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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: vyper on March 19, 2005, 07:22:48 am

Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: vyper on March 19, 2005, 07:22:48 am: Right lads, I've taken a liking to these new MiniATX form machines, they're so space saving and cool looking.... ahem, anyway, I want one for my business work (which includes multimedia dev work) but the best I can find for those needs is about 800 quid.

Any notions of cheap resources?
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: kasperl on March 19, 2005, 07:25:11 am: Buy a barebone and add the rest of the machine yourself. You could be set for 500 euro's, leaving the monitor out of the picture.
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Rictor on March 19, 2005, 09:26:14 am: http://www.shuttle.com/
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: MatthewPapa on March 19, 2005, 10:26:44 am: http://www.apple.com/macmini/
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Grey Wolf on March 19, 2005, 02:20:29 pm: I suggest the Shuttle SN95G5. In fact, that's the one I plan on getting in the next few months.
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: WMCoolmon on March 19, 2005, 02:21:02 pm: http://www.mini-itx.com/

EDit: Bleh, those URLs will do no good. :p Do a search for MicroATX size cases on Newegg.
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: vyper on March 19, 2005, 05:36:28 pm: Good links lads. Very useful.

MP, thanks but as I told Lib I can't use mac due to software requirements. Good effort tho :)
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Mongoose on March 19, 2005, 06:32:02 pm: Not exactly the cheapest system, but how about a FragBox (http://www.falcon-nw.com/fragbox.asp)? :D
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Grey Wolf on March 19, 2005, 06:41:24 pm: What sort of specs are you looking for? Processor, video card, and other things along those lines. Once we know that, we can see how cheap we can get this.
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Ford Prefect on March 19, 2005, 08:51:39 pm: I think I found a pretty nice one.

(http://histoire.info.online.fr/images/eniac4.jpeg)
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Clave on March 20, 2005, 05:16:34 am: http://www.apple.com/uk/macmini/ :p
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: vyper on March 20, 2005, 07:40:31 am: 2GHz, 1GB Ram, 80GB+ HDD, anything with good 3D support since this is for multimedia authoring, but if possible something with dual output (to flat panels), and standard sound. USB/Firewire both required obviously.

If I recall anything else I'll update this.

Clave - again, nice try but sadly I need the Win32/64 platform for compiling Director projectors, et al.
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Ford Prefect on March 20, 2005, 11:27:52 am: Oh man, I love the Mac Mini! I go to the Apple store in the mall just to drool at it. (And buy iPod accessories.)
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Taristin on March 20, 2005, 11:43:27 am: Damn you vyper. Now I want to build a microatx system......

You want this one, BTW; http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=56-101-462&DEPA=0
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Cobra on March 20, 2005, 09:04:08 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Ford Prefect
(http://histoire.info.online.fr/images/eniac4.jpeg)

What, have something that big and runs at only like 1 MB/s? :lol:
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: WMCoolmon on March 20, 2005, 09:22:26 pm: The upside is that you don't have to buy a new motherboard to increase the FSB speed. You just have to get the guy to exercise more.
Title: Find me Cheap MiniPCs
Post by: Grey Wolf on March 21, 2005, 07:48:24 pm: For a SFF with those specs, your best bet would be one of the Shuttles. You have any experience with building computers yourself, or do you need it preassembled?