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Aargh-a-Knot
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 Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 1:56 pm Post subject: World's smallest Mac. HD ready. |
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Well, Apple better do something with the Mac Mini pretty quick if they are gonna do anything at all, because it looks like they may have some serious competition in the HTPC realm. NVIDIA just unveiled it's Ion platform at CES, "an Intel Atom coupled with their 9400M chipset". Smaller than a Mac Mini, with the ability to push 1080p, low heat and cheap cheap cheap. And, its hardware combination makes it a no-brainer for installing OS-X.
Here's a couple teaser photos:
Check out the CES video demonstration HERE
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I was looking at that last night and was thinking that would make an amazing netbook and an amazing nettop. Also, the $50 premium for the Ion platform looks like a good deal to me as well.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/sff_ion.html
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Aargh-a-Knot
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:55 am Post subject: |
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| I just hope someone sells it in a sexier case! |
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TonyMontana
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| Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:18 am Post subject: |
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Any word on price?
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| TonyMontana wrote: | | Any word on price? |
You could safely figure at least $50-$100 over current nettops (around $300), I hope someone sells this with the dual core Atom though since that would make a speedy little Linux box.
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| hackersmovie wrote: | I hate computers that don't have a front or back....  ... If you see one in those photo's be sure to point it out to me.... I can't tell which is which...  |
WARNING.....DONT LOOK AT THIS ONE.....WARNING
It's a miniaturized Borg Cube in diguise* 
But don't bother buying one...Its a little bit expensive at the moment..
http://tinyurl.com/7ymbdz
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| Aquafire wrote: | | hackersmovie wrote: | | I hate computers that don't have a front or back.... ... If you see one in those photo's be sure to point it out to me.... I can't tell which is which... |
WARNING.....DONT LOOK AT THIS ONE.....WARNING
It's a miniaturized Borg Cube in diguise*
But don't bother buying one...Its a little bit expensive at the moment..
http://tinyurl.com/7ymbdz
Aqua |
Just what I need to start my own space program finally!
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| hackersmovie wrote: | I hate computers that don't have a front or back....
If you see one in those photo's be sure to point it out to me.... I can't tell which is which... |
The rear doesn't have the nvidia branding on it, also usually the back end has the eathernet, power, video, but the 7.1 audio would usually be on the back. Also, the case is kind of ugly, now if it had ATI and AMD branding it would be beautiful.
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The NVIDIA is a a lot of impressive technology in a very small package. I am not a fan of the busy front of this box. I think they should have put the toslink on the back. Not a big deal if you are running and entire HDMI 1.3 set-up. Myself I prefer to run audio via toslink to my amp on it's own.
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In this case it's no doubt function over form so I wouldn't expect it to be Apple quality, visually speaking, since it ain't by Apple. Plus this thing isn't suppose to be displayed in the forefront of you AV rack. It just needs to sit there quietly chewing on those 1080p frames. 
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