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What in the world is a flextop computer? Apparently it’s a standard for portable PCs that has been around for a while. Who knew? Manufacturer NexComputing created the first flextop computers back in 2005. They’ve updated their line and believe me, they pack quite a punch.
Looking at their NextDimension Pro and Evo lines their flextop PCs are beefy dual or quad-core systems packed into a small briefcase form-factor. With the power of dual quad-core Xeon processors, support for 24GB of RAM, 8 SATA drives, 4 PCI Express slots and 2 gigabit ethernet ports, these PCs will hold their own just fine against some of the finest servers out there.
No word yet on just how much these latest models will run you, but I’m sure you can expect to pay a premium for these. Just imagine the reaction you’d get if someone brought one to your next LAN party!
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7 Responses to “Flextop computers – the next big thing?”
Karel Jansens May 21, 2007
So, you have to lug that box. And a keyboard. And a monitor. Probably a mouse as well.
Sheesh, I could bolt a handle on my desktop right now and get a raving review from some copy-starving website…
-1Chris Scott Barr May 21, 2007
Yes, you have to lug around a lot of extras. But this kind of power isn’t meant to be casually carried about as a laptop. It’s more like a portable server. Most servers of this class aren’t designed to be picked up and carried around to various locations.
Were this your run-of-the-mill desktop with a handle on it, it wouldn’t be worth writing about. But you don’t see servers like this every day.
NeutralKarel Jansens May 21, 2007
You haven’t even seen my desktop…
-1Chris Scott Barr May 21, 2007
You’re welcome to post a picture of it in our forums, we have a thread open for people to do just that.
Your comment made it sound like you were comparing these to just an average desktop machine. If you’ve got a cool setup, you’re welcome to show it off, we love to see what people are using.
NeutralEwdison Then May 21, 2007
I like the portability :p but i bet you will have hard time carrying this into airplane :p
-1Chris Scott Barr May 21, 2007
Definitely, I’m not sure how much this weighs, but it can’t be light. I think they’re aiming these at networking technicians more than your average consumer. Though it would be pretty cool to be able to carry around that much power.
+1Ewdison Then May 21, 2007
well, it can be light if they build it like htpc
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