2009 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Faster, smaller, more powerful, cheaper, nicer, better specced,better perfoming , better everything, machines have always been available but still lots of morons would'nt buy anything else because someone told them that that one is the thing to buy if they want to look cool. ]]>Jan 17th 2009 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/And why does every person that puts an atom CPU in ANYTHING get attention from engadget?
Just do a collection of atom-using crap every few days like you do with the crapgadgets.
]]>Jan 17th 2009 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
I don't want a C2D running something that's basically going to sit at 0% cpu most of the time, just using extra power!]]>Jan 17th 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
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So, if you don't like the prebuilt price, build it yourself.]]>Jan 17th 2009 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 3:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 4:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
i know that my computer is not very good(and pretty old in computer terms), but i was wondering what is a "better" a 3Ghz intel pentium4 or the intel atom.

if anyone could get back to me on this it would be really great]]>Jan 17th 2009 4:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/]]>Jan 17th 2009 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 4:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
thank you for the very speedy reply, quite helpful.

]]>Jan 17th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 17th 2009 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 18th 2009 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 18th 2009 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
Lame!]]>Jan 18th 2009 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Component adapter does just fine. Unless what you are sending requires HDCP (most likely not from an HTPC) you won't need HDMI. Component supports 1080p resolution, which is the highest that you would use in a home environment anyway.]]>Jan 18th 2009 8:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 18th 2009 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/Jan 18th 2009 8:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/17/atom-powered-compaq-presario-cq2009f-desktop-now-on-sale/
Let's see, it does what 98% percent of people spend 99% of their time doing with a computer:

*** 1) Use the Internet (which with SaaS now includes everything from games to word processing to accounting) ***
2) Check email (see number 1)
3) Do homework (see number 1)
4) Do home bookkeeping (see number 1)
5) Instant Message/Voip/Video Chat (See number 1)
6) Do light duty office work (See number 1)
7) Casual Gaming (See number 1)

Computer Repair Shops - Sell your stock! - Repair it? (ROFL) Sorry, no, if a factory restore won't fix it, just buy another one.
Linux on the Desktop - Why bother? At this price point, where's the advantage? What few companies still write desktop software over the next few years won't be able to afford to support multiple platforms. When the Browser finally becomes the OS (within 5 years for most things) and the manufacturers finally feel comfortable skipping that $5-10 license fee...it just won't matter anymore.
Mac - It's all downhill from here folks, see Linux comments.

From here on out, the ONLY thing keeping the PC industry going is going to be enthusiast gaming and the limited number of demanding commercial applications like Adobe Creative Suite. I don't know of anyone that edits home movies, and heck, I just can't think of anything else "demanding" on a home computer. Really, the 2GB dual core version will make even background security software a non-issue.

As for SaaS, things are rapidly shaping up nicely there. If Mint.com finally get's around to adding a "cash" category that I can update myself, well, that's close enough to Quicken that I don't need to buy that software. Photo editing? Photoshop Elements online works fine for me. And so forth.

Next step? Get rid of the DVD drive. Shrink the box even more, just a handful of USB jacks, speaker jack, VGA, and HDMI. Move to USB3 (sufficient to replace HDMI) and you'll have a reasonably competent PC the size of a power brick and dumped on the floor with them.

Z.




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