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never tried cleaning out the heatsink from a 2001 P4 pc that has been left on for the last 4 years by an uneducated family...?]]>May 2nd 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH]]>May 2nd 2009 4:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
I see . . . Heat sinks . . . EN MASSE.

But, no fans. ]]>May 2nd 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/]]>May 2nd 2009 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 4:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 3rd 2009 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 5:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
They're not as big as the Mac Mini PSU....]]>May 2nd 2009 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 3rd 2009 6:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
my laptop was acting up the other day, and i emailed the guy i got it from, told him i was running jaunty and he said "Ooooh Ubuntu, ive heard about that virus"

fucktard]]>May 2nd 2009 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
I kid, I kid... :P]]>May 2nd 2009 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 5:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/Next to the fanless design, what is making this so expensive?

The $900 base model has a celeron- absolutely ridiculous. At this profit margin, they only need to sell 10 of 'em to break even.]]>May 2nd 2009 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 6:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
its absolutly overpriced. But hey, its fanless...

One good thing I cant think of: It must be wonderful for music making or audio editing when you need a silent room for recording... Just that justify the price.]]>May 2nd 2009 6:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
@Bobsley:

Why am I a magic weasel? What are you, 16?

Furthermore, anyone that's serious about audio:

1.) Would have separate recording/mixing areas.
2.) Keeps the computer in an area separate from the mixing room, and runs long USB and DVI/etc cables to the room for peripherals/displays.
3.) Sure as hell would get a more powerful computer with more storage space.
4.) Would rather spend the extra money on other audio gear.

Those are things serious things I *CAN* think of that still don't justify the price.

Anybody who isn't a pro probably has a decent laptop for all those things anyway- and unless you're mic'ing up your computer, you're not going to hear the fan noise. Unless your computer and/or set up sucks.

]]>May 2nd 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/yes.

"2.) Keeps the computer in an area separate from the mixing room, and runs long USB and DVI/etc cables to the room for peripherals/displays."
Sometimes that's not possible because USB has a 6 ft limit. I'm pretty sure DVI also has a length limit. (and it gets rly expensive)

"3.) Sure as hell would get a more powerful computer with more storage space."
Storage space is irrelevant to a computer's power. Also a good audio card does not require a powerful computer to record.

"4.) Would rather spend the extra money on other audio gear."
me too. plus maybe a soundproof box.



carpc would be a good application of this. but I like to do it myself.]]>May 3rd 2009 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
Actually you are wrong & Noandthen is 100% correct. I'm an audio engineer btw. I would NEVER even think about recoring witha POS like this. Wit ha celeron in it it can maybe handle 2 tracks at one time. Whoopdy fucking do. A mini ITX board cost $150. Thsere is one form Zotac that even has a Nvidia 9300m on it that would be better in this build. I don't understand how this company can sell this thing @ that price with a straight face. I'll build you the same thing for less then 500 bucks with graphics, a 1TB HD & a more powerful core 2 with no fans if you want. ]]>May 3rd 2009 1:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 3rd 2009 4:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 3rd 2009 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 3rd 2009 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/Oh noes, I better take back these 3m usb cables and these 10ft usb extension cables then!]]>May 3rd 2009 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/"2.) Keeps the computer in an area separate from the mixing room, and runs long USB and DVI/etc cables to the room for peripherals/displays."

USB has a maximum length of 10 feet for signal strength/reliability. DVI is somewhere in the neighborhood of 30 feet, depending on the cable used (If you go fiber optic you can get 300 feet).

Real studios have separate rooms for the artists and an engineering room (all of which should be soundproofed). If it matters how loud your computer is when you're recording, you're doing it wrong.]]>May 4th 2009 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
no kidding... I often record acoustic guitar tracks in my computer room, this fanless computer is priceless for that kind of use. A lot of people are building ugly and bulky isolating case for their computers.

Fanless computer = win for noiseless recording.

Sad its overpriced.
]]>May 2nd 2009 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/Ground lift switches= miracle for noiseless recording.
Quality preamps and voltage regulators= miracle for noiseless recording.

This= WAY overpriced "meh" level PC.

Also, any HDDs used for HQ recordings (7200 RPM) create very audible Db levels anyhow.

I still think the $ is better spent on gear and moving your computer away from the recording/mixing space. Even with a laptop.]]>May 2nd 2009 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/
Anyhow, this has plenty of uses outside that; the most obvious being that some people, mys'elf included, simply like quiet. I've got a Mac Mini, it's not too noisy, but it's very far from silent. If it were offered, I'd be happy to pay a premium for a fanless, SSD model. (Probably not a three-times-the-price premium... but twice as much? I'd think about it.)

To be honest though I think rather than machines like this, it would probably be better for manufacturers to look at low-powered options (Atom, next year ARM, etc) for that kind of situation - take the hit in CPU power etc and you can probably make a nettop-level fanless computer *without* quite such a ridiculous heatsink, complex design, and corresponding price.]]>May 2nd 2009 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/02/solidlogic-gs-l10-mini-itx-wraps-itself-in-blanket-of-heat-sinks/May 2nd 2009 7:12PM