Interesting PC clone of the new iMac
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upstatemike
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Good potential but I wonder what this means?:
Is it fanless and silent?
Is it fanless and silent?
Well, the manual here talks about:
"You can check the condition of the computer: CPU, system temperature, cooling fan temperature"
Dean Roddey
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That actually looks like a model that I saw a couple years back, just slightly spiffed up. It had the same layout and the same position for the drive and all that. Can't remember the name of the company that sold it.
wuench
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Looks like it has fans on the back if you check out some of the other pictures on their site. I don't see how they would be able to run dual core 3.4Ghz CPUs without fans....
upstatemike
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I didn't think they could but it would have been nice... My big problem with all "all-in-one" PCs is the noise.
Sorry, should have been more clear. I meant to say that you could simply run Windows on the iMac.
6-8 months ago I was looking for a tiny, small form factor, quiet & cool PC to run under my kitchen counter. I looked at all the various PC models, but ended up with the Mac Mini becuase even with the extra $120 or so for Vista, they were all almost comparable in price. And I found the Mac Mini to be engineered better as far as aesthetics (which didn't matter much because it's under my counter) and cooling.
I didn't compare the pricing in detail between this and the iMac, but the range looks similar. I wonder if it's the same type of situation.
The touchscreen on this is nice, though.
upstatemike
Senior Member
How quiet is the iMac? Does it have fans in it?
I've seen them at my local Apple store, and haven't noticed any fan noise. Can't say I was specifically looking for it though.
From what I understand based on reviews I have read, they are extremely quiet.
Alternative to Mac Mini: http://minipc.aopen.com/Global/spec.htm
Been using it for a while now. Very quiet. Supports dual monitors - which the Mac Mini does not.
Been using it for a while now. Very quiet. Supports dual monitors - which the Mac Mini does not.
roussell
Active Member
I've been looking a Mini-PCs lately also; here are a couple I'm considering:
ewayco has several lower-cost tiny computers, in particular this $99.00 PC looks interesting.
Also, according to this article, Data Evolution has a sub $100 pc.
Both of these are low speed ~200-400 MHz computers, but if you have a low-overhead touch client like Housebot's (what I'm using), it's more than enough. For those with more demanding clients, you could use these a RDP clients (remote desktop, MS terminal server, etc.) as some are doing with the Nokia 770s back to a faster box.
If I can convince the "Chief Financial Officer"
that we need a non-budgeted expenditure for R&D, I'll pick up one of these...
Terry
ewayco has several lower-cost tiny computers, in particular this $99.00 PC looks interesting.
Also, according to this article, Data Evolution has a sub $100 pc.
Both of these are low speed ~200-400 MHz computers, but if you have a low-overhead touch client like Housebot's (what I'm using), it's more than enough. For those with more demanding clients, you could use these a RDP clients (remote desktop, MS terminal server, etc.) as some are doing with the Nokia 770s back to a faster box.
If I can convince the "Chief Financial Officer"
that we need a non-budgeted expenditure for R&D, I'll pick up one of these...Terry
