Mini PCs

[Bond]

http://www.amselectronics.com/index-CFS868.html

These little guys look awesome:

http://www.amselectronics.com/Products/gBOX/CF-868%20front.jpg

http://www.amselectronics.com/Products/gBOX/CF-868%20side.jpg

http://www.amselectronics.com/Products/gBOX/CF-868%20rear.jpg

Here are the specs:

Quick Specs:
VIA P4M266 chipset
Winbond W83627HF LPC controller
Supports Intel Socket 478
- Pentium 4 processors: (1.4GHz ~ 2.4GHz)
Support 2x 184-pin DDR200/266 SDRAM up to 2GB
Onboard S3 ProSavage8 DDR 2D/3D graphics
- 4 to 32MB frame buffer using system memory
- VT1621 TV Encoder, TV-out supported, S-Video port and
composite TV-out
Onboard IR port
Onboard Realtek 10/100 Fast Ethernet
Onboard USB 2.0 interface (4 ports)
Onboard AC'97 v2.2 audio ports
Supports ATA/133 ATA-6 IDE interface
Dimensions:
9.5"(H) x 8.3"(W) x 12"(D)
Drive Bays:
Open 5.25", open 3.5", hidden 3.5"
Power Supply: 150W (115v ~ 240v) - Aluminum Construction
PCI Slot: 1 (PCI 2.2)
AGP Slot: 1 (4XAGP)
CPU: Socket 478 Intel Pentium 4
FSB: 400Mhz Quad-pumped

I think Gamespot ran an article on them a little while ago. Anyway, it's available only for pre-order right now. But it seems like a great small high performance gaming PC. Although overheating may be an issue.

[gekko]

The G4 Cube looked much better than that. But they should learn from Apple, they look great, but don't sell.

[Revival]

Ooh, a mini paper weight :D

[sdtPikachu]

And how, pray tell, are you meant to upgrade it?

I don't see the point in buying a PC just cos it's small, especially when I still have to cart the monitor, keyboard and mouse all about. I might as well buy a laptop.

Hmm... maybe I could build my own laptop... then I could avoid all the ****ty components people put in them...