kinzel: (Lord Black Cat)
kinzel ([personal profile] kinzel) wrote2008-07-24 02:16 pm

Save those watts, store those amps .... low power computing

CherryPal? What a silly name ... but anyway....

http://72.51.37.17/products/

Things like this may be why Bill Gates really retired ....

[identity profile] jryson.livejournal.com 2008-07-25 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
The $250 doesn't include monitor, mouse, or keyboard. You just get the CPU box.

[identity profile] kinzel.livejournal.com 2008-07-25 01:58 pm (UTC)(link)
True ...
here in East Winslow I already own clos to a dozen mice, have 4 "extra" monitors, and at least seven keyboardS .. .AS WELL AS EXTRA SETS OF SPEAKERS. I suspect this machine is aimed at peopel who already have a computer and hence could use what they have.

[identity profile] mbarker.livejournal.com 2008-07-25 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
They've reinvented the Brick! I remember that -- just unplug the peripherals and carry cpu/disk with you, then plug in peripherals. Cool -- especially given that people really like BIG screens now, a brick approach might work well. And with the approaching digital TVs offering computer interfaces . . . could be good timing.

(Anonymous) 2008-07-25 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Burton from Montreal

How does the manufacturer expects us to attach external storage devices to this Webtop. It only got 2 USB ports. One for the mouse, the other for the keyboard. Guess you need an USB hub as well. It would much easier with 3 USB ports.

Still for non-gaming and non-video editing users it should be adequate.

A similar machine would be the Aleutia E2 Webtop.

http://www.aleutia.com/products/

Yet another box...

[identity profile] nolaviz.myopenid.com (from livejournal.com) 2008-07-27 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
I am using the fit-pc (see here (http://www.fit-pc.com)), which has the advantage of being fully PC-compatible under the 120mm x 140mm x 40mm covers :) while consuming just 5W…