Habey's Small Atom-Based PC is Fanless

[exfileme]

This nifty little square computer looks more like a fancy router.

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[td854]

299 dollars for what is essentially, a netbook without a screen or keyboard, no thanks.

 

[idisarmu]

It needs an ssd to be 100% silent. I bet that hard drive will still be noisy, though I have no experience with 1.8" drives.

 

[racermx187]

I think with just an SSD this would be a really cool PC for the car. Movies, simple games, 3G internet, etc

 

[industrial_zman]

it looks close to the pc-fit2 or the pc-fit2i, which have been out for a while. they are priced about the same. it would be neat if tom's could get one of each and test them out.

 

[foody]

[citation][nom]td854[/nom]299 dollars for what is essentially, a netbook without a screen or keyboard, no thanks.[/citation]
The word you're looking for is nettop.

Though, I do agree with you, I wouldn't buy one either. There is a market for these though.

 

[matt87_50]

add a 3.5" bay for a harddrive and this would be great for a file server/bittorrent client/ anything else that would have you leave your computer on overnight

 

[shadow187]

This is actually really cool. Put it behind your TV and have it as a torrent-slave (not, of course, that I promote such shenanigans...), and you could have a 1080p home-theater.

 

[td854]

[citation][nom]foody[/nom]The word you're looking for is nettop. Though, I do agree with you, I wouldn't buy one either. There is a market for these though.[/citation]

Yeah, I guess I was trying to point out that there's probably much better choices, the cheapest model Acer Revo for example is $200, comes with mouse and keyboard, and that leaves another $99 towards a screen (if you need one.)

 

[anamaniac]

Cool.

Though I want it even smaller. -_-

 

[axisman]

Any idea on what temps this thing would run at? Would it survive an Australian summer, for instance?

 

[zanraptora]

... This could fit in another computer... *grins widely*

It's too easy, I ain't bringing up the meme...

 

[spanspace]

This one is better if you are using it for delivering HD content to a home entertainment setup. http://www.habeyusa.com/products_show.php?id=279&menu=1

Its also made by the same company as the one in the article.

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]idisarmu[/nom]It needs an ssd to be 100% silent. I bet that hard drive will still be noisy, though I have no experience with 1.8" drives.[/citation]
My Archos 5 with a 60GB 1.8 inch HDD is silent, I have tried putting it up to my ear and I hear absolutely nothing. The HDDs are extremely tiny can't hear a sound from them.

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]matt87_50[/nom]add a 3.5" bay for a harddrive and this would be great for a file server/bittorrent client/ anything else that would have you leave your computer on overnight[/citation]
You could get an external USB HDD and add it, more power but still much lower then a full comp. I would love one of these to run my PvPGN server on.

 

[miloo]

no more atom processor to me ~
they are crazily slow ~ sorry mate

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]miloo[/nom]no more atom processor to me ~ they are crazily slow ~ sorry mate[/citation]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf5h6QxFleE
Setup right, an Atom with right hardware can be good, like the Revo this person used for their setup. Sure it's not great for everything, but it has it's place.

 

[etrnl_frost]

miloo: They're good for certain things. For example, I'm using an Acer Aspire one with the Atom n270... And I'm running fine with between 7-10 apps (1GB RAM, Windows7). Detectably slower than with my htpc build (e8400, 4gb ram, vista), but for work purposes, this definitely suffices.

I can definitely say that this thing could singlehandedly keep me warm if I was outside in the snow, though.

 

[Guest]

graphene minisupercomputer is what needed on today's market

 

[Guest]

Should have equipped it with the N450.