An alternative to wasting your money on a stupid €600 mobile phone or a dumb Atom-based mini laptop, is a Mini-ITX Multimedia Power-PC with full-blown High Definition and Surround sound capabilities! A true work of art that doesn’t just blow away your computer, laptop, and mobile/palmtop phones put together, but looks absolutely fantastic!
First we start with a case (enclosure) for REAL MEN!
Travla C299 MINI-ITX Enclosure
Approximate cost: € 115
http://www.travla.com/product_d.php?dty ... 032#DETAIL
…but for the ladies we can have a cute:
Next all the quality parts to build this tiny rocket…
Intel Desktop Board DG45FC
Approximate cost: € 110
http://www.intel.com/Products/Desktop/M ... erview.htm
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.83 GHz Processor
Approximate cost: € 230
http://ark.intel.com/Product.aspx?id=40815
2 X Kingston (KVR800D2N6/2G) 2GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC
Approximate cost: € 100
http://www.valueram.com/europe/desktop/memory.asp
Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1 TB, SATA 3 Gb/s, 8 MB Cache, 5200 RPM
Approximate cost: € 200
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?DriveID=685
Sony NEC Optiarc BC-5600S (Blu-Ray)
Approximate cost: € 285
http://www.sonynec-optiarc.com/products ... index.html
So there you go! For about €1,000 you can have a POCKET-ROCKET that outperforms everything you’ve got at home put together and looks damn good too!
Regards, GR.
