It would be pretty quiet if the fan is big enough and the right quality. Basically you need a fan for any kind of performance, and if this has a performance video card it's got an advantage over the Mac Mini, since it also takes full size / speed hard disks it could realistically be a better choice for a media pc where you can store media, play games, etc. Otherwise, the mac mini is a very compelling choice, even if you're running Windows or Linux on it.
Does skype work reliably enough for people to use it full time? I use it around the world, but about 1/5 times its not good enough.
Same goes for screen sharing, eg Macromedia Breeze kaking out mid presentation.
I'd like to see a site that did nothing but measure and display the point to point reliability of media across networks, in a neutral way.
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
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