Aleutia Ion HTPC: Dual Core Atom CPU, Nvidia Ion GPU, 4GB RAM, Blu Ray Drive, 1TB Storage and Low Power!
Given our dual focus on Sub Saharan Africa and low power computing, Blu Ray (and the onboard graphics and HDCP support required) hasn't really been a focus for us. But the new Nvidia Ion platform enables us to add to our existing Intel Atom systems and offer a small, low power, and silent (very small, low speed fan) Home Theatre PC, complete with Sony Blu Ray drive as standard and 4GB of RAM. It plays 1080p content smoothly whether from the ultra-fast desktop hard drive or off the Blu Ray drive, and it boasts a DVI, HDMI, and VGA port and Optical SP/DIF Audio Output. Runs Ubuntu 9.04 as standard though it's been tested with Windows 7, Vista, and XP.
For £399 (ex VAT), you get a standard configuration of 2GB and 500GB Drive (16MB Cache, ultra quiet). For an additional £50, you get it loaded with a 1TB Drive and 4GB RAM.
May 16th, 2009 - 21:04
The fan: very small == bad
Very small fans need to spin faster to move the air, and a faster spin tends to be more noisy, so how small is this fan?
(A provided photo would be nice, like the one of the b1 on the products page).
Thanks.