Qbox-N270 nettop hits the FCC

You gotta love it when three small numbers give away virtually all of a product's specs, but such is the age of Atom -- one look at Foxconn's QBox-N270 in the FCC database and we knew that it was packing a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, and at most a 160GB drive. Actually, the most interesting thing about this Linux-powered rig other than the lime green case is that it has a modem port -- is this the nettop rural America has been screaming for? Only time will tell.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:30PM]

SEGANET ready

[alex7575 Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:31PM]

I don't think the case is lime green (points back at the wall)

[chrisaroz Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:40PM]

Doctor, I concur.

[endgadget Posted Apr 22nd 2009 6:24AM]

Nevertheless, that and the modem are surely the most interesting aspects of this gizmo. I'd say put him on the time machine and pack him off to that 60s show or something.

[yourivancutsem Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:47PM]

@ Alex L. : White balance…

[Rebajas Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:45PM]

Looks around the read link - points out image hidden in one of the links:
https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=1098849&native_or_pdf=pdf

Admittedly a bit hidden away but I reckon it might actually be green :\

[Rebajas Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:47PM]

Err - meant for comment above... :(

[alex7575 Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:47PM]

Look at the last picture, even the non-reflective power brick looks a bit green, that whole room is painted lime green (from what I've gathered).

[Rebajas Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:55PM]

You might be right - I guess we'll find out one-day; if anyone can be bothered to follow this to the logical conclusion.

I don't think it will be me though :)

[alex7575 Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:57PM]

LOL, don't look at me, specially in the case you're right and I'm wrong...

[ArhcAngel Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:45PM]

Mr Blurrycam has a friend....Ms. Badlighting

[jonbruc Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:46PM]

Yea, if the back wall is whilte/neutral. then the case looks more like a metallic silver/gray.

[Level 5 Posted Apr 21st 2009 12:58PM]

Rural America is screaming for a nettop? April Fool's Day was 3 weeks ago, buddy.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 1:06PM]

There's no place to keep my chickens!!

[Rebajas Posted Apr 21st 2009 1:24PM]

What would be great would be a unit similar to this in size and power that can sit attached to the back of a screen but with a 'remote' power switch, like on a flexible stork.

I'd be happy if it had no ports aside from USB and video, though it would obviously need bluetooth and WIFI - hmm, liking this idea. Might be seeing if I can order one of those stand alone boards we see every now and then...

* Scuttles off to find toolbox & hammer... *

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 1:40PM]

I kept reading that as 'nerftop'.

[Duckman Posted Apr 21st 2009 7:56PM]

I lold

[aristosachaion Posted Apr 21st 2009 2:52PM]

The likelihood that they found a purely hardware modem that'll fit in that box or a winmodem that'll run under Linux seems a bit remote...soft modems just aren't that well supported. I'd bet they just forgot to stop up the port.

[cb88 Posted Apr 21st 2009 3:59PM]

actually there are a couple modems supported on Linux that arn't hard modems ... our old laptop had a pctel modem that works fine and I think lucent softmodems work as well... and there is a company that sells a tiny usb attached hard modem couldn't be all that hard to fit one on the board

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 21st 2009 5:49PM]

Is that a fucking MODEM in there? Good lord.

[Eugeen Posted Apr 21st 2009 6:42PM]

That may not be a modem at all. It could be an port to connect a standard phone for VOIP.

[fyngyrz Posted Apr 21st 2009 7:51PM]

Businesses like faxmodem ports. Very convenient for some of them. And it isn't like the tech is expensive.

[traut Posted Apr 22nd 2009 2:44AM]

Why 1 GB RAM only? That's a linux device, no need for MS licence limitations!

A 160 GB HD? Does this fit in? Yes, cheaper than a Mac mini, but still much less sexy...

[elmo61 Posted Apr 22nd 2009 3:18AM]

from that picture it could be like 1meter long lol