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New e2 line from enano is “environment friendly”

Chris Scott Barr, May 16th 2007 Discuss [0]

Looking for a PC that is comparable to a Mac mini? Look no further than the e2 line of ultra small form factor PCs that are just a hair smaller than the mini. Read The Full Story

Vote on your favorite SFF concept PC now

Chris Scott Barr, Mar 22nd 2007 Discuss [0]

If you like having your voice heard, you might want to check out Intel's $1 concept PC contest. The challenge was issued to computer manufacturers to create the next big idea for a small computer. Read The Full Story

New car PC from Shuttle

Chris Scott Barr, Mar 19th 2007 Discuss [0]

Shuttle is famous for making small PC's. They have recently announced their new PC for your car which looks very similar to an amp for a high-end sound system. Read The Full Story

MiniPC GF800 – Small on size, big on price

Chris Scott Barr, Feb 26th 2007 Discuss [0]

Japanese PC manufacturer MiniPC has brought out a new line called the GF800. The most notable feature is the support for dual displays. Read The Full Story

Over the top manga case

Chris Scott Barr, Feb 23rd 2007 Discuss [0]

I have a fascination with anime and manga. I don't really know what it is, maybe it's the big eyes, or the over exaggerated expressions. Someone got the great idea to make a SFF case that's covered in manga art. Thus was born the Kiarabea. Read The Full Story

Big things do come in small packages

Chris Scott Barr, Jan 30th 2007 Discuss [3]

In the market for beefy new PC but don't want a bulky tower? Then Lenovo's got a tiny powerhouse that will be right up your alley. This bite-sized computer named the ThinkCentre A55 can be configured with some pretty hefty hardware. It can handle an Intel Core 2 Duo, 500GB hard drive and up to 4GB of RAM. Surprisingly, the price range is in line with many of the full-size desktops currently on the market with a starting price at $579. The A55 stands at 3 inches tall, 12.2 inches wide, and 14.1 inches deep. With this tiny form factor, Lenovo is trying to target schools, medical facilities, and other markets where space is always limited. The A55 is expected to start shipping in February of this year. Lenovo A55 PC is Smaller Than the Average SFF [via Gizmodo]

Pico-ITX, motherboard standards keep getting smaller

Chris Scott Barr, Jan 29th 2007 Discuss [2]

I know that all of you modders out there just can't wait for a smaller motherboard to cram into you newest custom-cases. It looks like the wait will be over soon. Via, who already makes some of the smallest boards around is gearing up for the release of their newest standard called pico-ITX. Measuring in at 3.9 x 2.8 inches, it only takes up half of space of their current Nano-ITX boards. Looking at the picture, you can get a feel for the size by looking at how large the VGA and ethernet ports seem. Also, you will notice that those are the only two two ports that are built onto the board. Your other connections will be connected via pin headers, so be prepared to run plenty of cables.It is going to sport a C7 processor running at 1GHz, so it'll run about anything you'd expect to run off of a system this small. So once again, VIA is setting the new standard in tiny computing, much to the delight of modders everywhere. Now the only thing left to do is figure out what to put it in. Via's incredible shrinking mobo line spawns "pico-ITX" [via LinuxDevices]

Shuttle’s new Core 2 Duo SFF computer – P2 3700

Staff Editor, Sep 5th 2006 Discuss [0]

Sleek, sexy, and powerful is what I would describe Shuttle’s new P2 3700 SFF. The P2 3700 uses Intel’s 975X chipset that support Core 2 Duo processors. Many gamers will be happy to know that the P2 3700 have two x16 PCI express slot to support Crossfire technology. The new SSF support up to 8GB RAM and four hard drives. One thing concern me about the P2 3700 is the power supply, it only comes with 400W PSU which I don’t think it will be enough to power everything if you loaded it up with dual high end video cards and four hard drives. The Shuttle P2 3700 system starts from $1450. Hope to see it as a barebone system soon! Read The Full Story

Shuttle X100 SFF System

Ewdison Then, Aug 28th 2006 Discuss [0]

Shuttle Inc is famous for their SFF (Small Form Factor) XPC barebones and computer systems. I’m a shuttle XPC owner myself and I’m always fascinated by what Shuttle could bring to the SFF market. This time Shuttle has done it again with its new XPC X100, the smallest XPC shuttle ever made. X100 is available as a system in whole. X100 full system will start at $699 and powered by 1.6Ghz Celeron M, 512MB DDR-2 RAM, 80GB SATA HDD, and DVD-ROM/CDRW combo drive. The higher end model will sport 1.6Ghz Core Duo CPU, 1GB DDR2 RAM, 250GB HDD and price starts at $999. I really do hope Shuttle will sell X100 as barebones in the future as many of us HTPC fans would love to pick our own computer parts. Read The Full Story