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Re: Cute little DIY computer
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Tue, 23 Apr 2002 01:23:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Daniel Crichton writes:
> "Erik Olson" <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote in message
> news:GqMB65.Gss@lugnet.com...
> > I'm buying a Shuttle SV24 for LDRAW and Linux. It's a toaster-sized PC you
> > can put together for under $600:
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> > http://www.tech-report.com/reviews/2001q4/shuttle-sv24/index.x?pg=1
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> > Advantages: low hassle, lots of ports for exotic input/output devices, and
> > it's small enough to hide.
> >
> > Disadvantages: bad for games, not cutting-edge (P III to 1.1ghz).
Update: I've built 2 of these Shuttles P3/1ghz, concurrently with a friend's
P4 upgrade. They're noisy little pigs, and need tailoring for a happy mix of
components. The fan in the power supply is inferior to most, and the noisy
cpu fan is special to Shuttle and stays on all the time (unlike the P4
tower's which comes on briefly as needed.) The BIOS can be tricky and sleep
isn't safe.
However, they're still cute as all get out, have USB ports on front and
back, run XP silkily smooth, and resemble droids. The appeal endures;
there's a new version already too for P4.
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| "Erik Olson" <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote in message news:GqMB65.Gss@lugnet.com... (...) On a similar have you seen this? (URL) more expensive, but a lot smaller! Dan (22 years ago, 22-Apr-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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